Show me the Evidence

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Gathering More Evidence

Future Patient-Oriented Research Initiatives
Improving patient-oriented care is an important priority for CIHR. The organization has recently launched a number of major initiatives to increase investment in this area. CIHR Roadmap Signature Initiatives will help CIHR allocate its resources to make the strongest possible impact on health and health care – today, tomorrow and well into the future.

CIHR Initiative on Community-Based Primary Health Care
Community-based primary health care is a cornerstone of good health. It is the care Canadians receive from their family doctors, nurses at the neighbourhood clinic, pharmacists, social workers, dieticians and many other health professionals. An effective primary care system provides patient-centred treatment that is both high-quality and cost-effective. CIHR has identified community-based primary health care as an area in which Canada can improve.

This initiative will make strategic investments in community-based primary health care research and the translation of research knowledge into practice and policy.

CIHR Initiative on Personalized Medicine
Medical treatment is not a one-size-fits-all proposition. Drugs that help one patient may be ineffective or even harmful for another. Emerging technologies in genomics, nanotechnology, molecular diagnostics and imaging are making it possible to personalize or "stratify" treatment to improve health outcomes.

This initiative aims to capitalize on the strengths of Canadian health researchers in identifying disease-related genes and biomarkers and in translational research in order to integrate evidenced-based medicine and precision diagnostics into clinical practice.

Drug Safety and Effectiveness Network (DSEN)
CIHR and Health Canada have collaborated to establish DSEN, a network dedicated to post-market drug research. DSEN will help to improve patient care by increasing Canada's capacity to study the safety of medications in the "real world."