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The Primary and Integrated Health Care Innovations Network (PIHCIN) and the Pan-Canadian Patient Advisory Council are pleased to host the third session in a series of summer learning seminars on primary care. This session, on July 14, 2020, will be a series of short presentations by members of the Advisory Council on their experiences with…

The proliferation of electronic medical record (EMR) systems in healthcare settings has created an opportunity for these data to be reused for a variety of secondary purposes. Because EMR data are generated for clinical care and administrative functions, they may not be suitable for all intended secondary uses. Assessing EMR data quality is essential to…

In the wake of COVID-19, primary care systems across Canada have shut down, adapted, or transformed rapidly. For many patients, particularly those who experience complex healthcare needs, this disruption has created gaps and left them uncertain about future care. Frontline primary care providers and health system decision makers are facing the challenge of how best…

Results from the first two cycles of the COVID-19 Quick Canadian Physiotherapist Survey are available at https://spor-bcphcrn.ca/physiotherapist-survey/

The SPOR PIHCI network and the Saskatchewan SPOR PIHCIN are pleased to host the first session in a series of summer learning seminars on primary care on June 16, 2020. This session will start with a presentation exploring primary care research, the role PIHCIN plays in promoting primary care and how this might evolve within…

The SPOR PIHCI Network, in partnership with the Larry A. Green Center, has now launched week 7 of the Canadian Quick COVID-19 Primary Care Survey. This 3 minute survey aims to better understand response and capacity of Canadian primary care practices to COVID-19. It is open to all primary care clinicians across Canada until June…

On Friday April 10, the SPOR PIHCI Network, in partnership with the Larry A. Green Center, launched Series 1 of the weekly Canadian Quick COVID-19 Primary Care Survey. An invitation to participate was distributed to primary care clinicians across the country. Results of the first two survey cycles are available on the SPOR PIHCI Network website,…

Erica Barbazza, Visiting Researcher, Canadian Institute for Health Information and University of Toronto, will present draft findings and a preliminary analysis from 9-10am PST on Tuesday April 28th 2020. This public lecture is organized by the North American Observatory on Health Systems and Policies of the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. Event details…

A key BC-PHCRN collaborator, the ISU is expanding. The ideal candidate will have both clinical and research experience. Find out further details about this exciting opportunity here.

A key aim of the BC-PHCRN is to facilitate and support collaboration between researchers, government, health professionals, and patients in BC to improve primary care. With this in mind, we profiled some of our research collaborators and partners to highlight the cutting-edge research that is poised to positively impact the health of British Columbians.