The CanVECTOR Network is committed to conducting research that is meaningful to patients and their families. As such, we have a patient partner program where we invest in recruiting, selecting, and training patient partners. These patient partners are equal and active members of the Network.
Our aim is to include patient partners in network planning, decision-making, communications, and in every research study initiated and undertaken by CanVECTOR.
Since we are new to this area of research, we have invested in proper training for both patients and investigators in order to develop in this area and to build our research capacity.
All patient partnership activities are overseen by the Patient Partners platform, which works in close collaboration with Université de Montréal’s Centre of Excellence in Partnerships with Patients and the Public.
If you're interested in our program or have any questions, please contact us at info@canvector.ca or visit our Connect page.
Lisa Duffett (Ottawa, ON)
Jessica Emed (Montreal, QC)
Loes Knappen (Ottawa, ON)
Bev Shea (Ottawa, ON)
Leslie Skeith (Ottawa, ON)
We now have 9 active, trained Patient Partners. They have been assigned to different CanVECTOR research projects and committees.
Platform Co-Leads with patients, some members and trainees at Patient Partners Orientation and Training Session led by Alexandre Berkesse and Caroline Wong from the Centre of Excellence on Partnership with Patients and the Public (CEPPP) in Ottawa, ON on Oct 16th, 2016
To learn more about this type of research, visit the links below.