Our services
- Support for teams and other partners in developing POR-related content, training programs and certification
- POR and LHS training support for members of an organization or research team
- Support for the establishment of public or private communities of practice on topics related to POR and LHS
- Support for mentorship
- Support for webinars and conferences related to POR and LHS with an intersectoral and interdisciplinary approach
- Establishment of POR and LHS fellowship and internship programs. Fellowships offered in partnership with the Unit allow recipients to develop their POR skills, enhance their career path, network and work across disciplines.
- Support for networking and connection among stakeholders
- Support in identifying and prioritizing capacity-building activities and implementing capacity-building infrastructure
- Training and communities of practice on the ESPACE PROXIMITÉ platform
Our activities
- Complementary training and capacity-building program for FRQ fellowship recipients on patient-oriented research, the learning health system, care trajectories and the quadruple aim, in partnership with the three streams of the Fonds de recherche du Québec
- Training program for any individual or organization involved in health through research, care or social services. Support for the Unit’s team members, expertise and partnerships in the development of content and training programs
- SPOR capacity-building working group bringing together all the SPOR networks in Quebec

Espace Proximité
ESPACE PROXIMITÉ is a collaborative space dedicated to patient-oriented research (POR). It connects all those involved in health through research, care or social services—patients and the public included—to co-construct a learning health system through POR.
Our communities of practice

Marie-Dominique Poirier, patient partner
The patient-research partnership is based on my personal experience as a patient. This first-hand knowledge lets me approach research from a different angle—that of the patient—and allows me to make a small contribution to health care progress.
News
See all5 winners of the Learning Health System Poster Competition
Quebecers believe that the well-being of health care teams and science should guide health care decisions above all else
Fonds de recherche du Québec scholarship: a focus on patient-oriented research
Call for applications: seeking postdoctoral fellow
Deliverables and tools
See allRapid and Rigorous TransCultural Adaptation (RR-TCA) methods
Themes
See allQuébec's health system
Publications
See allUnité de soutien SRAP du Québec has published its 2014–2021 activity report for the community
How to meaningfully and equitably involve patients and the public in scaling up: upcoming publication of a study protocol
Learning resulting from a multicentric study: a new article by Marie-Eve Poitras and her team as part of the Unité de soutien SRAP du Québec demonstration project
The Unité de soutien SRAP du Québec and the Quebec College of Family Physicians have collaborated to evaluate the scalability of innovations in primary care
Videos
See allFind out what's a learning health system in 60 seconds
5 winners of the Learning Health System Poster Competition
Service request
When you apply for support from the Unité de soutien SSA Québec, you are taking part in the emergence of a learning health system (LHS). We offer three types of support: training, consultation and tools.
Team
Annie LeBlanc
Scientific codirection – Axis Capacity Building
Marie-Dominique Poirier
Codirection Patient Partner – Axis Capacity Building
Émilie Grenier
Coordination – Axis Capacity Building
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