When the Patient Engagement Methods Cluster first asked stakeholders what it should focus on, something that came up again and again was: “diversity.” So, we created 6 interactive modules that invite, answer, and ask the question: How do we do diverse patient engagement — better?
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There’s a growing scientific community studying how research evidence is used, and how we can use it better. But our language may still be tripping us up. Knowledge Translation/Implementation Science Methods Cluster Lead, Linda Li and Advisor, Bev Holmes explore the jargon filled twists, turns, successes, and potential road ahead.
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Pragmatic clinical trials aim to bring more real-world conditions into the study sphere. In doing so, pragmatic trials aim to address patient-centred outcomes, diversity and inclusion issues, generalizability of study results, and utilize less resources to conduct.
But, there’s still lots to learn about how to do them in BC. Hear from key partners in this work on what it will take to make it happen.
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“Methods Matters” is a monthly webinar series from the Unit’s Methods Clusters to showcase emerging research in patient-oriented research methods. Continue reading “Methods Matters Webinar Recording: Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) for Falls Prevention”
Most clinical researchers who come up with their ideas do ask others if it’s a good idea…. but the trouble is they ask other clinicians, and not potential patients. So, we asked patients. What did they want from their treatment?
Continue reading “Rethinking how we design clinical studies”
Research — but especially methods research — can be particularly dry & technical — and critically, impenetrable to folks that aren’t doing the work themselves. We’ve seen how language plays a role in gate-keeping our diverse communities from understanding what’s happening in methods research, and we decided to do something about it.
Continue reading “4 reasons to write in plain language and why it’s easier than you think”
“Patients, those with lived experience, are the best judges of their welfare, period. And so, their voices must be heard; and, make an impact in health research.” BC Academic Health Science Network President, and the Methods Clusters’ first Scientific Director, Dr. Stirling Bryan, on how his health economist training took him deep into #POR methods.
Continue reading “Patient-oriented research needs health economics because?”
We are one year into the pandemic. The inefficiencies of our health care system are more obvious than ever. Read our latest post from Dr. Danielle Lavallee, BC AHSN Scientific Director, discussing changing health care on the fly, opportunities for data, and how disruptions COVID-19 has brought to our healthcare system can change it for the better.
Continue reading “The pandemic is forcing us to improve health care. My thoughts on how.”
The #1 question we get about the Methods Clusters is “What are the Methods Clusters?” We’re bringing you answers to this and more in our new blog: the Methods Section. We’re looking forward to peeling back the curtain a little to share with you perspectives from individuals involved in the Methods Clusters.
Moira realized the issue of having to travel for care, impacted families across Northern BC and because of this, she became a patient partner on the Northern Patient Travel Improvement Committee.
