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COVID-19 research moving at ‘lightning speed’, thanks to generous community support
May 8, 2020
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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital are working around the clock to advance more than 50 potentially life-saving research projects to support the world-wide effort to find better ways to treat and prevent COVID-19. Now, nine of these projects have bee
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Patient engagement in health research: 10 tips from people with lived experience
February 25, 2020
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Individuals with lived experience who worked with Dr. Simon Hatcher’s team on suicide prevention research developed a list of 10 recommendations for researchers based on their experiences. The comic format uses scenarios to make these recommendations
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How a lung cancer survivor advocate is helping advance research that will lead to early detection
February 7, 2020
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In September of 2013, Jill Hamer-Wilson caught something many of us tend to catch this time of year – a cold. While the cold eventually went away, a cough remained, and lingered for quite some time. Little did Jill know that this was an early sign of
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Ottawa hosts hugely successful Canadian Cancer Research Conference
November 27, 2019
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Nearly 900 researchers, clinicians, trainees and members of the public recently came together for the Canadian Cancer Research Conference, held for the first time in Ottawa.
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aSAH survivor and her daughter help advance stroke research
October 23, 2019
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When 61-year-old Debi Borbridge had an aSAH, a rare form of stroke, little did she know that two years later she and her daughter would be helping to shape the future of research in this field.
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Ottawa a “hotbed of patient partnerships in research”
September 27, 2019
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The Ontario SPOR Support Unit’s summer newsletter showcases how Ottawa has become a “hotbed of patient partnerships in research.” Three stories demonstrate how researchers at The Ottawa Hospital are partnering with patients and caregivers to improve
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Dr. Dawn Stacey co-hosts International Shared Decision Making Conference
August 14, 2019
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Dr. Dawn Stacey co-hosted the International Shared Decision Making Conference in Quebec City with Dr. France Légaré. More than 400 people from 22 countries participated in the conference, which focused on Patient-Oriented Shared Decision Ma
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Dr. John Bell wins public and patient engagement award
April 15, 2019
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Dr. John Bell won the inaugural European Society for Gene and Cell Therapy Public and Patient Engagement Award.
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Researchers push for better patient engagement
June 27, 2018
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Research improves patient care, and a growing movement aims to engage and involve patients in the research process from start to finish. However, little is known about what meaningful patient engagement in research looks like. To find out, Dr. Dean F
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