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.

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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

Patient And Community Engagement Research (PaCER)

PaCER learners are community members

PaCER learners produce research

PaCER graduates work as patient advisers

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Patient And Community Engagement Research (PaCER)

PaCER learners are community members

PaCER learners produce research

PaCER graduates work as patient advisers

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