Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Each year, the Canadian Donation and Transplant Research Program (CDTRP) plans and hosts the Patient, Family, and Donor (PFD) Research Forum (The Forum). The Forum brings together investigators, trainees, PFD research partners, and community partners to strengthen patient-oriented research, advance partnerships with persons with lived experience, and build capacity in knowledge mobilization and community engagement in the donation and transplantation (DT) field. This proposal supports the planning and dissemination of the 2026 PFD Research Forum, themed Pathways of Understanding: Strengthening FNMI Voices and Patient Partnerships in Donation and Transplant Research. First Nations, Métis, and Inuit (FNMI) are underrepresented in donation and transplantation research, and their distinct priorities are poorly understood. This Research Forum is a timely and necessary initiative that centres on FNMI patient priorities to directly respond to the CIHR Institute of Indigenous Peoples' Health objective of fostering interdisciplinary research that improves access to care, supports knowledge translation, and builds capacity by planning and delivering a Forum focused on FNMI patient engagement and Indigenous research priorities in DT.