Two conversations about partnering with patients to improve health research. This podcast offers practical tips and lessons learned along the way.First, researcher Joanna Henderson and youth-partner Jacqueline Relihan chat about their project that seeks to improve youth access to mental health and addiction services. Jacqueline shares how youth like her helped shape the research study from the very start.Second, clinician-research Dr. Nav Persaud and patient-partner Diane Charter discuss their project, CleanMeds, which has the goal of improving access to essential medicines for underserved populations.This podcast adds to a comprehensive supplement on patient-oriented research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.The supplement is available here: http://www.cmaj.ca/content/190/supplementThe supplement is by the Ontario SPOR Support Unit (OSSU), which is funded by CIHR.To request a transcript of this podcast, contact cmajgroup@cmaj.caSubscribe to CMAJ Podcasts on Apple Podcasts or your favourite podcast app. You can also follow us directly on our SoundCloud page or you can visit www.cmaj.ca/page/multimedia/podcasts.