Grant: SPOR SUPPORT Unit Phase II - Saskatchewan

The Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research (SCPOR) is a coalition of provincial government, academic, health service and delivery, Indigenous and Patient Partners that enable Patient-Oriented Research (POR) in Saskatchewan. SCPOR has 4 main tenets: 1) collaborate with Patient Partners in all areas of our work; 2) develop and expand structures and processes that support and sustain POR; 3) support the application of research findings to drive change in the health system; and 4) support Indigenous communities, researchers and trainees as self-determining in POR. Anchored by the Learning Health System, SCPOR 2.0 will focus on ensuring the success of health research and quality improvement projects by providing support in data access, capacity development, patient engagement, and Indigenous research. Through these activities, SCPOR 2.0 will continue to support patients, families, friends, informal caregivers and communities to work with researchers and health system experts on health and healthcare research projects of mutual interest; researchers to meaningfully collaborate with Patient Partners; and healthcare professionals and administrators to implement findings to improve the health and care of all people. Through our investment in POR infrastructure and expertise, SCPOR will fundamentally change how health system decisions are made, leading to better patient outcomes and satisfaction levels. SCPOR will support Patient Partners, clinicians, and health system sponsors as they co-lead health system research and quality improvement projects, utilize new ways of collecting and using health-related data, and implement the findings to improve patient care. As Patient Partner knowledge and experience is integrated in health research and health system improvement, POR will become the standard health practice and the patient voice will influence health decision-making in a meaningful way, resulting in improved health and health care for all Canadians.