SCPOR will support two Patient-Oriented Research Learning Health System Projects in 2022. Individuals and teams of Patient Partners, Clinicians/Health Care Providers, Decision Makers and Researchers and are invited to review the application guide (below) and the information that follows to see if this opportunity is right for you!

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The two Patient-Oriented Research Learning Health System projects selected to receive support will be able to access up to $900,000 of in-kind supports, $60,000 of trainee support and $10,000 in monetary funding over a two year period. (Click here for a list of available in-kind supports.) Each team will be able to request in-kind support equivalent to four full time employees to join their project team and contribute to the activities where they have appropriate expertise.

Six projects have been selected through the Expression of Interest phase.

These successful projects will receive support through the Stakeholder Engagement Phase and the Application Development Phase:

  1. Prince Albert Indigenous Mental Health and Wellness Programming —Dori Gaudet

  2. Redesign Reducing the harms of health data gaps: Pilot for substance use data synthesis — Barbara Fornssler

  3. Supporting the Mental Health of People Living with Long COVID — Donna Goodridge

  4. Impacts of Therapy Dog Visits with Adult Emergency Department Patients — Colleen Dell

  5. A Community led Culturally Responsive Mental health and Addictions program — Mamata Pandey

  6. Long-term mental health and addictions support after acquired brain injury — Cameron Mang

If you feel that your experience and expertise could contribute to any of these projects and you are interested in becoming a member of the Learning Health System Patient-Oriented Research team, please contact us at scpor@usask.ca. Each project team will consist of four Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PI), including someone from each of the following categories: Patient Partner, Clinician/Health Care Provider, Decision Maker and Researcher. Teams will also include additional Patient Partner(s) who are not a Co-PI and a Dedicated Sponsor who is not a Co-PI. (See Project Teams below for a definition of each role.)

Please note the application for Expressions of Interest is now closed.

The Timeline:

Below are a few key dates that you’ll want to keep in mind:

Feb. 14, 2022 Project Announcement
Mar. 8, 2022 Information Session (Recording below)
Apr. 5, 2022 Expression of Interest Deadline
May 5, 2022 Notice of Expression of Interest Decision
Sep. 15, 2022 Application Deadline
Nov. 1, 2022 Notice of Decision
Nov. 1, 2024 Funding End Date

Information Session Recording: Intro to Learning Health System and Expression of Interest

The Process:

SCPOR has put together a 5 Step process to ensure teams have the support they need to submit an idea and put that idea into action. Learn more about each step in the process by clicking on the links:

Project Teams:

Each project team will require four Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PI), including someone from each of the following categories:

  • Patient Partner • Clinician/Health Care Provider • Decision Maker • and Researcher

Teams will also need to include:

  • Additional Patient Partner, who is a not a CoPI • and a Dedicated Sponsor who is not a Co-PI