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The Network Manager oversees the day-to-day operations and development of the network, and plays a key role in facilitating BC’s participation in the pan-Canadian SPOR Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovation Network (PIHCIN). The Network Manager is the primary point of contact and liaison for all Network members to support the vision, goals and initiatives…

This workshop will introduce clinicians to the BC arm of the Canadian Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network (BC-CPCSSN) study and detail opportunities to implement EMR-based quality improvement tools within their practice. Lunch will be provided. When: November 3, 2017 | 12 – 1 pm Where: Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Room 2060 Registration is required and…

Study name: The Relevance of Psychologically Healthy and Safe Work Environments on the Experiences of Patients in the Health System Opportunity: Seeling an MSN or PhD student for participation in any or all aspects of the research process. This is meant to be a co-learning experience. This is a one year project and remuneration is…

Mental health and substance use care: eCoordination through virtual communities that enhance health and social partnerships Principal investigator: Marina Morrow, York University Project Overview: Mental health and substance use challenges are a leading health concern for Canadians of all ages, with only 1 in 3 adults and 1 in 4 youth having access to the…

In November 2017 the Canadian Institutes of Health Research will launch the SPOR Network in Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovation (PIHCI) Knowledge Synthesis and Comparative Program and Policy Analysis funding opportunities, through the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR). Details are available on our funding opportunities page.

Data access via Population Data BC has been approved for a funded Quick Strike study which is creating and testing algorithms to predict frailty using administrative health data and primary care electronic medical record data. The Study, called Validation of Administrative and Primary Care Electronic Medical Record Derived Frailty Algorithms, is in three provinces, and…

Join the BC SUPPORT Unit on Monday, October 23, 2017, from 2:00-3:30pm for a BC-researcher-focused information webinar. The webinar will be about BC-specific applications to the Rewarding Success Initiative, launched by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) through the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Initiative. In the webinar, presenters will provide you with an…

L-R: Marilyn Culbert, Chad Dickie, Regina Cid, Ruth Lavergne, Melody Monro, Penny Henderson, Hayley Pelletier, Brenda Jagroop, Louisa Edwards, Kent Cadogan Loftsgard, Ravin Singh, Tara Fitzgerald. Missing: Yaron Butterfield. Primary care is where most people go first for medical help and advice when they have a health issue. It is provided by health care professionals,…

The Patient Advisory is composed of 10 volunteer members from across BC. Members review and provide input on research projects based on their personal experience as a patients, share information with their networks, and support and advise the Advisory Committee and the BC-PHCRN leadership. Meet the members of the Patient Advisory. On Sept. 30, 2017,…

The call for applications for TUTOR-PHC is open to graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, mid-career clinicians, and decision makers in primary health care. What is the program? TUTOR-PHC or Transdisciplinary Understandings and Training on Research – Primary Health Care, is a one-year, pan-Canadian interdisciplinary research capacity building program that has been training primary and integrated health…