Below are some examples of the exciting research taking place by SCPOR researchers, trainees, staff and Patient Partners. If you have something you would like to share, please email us at scpor@usask.ca - we would love to highlight your work!

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Tails of Hope: Therapy Dogs Changing Lives in Prison - PAWSitive Colouring Book
Submitted by Dr. Colleen Dell and Dr. Linzi Williamson

The coloring book is led by the University of Saskatchewan in collaboration with Correctional Service Canada. The story is based on the longstanding visitation of therapy dogs Ruby, E-Jay, Researcher, Reina, and Molly at the Regional Psychiatric Centre (RPC) in Saskatoon, SK. Patients at RPC chose the words to tell the story, based on their experiences, understanding, and research findings.

This work was financially supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Patient-Oriented Research Training Grant – Health System Stream. It was secured by Waypoint Centre in Ontario in partnership with USask. Copies are available at this time to our RPC partners, and will be more broadly available as further funding is secured.

Learning to work together: experiences of researchers and family partners in a patient-oriented research team
Mariana D. S. Ribeiro, Roslyn M. Compton, Katherine M. Ottley, Marilyn Barlow, Alison Craswell, Shawn Emard, Jane McPhee and Marlene Moorman

The BetterLTC research team holds ten years of experience conducting patient-oriented research. Weare an intergenerational multicultural patient-oriented research team. Our team comprises researchers, clinicians, trainees, and family partners (experts by lived experience). In this commentary, we come together to share our experiences as researchers and family partners: what we think about and how we live patient-oriented research.