Francophone patient consults for research grants

By Kim Barnhardt Hot off the heels of a very successful first-ever research and innovation day, Dr. Sharon Johnston is energized. The event, hosted by OSSU’s COFFRE initiative (Communautés Ontariennes Francophones Facilitant la Recherche Équitable) at Montfort Hospital and sponsored…

Patient partners in the lab

By Kim Barnhardt How can patients be meaningfully engaged in preclinical research, that is, research usually done in a laboratory? Dr. Manoj Lalu’s Blueprint Translational Research Group at The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) has launched Lab Partners, a project…

Des patients partenaires dans le laboratoire

By Kim Barnhardt Comment peut-on faire participer les patients de manière significative à la recherche préclinique, c’est-à-dire à la recherche généralement effectuée en laboratoire? Le groupe de recherche translationnelle Blueprint du Dr Manoj Lalu à l’Institut de recherche de l’Hôpital…

Flexibility and openness at the heart of Francophone patient initiative

Openness, flexibility and no fear of trying new things underpin the patient engagement strategy at the Institut du Savoir Montfort. Located in Ottawa, Monfort is leading OSSU’s COFFRE initiative (Communautés Ontariennes Francophones Facilitant la Recherche Équitable) to engage Francophone patients…

A healthy partnership

By Kim Barnhardt OSSU’s policy roundtables are a wealth of information for both the general public and its core audience of policymakers, researchers, clinicians and patient partners. The roundtables bring together a range of panelists who present and discuss innovative…