Patient And Community Engagement Research (PaCER)

Patient And Community Engagement Research (PaCER)

We make an impact by training patient and community members to bring patient-informed health research evidence into health care planning, practice and policy.

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PaCER learners are community members

PaCER graduates work as patient research partners

 

PaCER learners produce research

This research evidence brings the patient and community voice into health system planning, practice and policy.

PaCER graduates work as patient advisers

PaCER creates a new collective patient-informed research voice.

 

 

Choose your path

Become a PaCER graduate

Become a PaCER graduate

If you have lived experience with a health condition and would like to contribute that experience expertise to the research evidence this opportunity is for you.

Add your voice…

Sponsor a PaCER team

Sponsor a PaCER team

Sponsor a PACER cohort and include patient priorities and perspectives into your research program and projects. And contribute to inclusion of patient perspective in health care.

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PaCER graduate research

PaCER graduate research

Explore PaCER graduate co-authored research.

Explore our Research Archive

 

 

News and Updates

Sept. 4, 2024

Deborah Marshall was elected as a 2024 Royal Society of Canada Fellow for her outstanding scholarly achievements. 

Learn more: https://ucalgary.ca/news/royal-society-canada-announces-2024-fellows-and-members

Dec. 18, 2023

Dr. Maria Santana, PhD received the prestigious 2023 President’s Award from the International Society of Quality of Life Research.

Oct. 30, 2023

Presentation at the European Citizen Science for Health Conference

University of Twente, the Netherlands

Presenters: Ingrid Nielssen and Sandra Zelinsky

Oct. 3, 2023

Presentation at the Northwest SPOR Collaborative Forum

Edmonton, Alberta

Presenters: Ingrid Nielssen, Gary Semeniuk, Stella Severin, Hannah Sutherland, and Iqmat Iyiola

June 23, 2023

Presentation at the Canadian Orthopedic Association, Annual General Meeting 

Calgary, Alberta

Presenters: Ingrid Nielssen and Marcia Bruce

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