BC SUPPORT Unit announces five successful P2P teams

25 February 2019

The BC SUPPORT Unit has announced the recipients of the second P2P (Pathway to Patient-Oriented Research) Awards, designed to build and strengthen capacity for patient-oriented research in BC.

Offered in partnership with MSFHR, the P2P Awards provide up to $20,000 to support BC-based teams of researchers and research users as they pilot and test the feasibility of their research to strengthen a major national or international grant application.

Now in its second year, five teams have been awarded P2P funding to pilot projects ranging from pediatric pain management to the use of telehealth services in Northern BC.

MSFHR is pleased to be a key collaborative partner and major financial contributor to the BC SUPPORT Unit, and provide funding and administrative support for the P2P Awards. Together, these efforts are designed to build capacity for patient-oriented research in BC that engages patients as partners, focuses on patient-identified priorities and ultimately improves patient outcomes.

For more information on this program, please visit the BC SUPPORT Unit website or email info@bcsupportunit.ca.

2019 P2P Award recipients

Pediatric pain management: Co-design of a patient experience study

Researcher Co-Lead: Julie Robillard
Patient Co-Lead: Isabel Jordan
Host Institution: University of British Columbia

Endocation: A pilot randomized controlled trial of an endometriosis education program for secondary school students

Researcher Co-Lead: Paul Yong
Patient Co-Leads: Angie Feret, Jessica Sutherland, & Edurne Lopez de Arbin
Host Institution: University of British Columbia

Feasibility check: How to expand drug checking to reach people who use alone and overdose in private residences

Researcher Co-Lead: Bruce Wallace
Patient Co-Lead: Paige Charlie
Host Institution: University of Victoria

Supporting participation in pediatric and pregnancy reference interval studies for safe medicine

Researcher Co-Lead: Vilte Barakuskas
Patient Co-Leads: Catherine Leung & Karla Muyzers
Host Institution: BC Children’s Hospital and Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children

Standardizing measurement of geriatric telehealth services in Northern BC