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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.

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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…
Online Course

KIDNEY PRO: Promoting Kidney Research in Canada

Welcome to the Kidney Pro Learning Module! In this introduction to patient-oriented research, you will explore the breadth and depth of kidney research in Canada.…

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BC SUPPORT Unit Webinar

Patient partners as peer reviewers: Getting started

Are you a patient partner curious about learning how to participate as a peer reviewer for funding agencies’ grant programs? Then this webinar is for…

May 26
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Online
Conference

Virtually CAHSPR: A COVID informed vision for the future of healthcare and health services and policy research

Virtually CAHSPR will focus on the impacts of COVID19 on Canada’s health system, as we explore A COVID Informed Vision for the Future of Healthcare…

May 27
9:00am - 5:00pm
Online
Webinar

KT Connects: How to do knowledge translation in a pandemic

Presented by: Sarah Munro, 2016 Trainee and 2019 Scholar The COVID-19 pandemic has led to disruption in the health research community through…

May 29
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Online
Conference

e-Health 2020 - POSTPONED, new date TBD

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
Webinar

Integrated Knowledge Translation (iKT) 101: The Essentials

Description Integrated knowledge translation (iKT) is an approach to doing research that applies the principles of knowledge translation throughout…

Jun 3
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Conference

"Changing Practice, Changing Policy" BC Substance Use Conference 2020 - POSTPONED, new date TBD

Overview We are in the midst of a longstanding crisis of drug-related harms. The scope of this crisis has only become wider and the devastation more…

Jun 4
12:00am - 3:02pm
JW Marriott Parq Vancouver Hotel
Webinar

Implementation Matters: Get People Ready for Implementation

USE PROVEN STRATEGIES TO BUILD READINESS TO IMPLEMENT POLICIES, PROGRAMS, AND INNOVATIONS While change is hard, it is often necessary - particularly…

Jun 9
7:00am - 6:00pm
Online
Conference

KT Canada Summer Institute 2020 - POSTPONED, new date TBD

We are pleased to announce the Knowledge Translation (KT) Canada Summer Institute to be held in Ottawa from June 17-19, 2020. The purpose of this…

Jun 17
9:00am - 5:00pm
Ottawa, On
Conference

Provincial Clinical Trials Conference 2020 - POSTPONED, new date TBD

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
BC SUPPORT Unit Webinar

Research teams with patient partners: Collaborating on grant writing

Are you a patient partner or a research team curious about what patient partners can contribute to writing a grant proposal? Then this webinar is for…

Jun 17
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Online (Zoom Meetings)
Webinar

KT Connects: Engaging with policymakers in research

More information to come. Learn more about KT Connects webinars at www.msfhr.org/ktconnects .

Jun 26
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Online
Online Course

Implementation, Spread, and Scale: An accessible way to strategically plan for implementation, spread, and scale - Registration Deadline

Our comprehensive 8-module online course on planning for implementation, spread, and scale – informed by the science of implementation. If you are a…

Jun 30
8:00am - 9:00pm
Webinar

KT Connects: Co-creating dissemination materials with patients

More information to come. Learn more about KT Connects webinars at www.msfhr.org/ktconnects .

Sep 25
12:00pm - 12:45pm
Online
Workshop

MSFHR Health xChange - Kelowna, BC

MSFHR is taking Health xChange on the road. To grow research capacity in the interior, we are partnering with Interior Health and the Kelowna General…

Oct 15
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Kelowna, BC