The COVID-19 pandemic has upended plans, closed businesses, forced people into isolation and turned society upside down. For seniors, the impact has been even more marked, with increased vulnerability both to the disease, and to the effects of isolation as…
La pandémie de COVID-19 a fait dérailler des plans, forcé des entreprises à fermer, obligé les gens à se confiner et bouleversé la société. Pour les aînés, l’impact a été encore plus marqué, vu leur plus grande vulnérabilité à la…
The Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU) and Compute Ontario (CO) have announced a strategic partnership to develop best-in-class data governance standards and assessment solutions, with a focus on aspects such as data equity, timely access, and building a more agile…
On July 9th, 2020, OSSU’s Patient Partners Working Group held their summer 2020 webinar, this time to discuss the issue of patient partnership and COVID-19 research. This webinar brought together two experienced patient partners in research (Alies Maybee, Patient Advisors…
Join OSSU’s Patient Partners Working Group for their summer webinar, this time addressing patient partnership and COVID-19 research in Ontario. Featuring Alies Maybee (Patient Advisors Network), Maureen Smith (Cochrane Collaboration, OSSU) and Rebecca Gannan (McMaster Aging, Community and Health Research…
The vital role that research evidence and data plays in supporting health system decision making has been amplified during the recent COVID-19 pandemic crisis. Knowledge users have collaborated closely with researchers to make the most informed policy decisions, relying heavily…
Two OSSU-supported Ontario Indigenous health research projects will have far-reaching effects for people within the province and beyond. Empowerment, respect, partnership and connections are shared themes in these projects, one working to improve the mental health and well-being of Indigenous…
Deux projets de recherche en santé autochtone appuyés par l’USSO en Ontario auront des effets d’une grande portée dans la province et au‑delà de ses frontières. Autonomisation, respect, partenariat et connexions sont des thèmes communs de ces projets, dont l’un…
On February 20th, 2020, OSSU’s Patient Partners Working Group brought together representatives from Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital (Nadia Tanel and Beth Dangerfield) and L’Hopital Montfort (Denis Prud’homme) to discuss how their organizations had embedded patient partnership in research beyond…
Thursday February the 20th marks the date for the OSSU Patient Partners Working Group Winter Webinar. This time the webinar will feature patient partners, administrators and researchers from Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital and Hopital Montfort, discussing what it means…