Grant: SPOR SUPPORT Unit Phase II - British Columbia

This application is a roadmap for the British Columbia (BC) SUPPORT Unit's work under Canada's Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR). Four key stakeholder groups in BC will continue their work with the Unit to reach the Patient-Oriented Research (POR) destination: patient partners, health care providers, researchers, and health system decision-makers. Together they have laid a strong foundation for the next phase of sustainable change in health research and will help bridge the gap between POR evidence and health care policy and practice to improve health care and services for all. Collaborating with its partners and using its expanded regional centre model, the Unit will undertake activities in four complimentary component areas: Data Platform and Services, Learning Health Systems, Capacity Development and Patient Engagement. These components are underwritten by meaningful patient engagement, the lived experience of patient partners, and strengthened by embracing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Sex- and Gender-based analysis practices, and work done in partnership with - and under the leadership of - Indigenous People. The Unit will provide provincial POR leadership with the Ministry of Health and through collaboration with regional Health Authorities and the First Nations Health Authority. At the same time, the Unit will respond to local priorities through its regional centres, ensuring co-learning, continuous improvement, and evaluation are integrated into all activities. The Unit will highlight the importance and value of POR, help shift health research culture, and improve health care outcomes. Closing gaps identified in Phase I, the Unit will work towards full partnership with Indigenous Peoples and use best practices to foster equity and diversity. Engaging with all stakeholders as allies, this exciting journey will ensure POR becomes an integral part of health research culture in all academic and health care settings across British Columbia.