Learning Opportunities
SPOR Training Modules
These training modules are focused on patient-oriented research. The sessions cover topics such as: the language and terminology of patient-oriented research, the patient engagement movement, how it works and roles for patients in patient–oriented research. SPOR module training is for everyone on the research team – Patient Partners, Researchers, Health Care Providers and Health Care Decision Makers. Contact our Patient Engagement Team about future patient engagement training opportunities.
POR Alliance Professional Learning Series
Effective Leadership in Patient-Oriented Research
Learn the fundamentals about leadership and how they can be used in patient-oriented research. This interactive and engaging session will help attendees learn about themselves develop skills relevant to all aspects of life.
Project Management in Patient-Oriented Research
Learn the fundamentals of project management on a patient-oriented research (POR) team.
Effective Communications in Patient-Oriented Research
Join us in-person for this free workshop and gain an understanding fundamentals of effective communication on a patient-oriented research team. This engaging and interactive session is free and available to everyone.
Building Research Relationships with Indigenous Communities
Building Research Relationships with Indigenous Communities (BRRIC) module is beneficial for faculty, researchers, Patient Partners, health care providers, SCPOR supported research teams, students, research and health organizations, and any other individual or organization seeking to engage Indigenous communities in research. The aim of the module is to provide participants with practical skills for engaging in transformative research with Indigenous peoples that utilizes best practices to ensure research is effective and produces outcomes that benefit Indigenous communities. Click here to access the online course.
Realizing Indigenous Rights & Responsibilities in Research
Realizing Indigenous Rights & Responsibilities in Research (RIRRR) workshop was developed to provide training to Indigenous communities in an effort to build research capacity and self-determination in research. SCPOR researchers engaged with Indigenous communities are advised to build their relationships “in a good way” by adhering to communities’ cultural protocols, conducting reciprocal research and creating spaces for Indigenous communities/Patient Partners to lead or co-lead research. For more information, contact iphrc@firstnationsuniversity.ca.
Indigenous Research Methodologies
The Indigenous Research Methodologies (IRM) course aims to build on previously cultivated knowledge after the completion of the Building Research Relationships with Indigenous Communities (BRRIC) training module. IRM provides guidance and knowledge to academic stakeholders about the historic relationship between Indigenous communities and Western education through research, policy, and planning. Learners will be educated about Indigenous research methodologies and how they are used in present day research, as well as how they could be used in the future. Click here for more information and to register.
Indigenous Research Level of Engagement Tool
The Indigenous Research Level of Engagement Tool (IRLET) aims to provide guidance to researchers and grant review committees who are involved in or are new to Indigenous research with guidelines on how to ensure a project proposal is being planned and executed in an appropriate manner. The IRLET Training Module offers guidance on a number of categories for researchers and reviewers to consider when shaping or reviewing a research project proposal. Access this free course here.