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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.

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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.

Ongoing Training Opportunities

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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:

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Events

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Webinar

Patient and public involvement in research: What, why and how?

The newly formed International PPI Network will be delivering a regular programme of webinars that cover a wide range of issues related to patient and…

Aug 20
5:00am - 6:00am
Webinar

Supporting First Nation-Centred Research & Meaningful Collaboration

As part of our 2019 Summer Learning Series, CHILD-BRIGHT is hosting free webinars, open to all interested in delving deeper into topics related to…

Aug 22
9:00am - 10:00am
Online Course

PHDA 03 - Population Health and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Course description In this course, students will learn about: the geographic nature of population and public health how geographic data are…

Sep 9
12:00am - 11:59pm
Online Course

PHDA 01 - Working with Administrative Data

Course Description This course examines the basics of what administrative data are: where they come from how they can be used for research what the…

Sep 9
12:00am - 11:59pm
Conference

2019 REDCapCon

BC Children’s Hospital and Island Health are hosting the 2019 REDCapCon (annual REDCap conference) in Vancouver, BC, Canada on September 16-19, 2019 .…

Sep 17
8:00am - 5:00pm
Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, BC
Conference

PCORI Annual Meeting

2019 PCORI Annual Meeting Event Date and Time: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 08:00 am EDT to Friday, September 20, 2019 - 05:00 pm EDT Event…

Sep 18
8:00am - 5:00pm
Washington, DC
Conference

University of Alberta: Qualitative Health Research Conference

Pre-conference workshop dates: October 25 & 26, 2019 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS: Dr. Jan Morse Dr. Sally Campbell Galman Dr. Michael van Manen CHECK BACK…

Oct 25
8:00am - 5:00pm
Marriott Vancouver Downtown Hotel
BC SUPPORT Unit Event

Putting Patients First

Please continue to check our conference homepage ( https://bcsupportunit.ca/conference ) for the latest information. Putting Patients First is our…

Nov 20
9:00am - 5:00pm
Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Downtown (1128 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC)
Conference

META (Moving Evidence to Action)

Nov 26
8:00am - 5:00pm
TBA, Alberta
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