Our postdoctoral fellow Amédé Gogovor and his colleagues publish an analysis on the challenges and solutions of integrating sex and gender considerations in knowledge translation

Our postdoctoral fellow Amédé Gogovor and his colleagues have published an analysis on the challenges and solutions of integrating sex and gender considerations in knowledge translation. Sex and gender considerations are essential elements of designing, implementing and reporting interventions. Integrating sex and gender ensures that there is more relevant evidence to translate (disseminate) into the […]

Webinar on ENGAGE: a project to involve low-literacy patients in research

On June 12, 2020, Christine Loignon, associate professor at the Université de Sherbrooke, Sophie Dupéré, associate professor at Université Laval, and Caroline Leblanc, doctoral student in health sciences at the Université de Sherbrooke, will present the ENGAGE project in a webinar organized by the Quebec Population Health Research Network (QPHRN), under the Social Health Inequalities and Equity grouping.

A former Unité de soutien SRAP du Québec fellow will lead the Patient-Reported Indicator Surveys (PaRIS) initiative in Quebec

Former Unité de soutien SRAP du Québec fellow Dr. Marie-Eve Poitras will be leading the PaRIS international survey in Quebec! PaRIS: an Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) initiative PaRIS, a survey project based on patient-reported indicators, brings countries together to work on developing, standardizing and implementing a new generation of indicators to measure the […]

How knowledge exchange in primary health care research can benefit people with diabetes: A qualitative study was presented by an SRAP fellow

How can knowledge exchange in primary health care research benefit people with diabetes? A qualitative study was presented by our post-doctoral fellow Francesca Brundisini at a webinar hosted by Diabetes Action Canada on September 15. Research findings on diabetes treatment often lead to different approaches to managing the disease. How is this information communicated to […]

Webinar and survey: Implications of a lack of access to information for public health

On September 15, 2020, our scientific director Alain Vanasse took part in a webinar organized by the Association pour la santé publique du Québec to discuss the implications of a lack of access to information for public health with Thomas Bastien, Richard Lessard, Philippe Després, Roxane Borgès Da Silva and Sylvain Bédard. The Unité de soutien SSA du Québec is one […]

Dr. Alain Vanasse is a recipient of the Innovation Québec – Janssen Partnership

Dr. Alain Vanasse is a recipient of the Innovation Québec – Janssen Partnership. Dr. Vanasse is the scientific director at the Unité de soutien SRAP du Québec, a professor at the Université de Sherbrooke’s family medicine and emergency medicine department, and the director of the CHUS de l’Estrie’s PRIMUS research group. Dr. Vanasse’s proposed project […]

Dr. France Légaré has contributed to a document produced by the Observatoire européen des systèmes et des politiques de santé

Dr. France Légaré, Director of the Research on health and social systems, knowledge application and implementation component of the Unité de soutien SRAP du Québec, has contributed to the study “Achieving Person-Centred Health Systems: Evidence, Strategies and Challenges” published by the Observatoire européen des systèmes et des politiques de santé on July 16. Dr. Légaré […]

Best practices to maintain patient engagement in virtual mode

How do you maintain patient engagement in virtual mode? This visual tool designed to help research teams maintain a partner relationship with their patients answers this question. Together, let’s continue to apply the values and principles of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) focusing on patient-oriented research while everyone does their part to #stayhome. […]

COVID-19 video – Being a caregiver who contributes to research: how and why?

A new video entitled “Being a caregiver who contributes to research: how and why?” has been added to our COVID-19 series. This video was made by the Unité de soutien SRAP du Québec in collaboration with Réseau-1 Québec and the Quebec Network for Research on Aging. Are you a caregiver? Want to find out whether you or […]

Impact of printed educational materials for health professionals: a new Cochrane systematic review with support from the Unité de soutien SRAP du Québec

Does distributing printed educational materials to health care professionals improve their practice, and in turn the health of patients? This question is the subject of a recent Cochrane systematic review by Giguère et al., made possible with methodological support from our knowledge translation specialists. The findings of this review suggest that, when used alone and […]

COVID-19 video: Patient-oriented research in a pandemic: how and why?

The second video in our COVID-19 series is entitled “Patient-oriented research in a pandemic: how and why” This video was made by the Unité de soutien SRAP du Québec in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence on Partnership with Patients and the Public (CEPPP) and Réseau-1 Québec. Are you a researcher with a research project […]

Call for applications: seeking postdoctoral fellow

Our capacity development experts are currently working on two major projects: evaluation of the Unit’s fellowship program development and implementation of a POR (patient-oriented research) competency framework, which will result in a training curriculum with a targeted and progressive training offer and recognized certification. We would like to recruit a postdoctoral fellow who will be […]

A new cohort of fellows!

The Capacity Development component of the Unité de soutien SRAP du Québec is pleased to welcome its new cohort of fellows. For the first time, our fellowship program, offered in partnership with the three Fonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ), will include research fellows in addition to our master’s and doctoral students and postdoctoral fellows.Activities […]