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Training is an important part of what the Unit has to offer our stakeholders. Below, you can search for forthcoming learning opportunities based on: your role (which stakeholder group you belong to); the skills you're looking to develop; and, your preferred learning style. Be sure to explore the "POR Pathways" self-assessment tools to determine your POR skills and to find related learning resources.

POR Pathways Self-Assessment Tools

Also be sure to check out our Resources page for learning opportunities that are available online any time. These have been curated from around the globe and represent a variety of competencies to support your involvement in patient-oriented research.

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Ongoing Training Opportunities

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Workshop

Introductory Workshops to Patient-Oriented Research

The BC SUPPORT Unit offers a course called Foundations in Patient-Oriented Research, which is designed to provide researchers, patients, health care providers and health…
BC SUPPORT Unit Event

T4P: Tools for POR Workshop

In response to the increasing (1) ‘push’ from funding organizations for patient-oriented research, and the (2) ‘pull’ from health care researchers for resources to support…
Webinar

BC SUPPORT Unit Webinars

As part of our Training and Capacity Development activities, the BC SUPPORT Unit organizes patient-oriented research (POR) related webinars:

POINTERS (Patient OrI…
Online Course

Cochrane Standard Author Training Course

WANT TO LEARN HOW TO DO A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW?

The Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit Knowledge Translation Platform will be hosting a Cochrane Standard Author Training…

Events

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Online Course

Introductory course on systematic reviews and meta-analyses

This course is co-taught by Dr. Sharon Straus (MD), and Dr. Andrea Tricco (PhD). The overall course objective is to teach about systematic reviews in…

Dec 13
12:00am - 11:59pm
Online Course

End of Grant (EoG) Knowledge Translation

Are you interested in learning how to design your end of grant KT plan? The End of Grant KT course is designed to provide grant writers with the…

Dec 13
12:00am - 11:59pm
Online Course

PHDA 06 - Health Services Program Monitoring and Evaluation

Dates: January 13 to April 5, 2020 Venue: Fully online courses Offered by: University of Victoria, Continuing Studies and Population Data BC Website…

Jan 13
12:00am - 11:59pm
Online Course

PHDA 02 - Epidemiological Statistics

Dates: January 13 to April 5, 2020 Venue: Fully online courses Offered by: University of Victoria, Continuing Studies and Population Data BC Website…

Jan 13
12:00am - 11:59pm
BC SUPPORT Unit Event

Supporting Patient Engagement in Patient-Oriented Research

Date/Time: Dec 2 (9:00 am – 4:00 pm) AND Dec 3 (9:00 am – 12:00 pm) Location: Royal Jubilee Hospital Patient Care Centre (PCC) Learning Centre (S150)…

Feb 3
9:00am - 12:00pm
Royal Jubilee Hospital Patient Care Centre (PCC) Learning Centre (S150), Victoria, BC
Conference

Quality Forum 2020

Quality Forum 2020 is a three-day event, with pre-Forum events taking place on Tuesday, February 25 and its main two days of programming taking place…

Feb 26
9:00am - 5:00pm
Vancouver, BC
Conference

e-Health 2020

For 20 years, the annual e-Health Conference and Tradeshow has created unique and valuable learning and networking opportunities for organizations and…

May 31
9:00am - 5:00pm
Parq Vancouver
Conference

Save the Date! Provincial Clinical Trials Conference 2020

Please note that this is a two-day event. Save the Date! Clinical Trials BC's Provincial Clinical Trials Conference 2020 June 17 and 18, 2020…

Jun 17
9:00am - 5:00pm
Vancouver Convention Center West