The Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU) has reached its 5-year point, and is seeking an external evaluator or organization to perform an evaluation of the impacts that OSSU has had over its first five years of activities. The successful organization…
The Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit is requesting proposals from organizations who will work with our Patient Partners Working Group (PPWG) to develop a catalogue of organizations in Ontario that currently have some form of patient engagement in research. The successful…
Understanding how to navigate the health system: A guide for citizens This webinar describes the building blocks of Ontario’s health system, as well as how those building blocks are used to provide care in the province. The material covered will…
A patient-developed paper on what it means to partner in health research OSSU’s Patient Partners Working Group have been leading OSSU’s work in developing patient-led answers to the questions most pertinent to patient partners in research across Ontario. One of…
English and French versions of OSSU’s Summer 2018 newsletter (Issue 13) can be found by clicking on the links below: OSSU Update – Summer 2018 Mise À Jour De l’USSO – été 2018
The Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research and the University of Saskatchewan are offering two webinars of interest to researchers working in Patient-Oriented Research. Research Data Management and the Tri-Agency: How Portage is Helping Institutions and Researchers Succeed June 12, 2018,…
Dr. Dean Fergusson, co-Scientific Lead for OSSU, recently published in Research Involvement and Engagement on the (poor) prevalence of patient engagement in intervention studies. Click here to view the article. Click here to view a supporting blog on the article written by Zarah Monfaredi in…
Dr. Clare Liddy and co-lead Dr. Erin Keely received funding from the MOHLTC to establish the Ontario eConsult Centre of Excellence. They will lead the provincial implementation of a blended eConsult service –bringing together Champlain BASETM eConsult with the OTN…
English and French versions of OSSU’s Spring 2018 newsletter (Issue 12) can be found by clicking on the links below: OSSU Update – Spring 2018 Mise À Jour De l’USSO – Printemps 2018
Ontario is expanding support for youth mental health and addiction services with six new youth wellness hubs based on an OSSU-funded research project. The wellness hubs, based on the YouthCan IMPACT project in Toronto, will serve up to 12,000 youth…