14 Results for SPOR

Patient-oriented research in Canada: what progress has been made?

The governments of Canada and the United States have patient-oriented research initiatives underway, which share the goals of supporting research that will improve health care systems and directly benefit patients.  However, the mandate, structure and funding of these initiatives differ significantly, with the United States accomplishing a great deal in a relatively short period of …

Patients ’R Us: But do we have to be all the time?

The rise of patient-centred care has been good in many ways, but its limit our concept of health, as well as our sense of responsibility for others.

The risks of equating 'lived experience' with patient expertise

Patients as experts: What do we risk in treating ‘lived experience’ as equivalent to expertise? For one, we lose the true value of patients’ contributions.

View all contributions by Frank Gavin

Frank Gavin is the chair of the Citizen Engagement Council of CHILD-BRIGHT, a CIHR SPOR national research network focused on children with brain-based disabilities and their families.

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