SPOR Refresh Report from CIHR

[Donna Rubenstein]

CIHR shared the first report from the review process- SPOR Refresh Report . The report summarizes insights gathered during the 2024 community consultation on the future of SPOR -the Refresh process. In support of the process, PAN was commissioned to conduct a survey and focus groups. The results were shared in our Report: Reimagining the research landscape , which contributed to the CIHR report .
The next update will cover recommendations. Insights from the consultation process will be used by the SPOR Refresh Steering Committee to inform recommendations to CIHR and other SPOR partners on future directions for Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research. A set of recommendations is expected in late fall 2024 or early winter 2025. Stay tuned .

Seven engagement themes were used for the consultation and report

1. Strengths and Challenges for the Program Overall;
2. Important Trends and Emerging Needs of the Future;
3. Delivering on Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Calls to Action and Accelerating First Nations, Métis and Inuit Self-Determination in Health Research through SPOR;
4. Strengthening Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Anti-Racism, and Accessibility in Patient Engagement and Patient-Oriented Research;
5. Building Capacity for Excellence in Patient-Oriented Research;
6. Strengthening Collaboration with Policymakers and Health Services to Increase Research Impact; and
7. Strengthening Governance for Canada’s SPOR.

PAN members- Please share your thoughts about the report.. Interested to hear from you

[Sandra Holdsworth]

@Donna-Rubenstein thanks for sharing, I am reading it and reply when finished.

@Diana-Ermel @Kathy-Borthwick @Anne-O-Riordan @Annette-McKinnon @Amy-Ma @Maxime-Lê @Susan-Palijan @Susan-Rich @Bernice-King @David-Wells @Dawn-Richards @Chris-Johnston @Denyse-Lynch @Sandra-Ketler and any other PAN members that wants to comment.

What are your thoughts on the SPOR Refresh Report from CIHR?

Sandra