Outreach/ Patient Partners
What is a Patient Partner?
As part of our ongoing effort to investigate better treatment options for breast cancer patients, we rely on the help and feedback of "Patient Partners" who are willing to provide input and contribute their perspective, experiences and support, including help in study design and review. Patient Partners can really make a difference in several areas of research:
(used with permission from creator, Diana Lemaire)
Click on the image to see how Patient Partners can make an impact in each of these areas!(created by Diana Lemaire and used with permission)
Recently, a patient partner, Diana Lemaire, shared her experience as a cancer patient and how she has used that experience to inform and improve cancer research. This table illustrates, through Diana's example, many of the varied ways in which Patient Partners can make a difference:
Become a Patient Partner
This is an important apect of our research as we are guided by the very patients we are hoping to help, gaining valuable insight and perspective. If you are interested in becoming a patient-partner, there are several resources and people to contact:
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CIHR (Canadian Institute of Health Research) - excellent overview and basic understanding of patient partnership
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LHSC Patient Experience Department- 519-685-8500 x56402
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SJHC Care Partnership Office 519-646-6100 x45621
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Grants Development, Office of Research Service, Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's and London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute- 519-685-8500 x65517
