Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Venous thromboembolism, comprising of deep vein thrombosis (clots involving veins in the legs) or pulmonary embolism (clots involving lung arteries), is the third leading cause of cardiovascular death worldwide. Despite our improved understanding of how to prevent and treat these conditions through decades of research, non-White ethnoracial groups and Indigenous peoples have been disproportionately under-represented in these studies. The cause of this under-representation in thrombosis-related research participation is unknown. The goal of our proposed Canadian Symposium on Ethnoracial and Indigenous Diversity in Venous Thromboembolism Research is to identify barriers faced by ethnoracially under-represented groups and Indigenous peoples related to thrombosis research, to learn from best practices in national and international platforms that have successfully incorporated ethnoracially under-represented populations and Indigenous peoples into their research agenda, and to develop strategies and tools that will facilitate ethnoracial diversity of thrombosis-related research studies in Canada. Throughout this project, we will engage with Canadian stakeholders representing, or directly advocating for under-represented ethnoracial groups and Indigenous peoples. We believe that this Symposium will serve as a catalyst to a future Research Program focused on equity, diversity and inclusion in thrombosis-related research.