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The North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG) annual meeting was held virtually November 19-23, 2021. A series of posters were presented by BC-PHCRN-related researchers: Participants’ Experience in using Point of Care Rapid Antigen Testing for SARS-CoV-2Ndateba I, Wong ST, Tobias E, Romney M, Haase K, Ranger M, Saewyc E, Schwandt M, & Sin DD.Describes…

Our team of family physicians from the University of Ottawa and the Montfort Hospital has partnered with the Eastern Ontario Health Unit multimedia communications team to help you communicate with your patients efficiently and effectively using digital messages. ​The Public Health Agency of Canada has provided funding for an innovative research project using the Canadian Primary Care…

Greetings from BC-PHCRN. It has been yet another unique and challenging year in BC. We have remained committed to moving forward with research and knowledge translation activities with the goal of improving primary care in BC. BC-PHCRN is one of 11 networks in a pan-Canadian primary care network, the Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations…

Funded in 2014, the Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations Network (PIHCIN) is a pan-Canadian “network of networks” that was created to support patient-oriented, evidence-informed transformation and delivery of more cost effective primary and integrated health care to improve patient experience and health, health equity and health system outcomes for individuals with, and at risk…

The Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations Network (PIHCIN) is pleased to host the fifth session in a series of learning seminars on primary care on April 27, 2021. Sabrina Wong, Professor in the UBC School of Nursing and Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, will speak about the implementation of internationally comparable patient-reported…

The aim of this study is to improve our understanding of the origins and motivations, defining features, experiences and contributions of the patient partner and advisor role in the Canadian health system. The online survey will provide a key source of data to explore these questions. You can complete the survey English or French. The survey should…

The objective of this study is to introduce a kidney failure risk equation tool and education into primary care clinics to help provide information to clinicians about patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and provide guidance for all aspects of CKD care.  This is a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) being done in collaboration with…

Greetings from the BC-PHCRN. Undoubtedly it’s been a unique and challenging year for all of us in BC – and around the globe! Here at BC-PHCRN we have continued to move forward with timely and relevant research and knowledge translation initiatives to contribute to our overall mission of improving primary care in BC. In this…

The purpose of this study is to better understand the perspectives, experiences, beliefs, and knowledge of health practitioners on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease in Canada. We are seeking primary care providers to participate in 30-45 minute interviews.  For further information please contact Madison Robertson at 12mar9@queensu.ca or Dr. Rylan Egan at rulan.egan@queensu.ca

Are you a family/friend caregiver for an individual who has completed treatment for cancer? If so, you may be interested in taking part in a Nova Scotia Health Authority study. They are looking to interview family/friend caregivers of cancer survivors, and would like to talk about your views on what you feel is most important…