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Scientific Study Title:
Enhancing a Community of Practice** for the Health System Impact Fellowship Program: Advancing Capacity for Sustainable & Patient-Centred Learning Health Systems across Canada
Start Date:
  • 2022
End Date:
  • 2025
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Why do this research?

Our National Cohort Training Program (https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/52583.html) supports the Health System Impact Fellows across Canada by creating a strong community where they can connect, learn, and collaborate with each other. This will help them modify healthcare systems to better meet the changing needs of healthcare. We provide tools, training and networking opportunities for this community of practice, benefiting healthcare in Canada.

What will be done?

Our goal is to create a strong community of practice (COP) for the Health System Impact Fellows to continue to change healthcare systems to better meet the needs of Canadians.

To achieve this, we will:

  • 1. Provide tools and learning opportunities to empower the community in updating national learning systems (programs).
  • 2. Establish regular networking events to allow the members to share ideas and information.
  • 3. Lay a foundation for the community's long-term existence within Canada's Health Services and Policy Research area.
  • Who Is Involved?
  • A variety of Health System Impact Fellowship stakeholders are involved in this research including doctoral and postdoctoral fellows, each of whom are co-supervised by one academic mentor and one health system leader.

The Research Team

Principal Investigator

  • Deborah A. Marshall, PhD, Senior Scientist, Health Services Research and Health
  • Economics, Arthritis Research Canada (University of Calgary)

Co-Principal Investigators

  • Stirling Bryan
  • Malcolm Doupe
  • Natasha Gallant
  • Elena Lopatina
  • Kiran Manhas Pohar
  • Kimberley McGrail
  • Tom Noseworthy
  • Deepa Singal
  • Tracy Wasylak
  • Sandra Zelinsky

Co-Investigators

  • Iwona A Bielska
  • Marcia Bruce
  • Ivy Cheng
  • Jawad Chishtie
  • Celine Cressman
  • Greta Cummings
  • Gillian Currie
  • Clayton Hamilton, et al.

How Can People Get Involved?

Apply to the CIHR Health System Impact Fellowship program here (https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51211.html).

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