Alberta has “flattened” the COVID-19 curve, carefully managing the impact of the pandemic on Alberta’s health system by using real-time data and evidence to inform decisions. The Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit (AbSPORU) is working with the Alberta Health Services (AHS) Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC) to undertake outbreak modelling, case reporting, and capacity planning, all being […]
Patient and public engagement in priority setting: A systematic rapid review of the literature
Manafò E, Petermann L, Virginia Vandall-Walker V, Mason-Lai P https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193579; March 2, 2018 The purpose of this systematic rapid review of the literature was to describe the evidence that exists in relation to patient and public engagement priority setting in both the health ecosystem and health research. Click here to read the full publication […]
People with lived experience (PWLE) of depression: describing and reflecting on an explicit patient engagement process within depression research priority setting in Alberta, Canada
Breault LJ, Rittenbach K, Hartle K, et al. Research Involvement and Engagement, volume 4, Article number: 37 (2018). The Alberta Depression Research Priority Setting Project aimed to meaningfully involve patients, families and clinicians in determining a research agenda aligned to the needs of Albertans who have experienced depression. This year-long study describes the processes used to ensure the voices […]
Patient engagement in Canada: a scoping review of the ‘how’ and ‘what’ of patient engagement in health research
Manafo E, Petermann L, Mason-Lai P, Vandall-Walker V. Health Res Policy Syst. 2018 Feb 7;16(1):5. doi: 10.1186/s12961-018-0282-4. Over the last 10 years, patient engagement in health research has emerged as the next evolution in healthcare research. However, there is limited evidence about the clear role and scope of patient engagement. In the present study the authors […]
Importance of measuring the impact of Patient-Oriented Research (The)
Aubin D, Hebert M, Eurich D. CMAJ August 06, 2019 191 (31) E860-E864; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.190237 Many remain unconvinced of the merit of patient–oriented research without evidence of its positive impact on research or health outcomes. … Despite these challenges, we can and should work toward both measuring what is feasible to measure and building a framework for measuring health outcome impact. Click here to read the full publication […]
Programme theory development and formative evaluation of a provincial knowledge translation unit
Thomson D, Brooks S, Nuspl M, Hartling L. Health Res Policy Sys 17, 40 (2019) doi:10.1186/s12961-019-0437-y Research shows a significant gap between healthcare research and evidence-based healthcare policy and practice. Knowledge translation (KT) has an important role in addressing this gap by supporting evidence-informed healthcare. The KT Platform used a mixed-methods approach to develop their […]
Patient-oriented pharmacy practice research: Why should we care?
Al Hamarneh YN, Rosenberg-Yunger Z, Saxena A, Waite NM, Dolovich L, Tsuyuki RT Can Pharm J, https://doi.org/10.1177/1715163520909122 Pharmacists deal with multiple competing priorities when practicing to their full scope. Deciding on what services to implement, how best to implement them and whether care processes are effective are key questions requiring evidence to inform decisions. The […]