Engagement

Engaging our Community

Stakeholders and partners are critical to the success of the strategy. They are an integral component in the development and implementation of SUPPORT Units and Networks. A number of our stakeholders and partners are represented on the National Steering Committee and CIHR will continue to engage with the health research community on this initiative.

This figure of four circles presents all of CIHR’s stakeholders and partners who need to work together to assure the success of the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR): the public and patients; health care professionals; researchers; policy makers, funders and health authorities.

Patient Consultation

The National Steering Committee has highlighted the importance of involving patients in the activities of the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR). CIHR is in the process of developing an overall engagement plan which considers all of the different elements of SPOR and its various stakeholders. This plan will include a framework for patient engagement.