PaCER Sponsor Application Form

Sponsor a Patient and Community Engagement (PaCER) Team

The Patient and Community Engagement Research (PaCER) program, based at the University of Calgary, Continuing Education and supported by the Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit (AbSPORU), works towards transforming the role of patients in health system research, practice, planning and policy with the aim to create more sustainable and effective person-centered care. At the conclusion of the Program, PaCER Sponsors will receive a final report to inform future research priorities and/or to provide evidence to change health care practice, planning or policy.

Become a Sponsor for a Patient and Community Engagement Research (PaCER) team and include patient perspective, priorities and experience into your research program and projects.

PaCER Sponsor Application Form

Please complete to following form to sponsor a team in our Patient and Community Engagement (PaCER) Program.

SPONSOR INFORMATION: 

PaCER Sponsor roles include:

  • Supporting the recruitment of patient and community members for your team
  • Providing funding and a qualitative research topic for your team
  • Providing specific contextual information to the team throughout the 3 courses
  • Using results from the study to inform future research priorities or to provide evidence to change health care practice, planning or policy.

SPONSOR LIAISON INFORMATION
(If known at time of application): 

PaCER Sponsor Liaisons roles include:

  • Supporting the recruitment of patient and community members for your team
  • Providing specific contextual information and feedback to the team throughout the 3 courses
  • Streamlining communication between PaCER learners, Sponsor, and PaCER facilitators

INTAKE INFORMATION: Intake Term and Year of Interest

(Fall intake starts in October and Winter intake starts in January)  

Please choose one of the following: 

Intake Term

RESEARCH PURPOSE AND HOW PACER CAN SUPPORT YOUR RESEARCH

Please provide a sentence or two describing the following:

PaCER TEAMS 

PaCER teams are 4–6 learners who are part of a sponsored team, learning and working together to conduct patient and community-centered, participatory health research. Team members are required to have a personal computer and internet access. It is strongly encouraged that the learners joining PaCER have the ability to collaborate as part of a team as well as possess a basic level of digital literacy.  

Are you interested in a live online presentation from the PaCER team to recruit potential PaCER learners for your project?

FINANCES 

The sponsor fees for a program team of 4-6 patient and community learners is $45,000. 

Please indicate the source of your funding and if it is confirmed or waiting. 

Confirmed Funding?
Awaiting Funding?

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