On May 1 & 2, 2017, the Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit (MSSU) held its Annual Workshop in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PEI). The workshop brought together over 70 MSSU employees,
During the 2016-2017 academic year, the MSSU hosted Seminar Series promoting innovation in patient-oriented research. These seminars provided researchers, clinicians, policy makers and health care decision makers across the Maritimes the opportunity
The MSSU supports researchers, trainees, policy makers, patients, and community members across the Maritimes with all aspects of patient-oriented research. This new Spotlight Series introduces each of our available support areas,
Today, the New Brunswick government introduced new legislation that enables public organizations to store prepared data at the New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT). This legislation will broaden substantially
Since the late 1990s, personal health information (PHI) privacy legislation has increasingly been implemented across Canada. Manitoba was the first province to implement privacy legislation with the introduction of the Personal
The Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit (MSSU) announced today the launch of the community cluster health planning geographies in partnership with the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA), and Dr. Peter Vaughan,
The health research community in New Brunswick have responded to the call during this first french Clinical Epidemiology training workshop organized by the Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit (MSSU). Thirteen students,
In September, MSSU awarded more than ten studentship and fellowship awards to graduate, PhD, and post doctoral students and fellows who are doing patient-oriented research. The students come from a
In September, MSSU sent staff and a patient advisor to Ottawa to be certified to deliver CIHR’s Patient Engagement Framework: Foundations in Patient Oriented Research. Now, MSSU is offering this certification to researchers, patient
Canadian Institutes for Health Research issues a regular SPOR Update. The SPOR Update is a report on the latest news and developments regarding Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research. To read the most recent
