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A view from the north

By Kim Barnhardt Communities, relationships, equity, respect and listening are part of the ethos at the Centre for Rural and Northern Health Research (CRaNHR), an OSSU Research Centre dedicated to the needs of communities in northern Ontario. The Centre takes…

Un regard sur le Nord

Par Kim Barnhardt Les communautés, les relations, l’équité, le respect et l’écoute sont au cœur des valeurs du Centre de recherche en santé dans les milieux ruraux et du nord (CReSRN), un centre de recherche de l’USSO qui se consacre…

Working together to support patient partners in research

Patient engagement at The Ottawa Hospital (TOH) is anything but ad hoc, with a well-organized, proactive Office for Patient Engagement in Research Activity (OPERA) that sits at the intersection of the hospital’s clinical side and research at The Ottawa Hospital…

Putting success in heart failure

By Kim Barnhardt An innovative heart failure decision tool is at the “heart” of efforts to help emergency departments across Ontario. Developed by a team led by University Health Network (UHN) cardiologist Dr. Douglas Lee, the Emergency Heart Failure Mortality…

Réussir la prise en charge de l’insuffisance cardiaque

Par Kim Barnhardt Un outil novateur d’aide à la décision en matière d’insuffisance cardiaque est au « cœur » des efforts déployés pour aider les urgences partout en Ontario. Mis au point par une équipe dirigée par le Dr Douglas Lee, cardiologue…

Early Career Researcher Community of Practice event: A resounding success

Patient engagement, career building and career transitions, the patient-oriented health policy landscape and strategic networking were on the agenda at OSSU’s Early Career Researcher (ECR) Initiative & Community of Practice (CoP) in June 2024, held at the SickKids Research Institute….