Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation


Our mission: providing health professionals and their patients with the necessary skills to promote shared decision-making throughout the healthcare continuum.

News

You will find in the present section the latest news regarding the Canadian Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation

Activity

Our colleague Diogo Mochcovitch will take part in a panel of senior global health leaders on ethics and scaling u

The online panel will take place on March 21 from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT and is titled Navigating ethical considerations when supporting the scaling up of healthcare interventions.

By Carole Thiébaut, 19/03/2024

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Activity

Our colleague Diogo Mochcovitch will take part in a panel of senior global health leaders on ethics and scaling u

The online panel will take place on March 21 from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT and is titled Navigating ethical considerations when supporting the scaling up of healthcare interventions.

By Carole Thiébaut, 19/03/2024

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Other

OPPORTUNITY FOR POSDOCTORAL RESEARCHER

Dr. France Légaré, holder of the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Mobilization, regular researcher at VITAM - Centre de recherche en santé durable, full professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine at Université Laval and clinical physician at the Groupe de médecine de famille universitaire (GMF-U) Saint-François D'Assise, invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher.
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By Carole Thiébaut, 19/03/2024

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OPPORTUNITY FOR POSDOCTORAL RESEARCHER

Dr. France Légaré, holder of the Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Mobilization, regular researcher at VITAM - Centre de recherche en santé durable, full professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine at Université Laval and clinical physician at the Groupe de médecine de famille universitaire (GMF-U) Saint-François D'Assise, invites applications for a postdoctoral researcher.
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By Carole Thiébaut, 19/03/2024

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Activity

Our colleague Florence Lizotte among 7 panelists at ULaval FESP student forum on interdisciplinarity as a catalyst for responsible innovation

On January 12, Florence Lizotte presented at the FESP ULaval Student Forum - Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Université Laval. Florence's presentation was on Interdisciplinarity in innovation in health and social services.
Bravo Florence and thanks to Angèle Musabyimana for her contribution to the development of the presentation!
Florence is a master's student in public health, Angèle is a doctoral student in community health, both under the supervision of France Légaré.

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By Carole Thiébaut, 22/01/2024

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Activity

Our colleague Florence Lizotte among 7 panelists at ULaval FESP student forum on interdisciplinarity as a catalyst for responsible innovation

On January 12, Florence Lizotte presented at the FESP ULaval Student Forum - Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Université Laval. Florence's presentation was on Interdisciplinarity in innovation in health and social services.
Bravo Florence and thanks to Angèle Musabyimana for her contribution to the development of the presentation!
Florence is a master's student in public health, Angèle is a doctoral student in community health, both under the supervision of France Légaré.

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By Carole Thiébaut, 22/01/2024

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Publication

Our team publishes an article on Spontaneous Scaling of a Primary Care Innovation

The article entitled "Spontaneous Scaling of a Primary Care Innovation in Real-life Conditions: A Case Study Protocol " was published in JMIR Research Protocols. The study was led by France Légaré and aimed to observe, document, and analyze how, in real-life conditions, 1 primary care innovation spontaneously scales up across Quebec.

By Carole Thiébaut, 12/01/2024

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Publication

Our team publishes an article on Spontaneous Scaling of a Primary Care Innovation

The article entitled "Spontaneous Scaling of a Primary Care Innovation in Real-life Conditions: A Case Study Protocol " was published in JMIR Research Protocols. The study was led by France Légaré and aimed to observe, document, and analyze how, in real-life conditions, 1 primary care innovation spontaneously scales up across Quebec.

By Carole Thiébaut, 12/01/2024

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Publication

Our colleague Lucas Gomes Souza's article on Advance Care Planning and Healthcare Professionals’ Well-being is already available online

The article published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management under the supervision of France Légaré is entitled The Impact of Advance Care Planning on Healthcare Professionals’ Well-being: A Systematic Review. The objective of this study was to a systematically review the literature evaluating the impact of ACP interventions on healthcare professionals’ well-being.

By Carole Thiébaut, 01/12/2023

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Publication

Our colleague Lucas Gomes Souza's article on Advance Care Planning and Healthcare Professionals’ Well-being is already available online

The article published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management under the supervision of France Légaré is entitled The Impact of Advance Care Planning on Healthcare Professionals’ Well-being: A Systematic Review. The objective of this study was to a systematically review the literature evaluating the impact of ACP interventions on healthcare professionals’ well-being.

By Carole Thiébaut, 01/12/2023

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Tools and training

You will find in the present section the tools and trainings developed by the team of the Canada Research Chair in Shared Decision Making and Knowledge Translation

Shared decision making tools

In order to facilitate shared decision making implementation in different health contexts, these tools are available in different formats and for different types of knowledge users.

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Professional training


Our team specializes in training healthcare professionals by helping them developing the skills that will allow them to promote patient participation in decision making.

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Our team


Research team: Chairholder, Master's students, Doctoral students, Postdoctoral students, Research professionals, Collaborators ...

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Our mission

Providing health professionals and their patients with the necessary skills to promote shared decision-making throughout the healthcare continuum.

Vision

Acting as a premier training and support center and to be a cutting-edge implementation research group that helps healthcare professionals, both across Canada and abroad, to implement shared decision-making in a clinical setting.

Objectives
  • To identify primary healthcare professionals needs in order to promote strategies that encourage patients to participate in decision-making. In other words, to foster shared decision-making;

  • To assess the impact of shared decision-making on healthcare professionals and on patients.

Values
  • Professional integrity and ethics

  • Excellence and continued improvement

  • Innovation and creativity

  • Rigor and respect


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