Training and capacity development in patient-oriented research: Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit (OSSU) initiatives

• Published in: Research involvement and engagement Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 5 - 7
• Main Authors: MacArthur, Colin, Van Hoorn, Rob, Lavis, John, Straus, Sharon, Jones, Nicola, Bayliss, Lorraine, Terry, Amanda L., Law, Susan, Victor, Charles, Prud’homme, Denis, Riley, John, Stewart, Moira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 25.02.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Capacity building; Comment; Empowerment; Funding; Health aspects; Health care reform; Human subjects; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Patient engagement; Patient-oriented research; Questionnaires; Research centers; Research methodology; Stakeholders; Training; Working groups; Canada; Ontario; Patient-oriented research; Capacity building; Patient engagement

In Canada, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research launched the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) in 2011. The strategy defines 'patient-oriented research' as a continuum of research that engages patients as partners, focuses on patient priorities, and leads to improved pati...