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Ottawa has joined the governments of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and P.E.I. to provide a total of $16.1 million in funding and in-kind support for the...

“Nothing about us without us” has become a common refrain over the past decade as patients and communities have pushed for a greater say in health care research and decision-making. But now some fear pandemic expediencies are eroding hard-won advances in patient partnership. COVID-19 had a “catastrophic” impact on patient engagement in health research, says Bertrand Lebouché, a clinician-researcher at McGill University Health Centre. Prior to the pandemic, funding bodies increasingly required investigators to involve patients throughout the research process — from setting prioritie...

Posted: Jan 22, 2021 1:23 PM CT | Last Updated: January 22 The new health research unit will be based at Yukon University.(Laura Howells/CBC) comments Yukon is getting a new health care research unit that will include more patient and community participation than has been the case in many research projects. The federal government will contribute more than $5 million to develop the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR). The territorial government will provide staff, facilities and other in-kind contributions. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research say in a news release the Yukon w...

From: Canadian Institutes of Health Research New unit will support research that addresses the priorities of patients and caregivers in the territory January 21, 2021 – Ottawa, Ontario – Canadian Institutes of Health Research Canadians benefit from a health care system that is informed by research evidence-and by the voices of patients and caregivers. That is why it is essential that the government invest in patient-oriented research, which engages patients as partners throughout the research process. Today, the Honourable Pauline Frost, Yukon’s Minister of Health, and the Honourable La...