During the pandemic, only 60 percent of people in custody wanted to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Researchers Sofia Bartlett and Pam Young worked with people who are incarcerated to change that.
New Article Unit: BC SUPPORT Unit
It isn’t just a simple faint: Patients weigh in on negative effects of recurrent fainting episodes
How does frequent fainting affect people’s daily life? Researchers in the Fraser region worked with patient partners to find out.
The Methods Clusters: Lessons in methods research
The Methods Clusters researched the “how” of patient-oriented research for 5 years. What did we learn? What questions remain? Amber Hui, Stirling Bryan and Danielle Lavallee discuss.
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Patients change how we do research, move hearts and minds
Patients are often overlooked when designing health research projects. Researchers in BC wanted to change that.
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Governments of Canada & BC are putting patients first with new research investment
Renewed federal and provincial funding in health research continues to engage patients and improve care for people in BC.
Patient, public & community reviewers needed for 2022 HP-I Program
The BC SUPPORT Unit is looking for BC residents with experience reviewing health research funding applications.
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New learning tool helps patients shape health research
Health researchers in BC now have access to a suite of online educational modules that help engage diverse people in health research.
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Broadening the circle: BC SUPPORT Unit provincial team build a shared vision
BC SUPPORT Unit team members gathered in Vancouver on June 28 and 29 from all parts of the province.
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BC SUPPORT Unit welcomes new scientific director
Health research in British Columbia will receive continued support from a scientific director focused on patient experiences and improving health systems.
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How do we measure what matters to patients… well?
What is patient-centred measurement? How do we improve it? Why is improvement important — and what, exactly, do we need to improve? The Patient-Centred Measurement Methods Cluster’s work studied these questions, guided by the people most affected by this work: patients.
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