Healey Akearok, Gwen K

Published purpose

t: SUPPORT Units will develop jurisdictional centres of expertise to enhance patient-oriented research and facilitate studies involving patients and/or patient records. SUPPORT Units are intended to: • Identify the needs of patients and knowledge users and facilitate research that addresses these needs. • Provide a critical mass of highly specialized and multi-disciplinary methodological expertise in patient-oriented research and its application. • Assist decision makers and investigators to identify and design relevant research studies, conduct biostatistical analyses, manage data, provide and teach project management skills and ensure studies meet all relevant regulatory standards. • Advance methods and training in comparative effectiveness research and develop the next generation of methodologists. • Provide timely access to linked data and integrate existing or new databases.