Grant: Training Grant: SPOR National Training Entity

INSPIRE aims to support meaningful and sustainable capacity development in the broader Canadian patient-oriented research (POR) community by enabling and supporting the capacity development and career paths of stakeholders and community members in an innovative, systematic and personalized manner. To accomplish this, we are proposing to: (i) co-develop and maintain, with stakeholders and community members, a central body for systematic POR research training and mentoring in Canada, where individuals will find opportunities tailored to their specific learning needs and responsive to their social, cultural, financial, and political contexts, (ii) cultivate and grow a diverse, inclusive, and engaged POR training community that builds upon existing relationships across the country and is adaptive to the needs of the broader POR environment, foster and strengthen relationships between stakeholders, and tackle challenges that hinder advancing the science and practice of POR, (iii) support and empower mentors and trainees, including award recipients and trainees from SPOR funded entities and organizations interested in POR, to become leaders in POR, and (iv) Foster new linkages with stakeholders while strengthening existing relationships to better connect the broader POR community, co-produce capacity development initiatives, and establish sustainable partnerships. Activities will be conducted in both French and English, in an equitable, diverse, inclusive, and culturally safe manner, while respecting of the rights of Indigenous Peoples and Indigenous self-determination, and in accordance with the SPOR Capacity Development Framework. Ultimately, INSPIRE will contribute to creating a cadre of highly qualified researchers and stakeholders who represent the future of POR, advancing the science and practice of POR, integrating POR principles, practices, and findings within health care contexts, and, having a lasting impact across the continuum of care.