The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, in collaboration with the McMaster Health Forum and the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, hosted a Seminar on June 11, 2015 as part of the Partnership for Health System Strengthening’s program on Patient-Oriented…
OSSU has engaged with Dr. Julia Abelson, Dr. Antoine Boivin, and others to develop resources around the science of patient engagement, to help advance patient-oriented research in Canada. One such resource is this guide, which has been prepared with the objective of…
By Dr. Paula Rochon, Chair – OSSU Working Group on Sex and Gender We all know that men and women are different—especially when it comes to their health. Add to their distinct biological and physiological traits, the social roles and…
A new ‘streamlined’ approach for the ethical review and oversight of multi-centre clinical trials in Ontario was launched on March 4 by Clinical Trials Ontario (CTO). The CTO Streamlined Research Ethics Review System allows any single ‘CTO Qualified’ research ethics…
Dr. Mark Roseman of the OSSU Coordinating Centre presented at the 4th annual Ontario Shores’ Research Day, on February 24, 2015, hosted by the Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. The focus of the day, which featured plenary and…
Working with the Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU) to implement CIHR’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) represents an unprecedented opportunity to change the Ontario landscape for conducting large pragmatic trials, according to Dr. Dean Fergusson, head of the Ottawa Methods…
The Ontario Government has introduced the next phase of transformation to the province’s health care system to improve results for patients and support the needs of an aging population. The new plan – Patients First: Ontario’s Action Plan for Health Care –…