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BC SUPPORT Unit

@BCSUPPORTUnit

We support, streamline & increase #patientorientedresearch in #BC for @CIHR_IRSC. We're part @hlthresearchbc.

 British Columbia, Canada
healthresearchbc.ca/bc-support-unit
Joined July 2016
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PxP@PxPHub22 Jan 2025
How do we make research conferences accessible for patient or family partners with chronic illnesses? Rae shares personal insights and strategies to foster inclusion and trust. 🔗 Read now: pxphub.org/attending-in-pers… #PxP #PatientEngagement #Accessibility #ChronicIllness
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✏️ Are you a researcher or research partner looking to improve your ability to communicate with diverse audiences? Join us for “What’s the Story?”, a 3-part introduction to patient-oriented communications! Register today for Part 1, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. ET: tinyurl.com/mrxr5axx
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@CIHR_IRSC6 Jan 2025
Being anti-ableist means acknowledging & confronting inequities that lead to the oppression of persons with disabilities. Our new Anti-Ableism Action Plan outlines the steps we’ll take to remove barriers for persons with disabilities in health research: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54121.html…
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CAMH Research@CAMHResearch6 Jan 2025
Are you a person with lived experience of #mentalhealth and/or substance use challenges or a family member? Have you partnered on a research project as a collaborator, advisor, or co-researcher? Join our focus group & share your experiences! Learn more: camhstudies.ca/cgi-bin/findC…
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@CIHR_IRSC23 Dec 2024
We are pleased to share CIHR’s 2nd Accessibility Plan Progress Report. The report highlights our progress over the past year and our continued commitment to breaking down barriers and fostering inclusion in health research. cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54146.html…
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@CIHR_IRSC3 Dec 2024
The CIHR Anti-Ableism Action Plan is here! With people with lived experience of disability, we have co-developed a roadmap to tackle ableism & create a more inclusive health research system. Together, we can ensure greater accessibility for all. cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54121.html…
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ARCHE@arche4evidence15 Nov 2024
We're seeking coordinators and parents currently involved in child health parent/family advisory groups in Canada to participate in a study exploring the barriers and facilitators to enhancing group diversity. For more information, please email us at [email protected].
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Kerry Kuluski@Dr_KerryK18 Nov 2024
Reflecting on an incredible conference last week hosted by @BCSUPPORTUnit who brought together an incredible community to share and learn together! I left feeling inspired and even more motivated to work in partnership with patients and caregivers to improve our health system
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In her talk, Dr. Kerry Kuluski (@Dr_KerryK) shares an Ontario case study of learning health systems and the power of working together. "Remember these two words: collective impact. We can't do this alone. We can do so much more together than we can independently." 4/n
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Ellen Wang@KT_trainee14 Nov 2024
Lesson two: Each of us wears many different hats 🎩 or you could say that we wear one hat with many different titles/roles. #PPF24 @HlthResearchBC @UbcKx @CodiePrimeau @LLi_1
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Leah Coppella@LeahCoppella15 Nov 2024
Had a great time at Putting Patients First #PPF24 @BCSUPPORTUnit, presenting @Fraserhealth and @SFU’s community-driven study aimed at improving support for older women’s sexual health in assisted living. It was inspiring to connect with so many incredible researchers.
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Melanie Talson and Cynthia MacDonald presenting on Kidney Check 🩺 #PPF2024
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Dr. Kerry Kuluski on the relational aspects of health systems: #PPF2024
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Kelli Buckreus@KelliBuckreus14 Nov 2024
Inspiring keynote by Dr Robert Reid on #LearningHealthSystems @BCSUPPORTUnit #PuttingPatientsFirst2024
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AbSPORU@AbSPORU22 Oct 2024
Are you interested in sharing your story to help improve hospital care for postpartum mental illness in Canada? We are recruiting mothers and birthing parents in British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan, to take part in this study.
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🍂 Don’t miss this fall webinar! On Nov. 14, acclaimed researcher & CHILD-BRIGHT EDI-DI Program Co-Lead Marlyn Bennett will delve into the profound significance of safeguarding #IndigenousKnowledge and data in health research: tinyurl.com/27k2awae
Over a photo of yellow and purple wildflowers, a white box features a picture of Marlyn and the CHILD-BRIGHT logo. Text reads: Sacred Knowledge: Protecting Indigenous Data Sovereignty. November 14, 2024. 1:00 p.m. ET. An EDI-DI webinar with Marlyn Bennett.

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📩 Want to stay up to date on all things CHILD-BRIGHT? Sign up for our quarterly newsletter! Every season, we deliver news of network events, calls for participants, funding opportunities & more straight to your inbox. Sign up today: tinyurl.com/mr3m6ehy
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@CIHR_IRSC26 Sep 2024
Earlier this year, Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research partners concluded an engagement process to refresh it. Summaries of the input are now available on the National Alliance of Provincial Health Research Organizations website: naphro.ca/spor?hsid=e96b9f12…
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🔔POR trainees! We still need your feedback to create better capacity-building activities 🎯. Just 27 easy questions—no typing needed! Your input will help shape the future of patient-oriented research 🙌. 👉 Take the survey: bit.ly/4bnuwvk
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👉 There’s still time to register for the Oct. 9 session of our 2024 Virtual Symposium! Join speaker David Phipps & CHILD-BRIGHT members to learn about how engaging partners with lived/living experience can enhance knowledge mobilization: tinyurl.com/yfztxhfy
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Join HEC and EMPaCT at WCH this fall for a webinar series on ‘how-to-do' equity-promoting patient engagement in the health and social system . Don't miss it! Sign up for the series today: healthcareexcellence.ca/en/e…
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