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.
Five teams of researchers and research users have been awarded P2P Awards, designed to build and strengthen capacity for patient-oriented research in BC.
Continue reading “BC SUPPORT Unit announces five successful P2P teams”
Patients, researchers and health care providers gathered for the second annual BC SUPPORT Unit conference.
Continue reading “Putting patients first: Second annual BC SUPPORT Unit conference”
The BC SUPPORT Unit has announced the recipients of the first Pathway to Patient-Oriented Research Awards, designed to build and strengthen capacity for patient-oriented research in BC.
Continue reading “BC SUPPORT Unit announces P2P Award recipients”
