Par Dr Denis Prud’homme, Président du Groupe de travail sur les communautés francophones de l’Ontario Toute personne devrait avoir accès à des soins de santé de qualité et être capable de participer à des projets de recherche en santé indépendamment…
Dr. Vasanthi Srinivasan and Dr. Mark Roseman of the OSSU Coordinating Centre, as well as Dr. Michael Green of Queen’s University – a recently announced IMPACT Award winner – travelled to Oxford, UK, in June to present at the International…
The Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit held its inaugural Showcase on June 11 and 12 at the MaRS Discovery District in Toronto. The event, which hosted over 150 invited guests, opened with a highly engaging fireside chat on patient experience in…
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 –…
Congratulations to Dr. Salim Yusuf, one of OSSU’s Scientific Co-leads, who was recently awarded the Canada Gairdner Wightman Award by the Gairdner Foundation. Dr. Yusuf, who is a Professor of Medicine at McMaster University, Director of the Population Health Research…