More than $2.6 million to be invested in patient engagement projects and research

CHSRF, the Health Council of Canada and the Max Bell Foundation have partnered to fund 12 intervention projects and two accompanying research projects, through CHSRF’s Patient Engagement Initiative.
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Registration now open for Picking Up the Pace – get the early-bird rate!

More than 40 innovations from across Canada will be featured at this unique conference that focuses on how to implement change in primary healthcare. Picking Up the Pace takes place in Montreal on Nov. 1–2, 2010. Register before Sept. 10 to take advantage of the early-bird rate.
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RFP: Analyzing the impact of the Effective Governance for Quality and Patient Safety program

CHSRF (in co-sponsorship with CPSI) is funding a team to conduct research on ways to support citizens who play a governance role in the healthcare system, with a specific focus on quality and patient safety. Applications due Sept. 10, 2010.
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CHSRF funds economic analysis of primary healthcare

CHSRF is providing up to $50,000 to the C.T. Lamont Primary Healthcare Research Centre to study the economics of achieving high-quality healthcare.
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New report examines the state of advanced practice nursing in Canada

CHSRF commissioned this report to develop a better understanding of how and where APNs are employed and the factors affecting their integration in the Canadian healthcare system. It provides recommendations based on 60 interviews, more than 500 papers and a policy roundtable.
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SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking – en français

This series of 19 articles describes processes for ensuring that relevant research is identified, appraised and used to inform decisions about health policies and programs. CHSRF worked in partnership with the SUPPORT Project to bring you the French version of this series.
» Read the series in both official languages

Off the shelf*

From June 2010, these Pass it on! articles tell the stories of four organizations that are successfully including patients and their families in the provision of healthcare, whether giving children a voice in their care or providing peer support for mental health patients.
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