Patient-oriented research (POR) is an approach that involves partners with lived and living experience (PWLEs) at each step of a research study or project. To do POR successfully, it’s important to communicate in a way that is understandable and accessible to all research partners, no matter their perspectives, experiences, expertise, or background. Patient-oriented researchers also are interested in putting research into action by sharing research findings outside of ‘traditional’ academic publications and venues.  

If you’re looking to improve your ability to communicate with a range of audiences and increase your impact as a public scholar, please join us for What’s the Story?, a three-part introduction to POR communications:

Winter 2025 workshops

A top-down view of a notepad and pencil on a green desk. Text reads: What's the story? A patient-oriented communications workshop series. Part 1: How to make your writing more accessible. February 11 at 1 p.m. ET

Part 1: How to make your writing more accessible

February 11 at 1 p.m. ET

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A top-down view of a notepad and pencil on a green desk. Text reads: What's the story? A patient-oriented communications workshop series. Part 2: How to use social media to do public scholarshio. February 19 at 1 p.m. ET.

Part 2: How to use social media to do public scholarship

February 19 at 1 p.m. ET

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Part 3: How to talk to the media about patient-oriented research

March 24 at 1 p.m. ET

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The CHILD-BRIGHT Network is supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) under Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) Initiative.

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