| Institution | Training | Description | Audience | Format (Duration) | Cost | Output | Requirements | Contact |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services | Community-Based Research Training for Peer Researchers (Abridged) | Guides the process of conducting community-based research. | Access Alliance Public Partners and Trainees, Others on request | Interactive Sessions & Independent Work (21 hours) | Unknown | TCPS2-Core Certificate, Access Alliance Certificate of Completion | None | research@accessalliance.ca |
| Community-Based Research Training for Peer Researchers (Comprehensive) | More comprehensive guide to the ethics and stages of conducting community-based research. | Access Alliance Public Partners and Trainees, Others on request | Interactive Sessions & Independent Work (54 hours) | Unknown | TCPS2-Core Certificate, Access Alliance Certificate of Completion | None | research@accessalliance.ca | |
| Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit | AbSPORU Foundations of Patient-Oriened Research (POR) Certificate | Introduction to AbSPORU and the values and impact of patient-oriented research. | Trainees | Online asynchronous course delivered over 12 weeks (24-48 hours) | Free | Certificate | AbSPORU Graduate Studentship recipients | diana.ketolambert@ucalgary.ca |
| AbSPORU Leadership in Patient-Oriented Research Microcredential | Covers various content areas to build competency in patient-oriented research. | Researchers, Trainees | Online certificate courses (2-6 months each) | Cost of all certificate courses | Microcredential | Completion of all certificate courses | sporab@ualberta.ca | |
| Implementation Science in Patient-Oriented Research Certificate | Introduces the theory, method, and practical work for implementation with an engagement and equity lens. | Researchers, Trainees | Synchronous sessions & indepenent work delivered over 9 weeks (27-36 hours) | $300 (Alberta), $1500 (non-Alberta) | Certificate | Inspiring Change 2.0 Foundational Implementation Science learning module, post-secondary degree | diane.christensen@ucalgary.ca | |
| Introduction to Patient Engagement in Patient-Oriented Research | Introduces the organizations, language, principles, and frameworks central to patient-oriented research. | Anyone interested | Online Module (1-2 hours) | Free | Certificate of Completion | None | sporab@ualberta.ca | |
| Patient Engagement in Patient-Oriented Research Certificate | Provides hands-on-training to create a plan for ethical patient engagement in research. | Researchers, Trainees | Synchronous online sessions & independent work delivered over 10 weeks (30-40 hours) | $508 (Alberta resident), $1602 (non-Alberta resident) | Certificate of Completion, Digital Badge | Introduction to Patient Engagement in Patient-Oriented Research | sporab@ualberta.ca | |
| CanChild, McMaster University | Family Engagement in Research Course | Explains the principles, challenges, and best practices for engagement and builds skills through a group creation of a KT tool. | Public Partners, Researchers, Trainees | Synchronous online sessions, group work, & independent work delivered over 10 weeks (30-40 hours) | $800 | McMaster microcredential | None | fer@mcmaster.ca |
| FER Leadership Academy | Builds on the FER course to develop the skills and knowledge needed to lead initiatives. | Public Partners, Researchers, Trainees | Synchronous online sessions, group work, & independent work over 10 weeks | $1800 | McMaster microcredential | Family Engagement in Research Course | fer@mcmaster.ca | |
| Can-Solve: CKD Network | KIDNEY PRO: Promoting Kidney Research in Canada | Teaches the research process to improve engagement. | Public Partners | Module | Free | Certificate of Completion | None | Contact form |
| Learning Pathway | Informs the racial biases and colonization impact on research to build respectful partnerships. | Public Partners, Researchers | Online learning exercises, webinars, resources, book club, and two certification programs | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Contact form | |
| Centre for Studies in Family Medicine, Schulich Medicine & Dentristry, Western University | Patient-Oriented Research Training and Learning – Primary Health Care (PORTL-PHC) Training Program | Introduces the main topics of patient experiences in healthcare and the skills and approaches for patient engagement in research. | Public Partners, Researchers | Five online modules (5 hours) | Free | Certificate of Completion | None | mailto:priya.garg@schulich.uwo.ca |
| Community-Based Research Canada | Community-Based Research Certificate Course: Fundamentals and Excellence | Explains the theory and application of community-based research. | Researchers, Trainees | Online synchronous course delivered over 8 weeks (20 hours) | $995 (members), $1095 (non-members) | Course Certifiate | Research background | info@communityresearchcanada.ca |
| Diabetes Action Canada | Course Patient Engagement in Health Research | Shares case studies of patient engagement in research highlighting challenges and best practices. | Trainees | Online graduate course delivered over 12 weeks | $648 | Course credit (Memorial University) | None | holly.etchegary@mun.ca |
| First Nations University of Canada | Building Research Relationships with Indigenous Communities (BRRIC) – Saskatchewan | Develops skills for respectful engagement with Indigenous communities in research. | Public Partners, Researchers, Trainees | Three online modules (3-4 hours) | $200 | Professional MicoBadge | None | iphrc@fnuniv.ca |
| Indigenous Research Level of Engagement Tool (IRLET) | Guides the planning and execution of Indigenous research. | Public Partners, Researchers, Trainees | Online module (1 hour) | Free | None | None | iphrc@fnuniv.ca | |
| Health Experiences Research Canada, St. Mary’s Hospital Centre | Patient-Researcher Partnerships | Informs other experiences, strategies, challenges and advice for partnership. | Public Partners, Researchers | Online module | Free | None | None | info@healthexperiences.ca |
| Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis, Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) | Course: A How-to Guide for Patient Engagement in Research | Explains what patient engagement is and the process of research and engagement. | Public Partners, Researchers, Trainees | Online modules | Free | Certificate of Achievement for each module | None | imha-iala@cihr-irsc.gc.ca |
| Maritime SPOR SUPPORT Unit | Patient-Oriented Research Training Practicum | Provides advice, resources, and opportunities to network. | Public Partners, Researchers, Trainees | Training practicm (2.5 hours) | Free | None; can receive a certificate if requested | Course: A How-to Guide for Patient Engagement in Research | Shelley.Strickland@nshealth.ca |
| Newfoundland and Labrador SUPPORT | Patient-Oriented Research Training Program | Develops an understanding of patient-oriented research. | Anyone interested | Synchronous training events, complete at least 6 over 2 years for letter of completion | Free | Letter of Completion | None | info@nlsupport.ca |
| NMD4C: The Neuromuscular Disease Network for Canada | Patient Oriented Research Training – ImPORTND | Introduces patient-oriented research and the skills to conduct it equitably with a focus on neuromuscular disease. | Public Partners, Researchers, Trainees | Online modules and resource library | Free | Certificate | None | Contact Form |
| Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit | Fairness is Excellence Online Training Curriculum | Educates on how to apply equity lens to patient-oriented research. | Public Partners, Researchers, Trainees | Online curriculum | Free | Certificate of Completion | None | ossu@ossu.ca |
| Patient-Oriented Research Curriculum in Child Health | Patient Engagement 101 Part 1: Foundations of Patient Engagement | Describes the development, values, goals, and key elements of patient engagement in research. | Researchers | Online module (30 minutes) | Free | Certificate of Completion | None | porcch.support@sickkids.ca |
| Patient Engagement 101 Part 2: Patient Engagement in Practice | Explains the practical aspects, challenges, and methods of patient engagement in research. | Researchers | Online module (30 minutes) | Free | Certificate of Completion | None | porcch.support@sickkids.ca | |
| Research 101 Part 1: What is Health Research and Who is Involved? | Informs what patient-oriented research is and the different roles that exist. | Public Partners | Online module (30 minutes) | Free | Certificate of Completion | None | porcch.support@sickkids.ca | |
| Research 101 Part 2: Timeline of a Research Study | Teaches the stages of research projects and how they can be involved. | Public Partners | Online module (30 minutes) | Free | Certificate of Completion | None | porcch.support@sickkids.ca | |
| Research Ethics 101 | Informs broad research ethics and specific ethics to patient-oriented research. | Public Partners | Online module (30 minutes) | Free | Certificate of Completion | None | porcch.support@sickkids.ca | |
| Queens University | Indigenous Community Research Partnerships (ICRP) Training | Introduction to partnering with Inuit, Métis, and First Nations communities in research. | Researchers, Trainees | Four asynchronous training modules | Free | Certificate (only for affiliates of Queens university) | None | info.icrp@queensu.ca |
| Research Impact Canada | A Start-To-Finish Guide to Building and Navigating Partnerships | Informs how to create partnerships and work with partners in research, | Anyone interested | Online module (1.5-2 hours) | Free | None | None | researchimpact@gmail.com |
| Transform HF Digital Innovation for Heart Failure Care | Foundations Course: Patient Partners Engaging in Cardiovascular Research | Provides training for patients and caregivers with lived experience of heart failure. | Public Partners | Three session hybrid course | Free | Lived experience participants receive certificate; researchers can have certificate upon request. | Entrance determined by application and EDI considerations | info@transformhf.ca |
| Trent University | Community-Based Research Modules | Describes the importance, partnerships, approaches, and ethics of community-based research. | Anyone interested | Series of seven modules and two case studies | Free | None | None | tcrc@trentu.ca |
| Unite de Soutien SSA Quebec | Module 101- Basis of Patient Partnership | Introduces the concept of patient engagement in research and how it was developed. | Public Partners, Researchers, Trainees | Training Module | Free | Unknown | None | Contact Form |
| Module 201-Patient Partnership in Research: The First Steps | Teaches the steps, roles, and stratgeies for patient partnership in research. | Public Partners, Researchers, Trainees | Training Module | Free | Unknown | Module 101- Basis of Patient Partnership | Contact Form | |
| Training: Evaluating Patient Engagement in Research | Informs the value and steps to evaluating patient engagement in research. | Public Partners, Researchers, Trainees | Training Module | Free | Unknown | None | Contact Form | |
| University of Calgary | MDCH 700: Public and Patient Engagement in Health Research Graduate Course | Teaches key concepts of public and patient engagement in health research and researcher-patient collaboration. | Trainees | Synchronous online sessions & independent work delivered over 12 weeks | $961.11 (domestic students), $2618.94 (international students) | Course credit | Enrolled in CHS graduate program or approval of the instructor and Graduate Program Director | chs@ucalgary.ca |
| PaCER – Patient and Community Engagement in Research Training Program | Introduces the process of conducting research by, for, and with patients. | Public Partners | Three online courses delivered over 10-12 months (160 hours) | Sponsored | University of Calgary Continuing Education Certificate | None | pacer@ucalgary.ca |
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