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A collection of the Public and Patient Engagement Collaborative’s publications, presentations, tools and other resources related to public and patient engagement. 

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Public and Patient Engagement Evaluation Tool (PPEET)

An evaluation tool designed to assist health system organizations and others evaluate public and patient engagement efforts.

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Engage with Impact Toolkit

A toolkit developed to support health system organizations with the evaluation of patient, family and caregiver engagement, with a focus on impact.

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Creating Engagement Capable Environments in Ontario Health Teams

A framework for action highlighting key competencies, supports and enablers to support OHTs in their efforts to become engagement capable organizations.

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Créer des environnements propices à l’engagement au sein des Équipes de Santé Ontario

Public and Patient Engagement Collaborative, June 2023

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Supporting equity-centred engagement

A step-by-step guide with tailored resources to help centre equity in your engagement work in health system and/or health policy contexts.

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Soutien à l’engagement axé sur l’équité: Guide détaillé avec ressources personnalisées

Public and Patient Engagement Collaborative & the Public Engagement in Health Policy Project, February 2023

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Compensating Patient Partners in Research: Review of Current Guidance and Policies Across Canada

Public and Patient Engagement Collaborative, September 2023

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Evaluating Your Engagement Activities

Institute for Better Health, Trillium Health Partners, OHT Learning Series, July 2023

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Supporting Equity-Centred Engagement

PPEC Spring Webinar Series, June 14, 2023

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Patient partnership in Canadian health systems: A snapshot in time

PPEC Spring Webinar Series, April 19, 2023

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Supporting your Engagement Work through Evaluation

PPEC Spring Webinar Series, April 5, 2023

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Understanding patient partnership in health systems: Lessons from the Canadian Patient Partner Survey

Webinar hosted by AbSPORU Patient Engagement Journal Club, November 2022

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Primer on Public Involvement

Prepared for the Health Council of Canada

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Engaging the public in pandemic policy response: Missed and future opportunities for Canada

Public Engagement in Health Policy, blog post, August 15, 2022

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Ontario Health Teams’ Experiences Developing Patient, Family and Caregiver Engagement and Partnership Strategies

Public and Patient Engagement Collaborative, McMaster University and Rapid Improvement Support and Exchange (RISE), OHT Patient Family Caregiver Engagement and Partnership Community of Practice

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Supporting High Quality Patient, Family and Caregiver Engagement: Principles and Practice

North American Conference on Integrated Care, October 2021

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Engaging and partnering with older adults in the MIRA collaborative: Implementation and evaluation

MIRA Collaborative for Health and Aging Webinar, June 2021

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Metaphors of organizations in patient involvement programs: connections and contradictions

Journal of Health Organization and Management, April 2021

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Evaluating patient engagement: A conversation with Julia Abelson

Matters of Engagement Podcast, August 2020

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Partnering principles and strategies: A guidance document for researchers, older adults and caregivers

McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging, updated March 2023

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Ethical challenges related to patient involvement in Health Technology Assessment

International Journal of Health Technology Assessment in Health Care, June 2019

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Are we there yet? Reflections on patient engagement within the Canadian Health System

Webinar hosted by the BC SPOR SUPPORT Unit, March 2019

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Public and patient involvement in health technology assessment: a framework for action

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, September 2016

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Making sense of the evidence on breast cancer screening

McMaster Health Forum, 2015

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Patient engagement and Canada’s SPOR initiative: A resource guide for research teams and networks

Developed for the Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit, March 2015

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Prof. Julia Abelson on PANORAMA’s promising start & public engagement trends

The Change Foundation's Panorama panel, September 2013

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What is public deliberation?

Hastings Center Report, March-April 2012

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Why and when should we use public deliberation?

Hastings Center Report, March-April 2012

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The future of public deliberation on health issues

Hastings Center Report, March-April 2012

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Moving cautiously: public involvement and the health technology assessment community

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care, January 2011

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Effective Strategies for Interactive Public Engagement in the Development of Healthcare Policies and Programs

A research synthesis commissioned by the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation, December 2010

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Showing how patient partnering is improving care

Health Quality Ontario