Gagnon-Roy, Mireille

Purpose

Patient-Oriented Research (POR), which is foundational to evidence-informed health care, refers to a continuum of research that engages patients/communities, including People with Lived and Living Experience (PWLLE), as partners throughout the research process, focusses on patient/community-identified priorities, and improves patient/community outcomes. This research, conducted by multidisciplinary teams in partnership with relevant partners, aims to apply the knowledge generated to improve health outcomes for Canadians. Canada's (SPOR) is a national coalition of federal, provincial and territorial partners (patients and informal caregivers, provincial health authorities, health centres, charities, philanthropic organizations, private sector, etc.) dedicated to the integration of research into care. The vision for SPOR is that Canada will demonstrably improve health outcomes and enhance the health care experience for patients/communities through the integration of evidence at all levels of the health care system.