AbSPORU Foundations of Patient-Oriented Research (POR) Certificate

This certificate course is part of the AbSPORU Leadership in Patient-Oriented Research Microcredential. This course is currently being offered to AbSPORU Graduate Studentship recipients only.

NOTE: This course aligns in part with the SPH 566: Fundamentals of Patient-Oriented Research graduate course offered through the University of Alberta School of Public Health. If you complete SPH 566, you are automatically eligible to request and receive the AbSPORU Foundations of Patient-Oriented Research Certificate of Completion.

Overview

The Foundations of Patient-Oriented Research (POR) Certificate course is offered annually by AbSPORU. The course provides introductory knowledge and skills for developing foundational core competencies in POR.

This 12-week course is delivered fully online. Learning content is asynchronous (i.e., no live webinars and you can make your own schedule), and there are no assignments. To pass this course and earn your certificate, simply engage with the learning content and interact with others in the discussion forums. There are no prerequisites. Registration is free and open to everyone, but space is limited each year.

Format and Workload Expectations

Weekly modules include multimedia resources (videos, podcasts, etc.), eLearning tools, readings, and discussion forums. These activities provide opportunities to apply the skills and knowledge you are learning, and to connect with others to share ideas and experiences. Plan to spend 2-4 hours on these course activities each week.

Course Syllabus

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course you will be able to:

Describe what POR is and why it is important;
Explain the principles of POR and why a POR approach is relevant;
Identify relevant stakeholders to involve in a POR project team;
Describe strategies for engaging patient-partners;
Identify principles and practices of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) for POR contexts;
Describe POR methods and choose appropriate POR methods for use in a project;
Understand how to obtain and use primary and secondary data for POR; and
Describe knowledge translation processes and strategies for POR contexts.

Content

The Foundations of POR course covers the following topic areas:

An Introduction to Patient-Oriented Research and an Overview of AbSPORU Services
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Patient-Oriented Research Contexts
Patient Engagement: Values, Levels, Methods
Knowledge Translation and Learning Health Systems
Primary and Secondary Data
Pragmatic Clinical Trials
Impacts of Patient-Oriented Research

Questions?

Contact Diana Keto-Lambert

CALGARY

University of Calgary Foothills Campus
3330 Hospital Dr NW
Calgary, AB T2N 4N1

EDMONTON

University of Alberta North Campus
Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA)
11405 87 Ave NW
Edmonton, AB T6G 1C9

Land Acknowledgment

The Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit operates on and acknowledges the lands that are the traditional and ancestral territory of many peoples, presently subject to Treaties 6, 7, and 8. Namely: the Blackfoot Confederacy – Kainai, Piikani, and Siksika – the Cree, Dene, Saulteaux, Nakota Sioux, Stoney Nakoda, and the Tsuu T’ina Nation and the Métis People of Alberta. This includes the Métis Settlements and the Métis Nation of Alberta. We acknowledge the many First Nations, Métis and Inuit who have lived in and cared for these lands for generations. We make this acknowledgment as a reaffirmation of our shared commitment towards reconciliation, and as part of AbSPORU’s mandate towards fostering health system transformation.

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