About Us
Patients expect the best possible health care. The BC SUPPORT (SUpport for People and Patient-Oriented Research and Trials) Unit is part of a national program to help health care research be more relevant and meaningful to patients, so that they get the best possible health care. Find out more about us.
Our Activities
Patient-oriented research (POR) requires the input of patients, researchers, health care providers and health system decision makers. We aim to support POR through two main areas of focus: doing and studying. We support patient-oriented research teams to do research, and help bring research teams together to study the best ways to do POR. Find out more about our services.
Featured Resources
All resourcesSearch for patient-oriented research resources. These resources can help researchers or health care providers better understand patient engagement, or help patients learn how to get involved in health research. Resources include online toolkits, training modules, registries and other content.
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Patient-Oriented Research Training and Learning – Primary Health Care (PORTL-PHC) Online Modules (for all stakeholders)
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Patient-Oriented Research Checklist
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Public and patient engagement evaluation tool (PPEET)
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Ensuring the Ethical Conduct of Patient-Oriented Research: A Guide for Researchers
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Operationalizing A Learning Community For A Learning Health System: A Practical Guide
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Indigenous Canada online course
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Who We Are
We provide services to researchers, patients, health care providers and health system decision makers, and facilitate initiatives identified as provincial priorities.
We’re one of 11 SUPPORT Units across the country, all part of Canada's Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR), led by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR).
We're part of the BC Academic Health Science Network (BC AHSN), an organization which also includes Clinical Trials BC and Research Ethics BC.