The Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Refresh Committee recently released their Community Engagement Summary Report.
This report is a summary of the community engagement that was started last year, for CIHR to learn the parts of the SPOR program that are working well and highlights area where improvements can be made. If all continues in a positive direction, we can continue our work to break down barriers and help everyone live healthier lives.
Three main takeaways for DAC include:
- Many parts of the SPOR program are working great! If CIHR continues to improve how it’s run and sets clearer goals, we can break down barriers and help everyone live healthier lives.
- It’s so important for people with diabetes and other chronic health issues—who often struggle to get healthcare—to be fully involved in research that focuses on them. By using better ways to measure our success, we can see how our SPOR projects are making a real difference.
- Creating a system where patients, researchers, healthcare workers, and policymakers all learn and apply patient-focused research together is key to making the SPOR Program a success for everyone.
Learn more and read the report.
