The Star recently published an article on Dr. Nav Persaud as part of its feature entitled CHANGEMAKERS – featuring extraordinary Canadians who are making a difference in our lives. Click here to read the article.
OSSU’s Dr. Julia Abelson recently co-published along with Dr. Antoin Bovin of the Center of Excellence for Partnership with Patients and the Public and others, an editorial brief entitled “Evaluating patient and public involvement in research” in the British Medical…
The Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU) is pleased to announce the publication of the OSSU Supplement in the Canadian Medical Association Journal today. The Supplement features in-the-trenches experiences, tips and challenges from 17 OSSU IMPACT projects. It is a resource…
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…