Our Projects – SPOR Evidence Alliance

The following table provides a list of projects that the Alliance has been commissioned to conduct by a health related organization.

To learn more about each project, please click on the project title to be directed to the project page.

wdt_ID	Project Topic	Commissioning Organization	Project Lead(s)	Project Approach	Project Status
1	Management of Chronic Pain in Pregnancy	Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada	Ahmed Abou-Setta	Systematic Review	Completed
2	Knowledge Uptake and Use at the Organizational Level	Health Canada	Christina Godfrey	Scoping Review	In progress
3	Family Medicine Scope of Practice	Quebec Ministry of Health and Social Services	Herve Zoumahoun	Rapid Review	Completed
4	Self-Management of Chronic Pain	Quebec Pain Research Network	Annie LeBlanc	Systematic Review	In progress
5	Detection and Management of Diabetes Complications	Diabetes Action Canada	Fiona Clement	Systematic Review	Completed
6	Physical Activities for Children with Disabilities	AlterGo	Annie LeBlanc	Rapid Review	Completed
7	Family Violence in Northern Communities	Government of the Northwest Territories	Pertice Moffitt	Scoping Review	In progress
8	Military Training-Related Injuries in Females	Canadian Armed Forces	Brian Hutton	Scoping Review	Completed
9	Gaming and Internet Gaming Disorder	World Health Organization	Andrea Tricco	Rapid Review	Completed
10	Recreational Cannabis Use in People with Diabetes	Diabetes Canada	Caroline Porr, Andrea Tricco	Rapid Review	Completed
11	Occupational Stress Injury in First Responders	Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General	Andrea Tricco	Rapid Review	Completed
12	Developing an Organizational KT Strategy	Heart and Stroke Foundation	Sharon Straus	Knowledge Translation	Completed
13	Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit Research Round Tables	Ontario SPOR SUPPORT Unit	Sharon Straus	Knowledge Translation	In progress
14	Models of Assisted Peritoneal Dialysis for the Treatment of End-Stage Renal Disease	Alberta Health	Fiona Clement	Health Technology Assessment	Completed
15	Glucose Monitoring Technologies for the Management of Insulin-Treated Diabetes	Alberta Health, BC Ministry of Health	Fiona Clement	Health Technology Assessment	Completed
16	Endovascular Laser Therapy, Radiofrequency Ablation and Cyanoacrylate Closure for Symptomatic Varicose Veins	BC Ministry of Health	Fiona Clement	Health Technology Assessment	Completed
17	Neuromodulation for Cancer and Non-Cancer Pain	BC Ministry of Health	Fiona Clement	Health Technology Assessment	Completed
19	Surgical Mesh for Stress Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, and Inguinal Hernia	BC Ministry of Health	Fiona Clement	Scoping Review	Completed
20	Cannabis and Mental Health	Mental Health Commission of Canada	Fiona Clement	Scoping Review, Environmental Scan	Completed
21	Positron Emission Tomography – Computed Tomography (PET-CT) for Myocardial Viability and Myocarditis	BC Ministry of Health	Fiona Clement	Health Technology Assessment	Completed
22	Robotic-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy	BC Ministry of Health	Fiona Clement	Health Technology Assessment	In progress
23	Single Compared to Multiple Occupancy Rooms in the Hospital Acute Adult Inpatient Setting: A Review of the Literature	BC Ministry of Health	Fiona Clement	Scoping Review	Completed
24	Patient and Family Caregiver Engagement in Healthcare	BC Ministry of Health	Clayon Hamilton, Linda Li	Scoping Review	In progress
26	Managing Agitation and Aggression in Long-Term Care Residents with Dementia	Newfoundland and Labrador Health System	Stephen Bornstein	Systematic Review Update	Completed
27	Palliative Care Options for Chronic Diseases	Newfoundland and Labrador Health System	Stephen Bornstein	Rapid Review	Completed
28	Home Dialysis for Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease	Newfoundland and Labrador Health System	Stephen Bornstein	Jurisdictional Scan	Completed
29	Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Wound Healing	Newfoundland and Labrador Health System	Stephen Bornstein	Overview of Reviews Update	Completed
30	Preschool Health Screening Programs	Newfoundland and Labrador Health System	Stephen Bornstein	Rapid Review	Completed
31	Remote Patient Monitoring for Chronic and Complex Care Needs	Newfoundland and Labrador Health System	Stephen Bornstein	Jurisdictional Scan	Completed
32	Rural Psychiatry Care Options for Mental Health and Addictions	Newfoundland and Labrador Health System	Stephen Bornstein	Jurisdictional Scan	Completed
33	Safety and Service Satisfaction of Rural Obstetrics Services	Newfoundland and Labrador Health System	Stephen Bornstein	Rapid Review	Completed
34	De-Prescribing Medications in Care Settings	Newfoundland and Labrador Health System	Stephen Bornstein	Overview of Reviews	In-progress
35	Experiences in Palliative Care: Home vs. Healthcare Settings	Newfoundland and Labrador Health System	Stephen Bornstein	Overview of Reviews	In-progress
36	Trauma-Informed Care Practices to Support Caregivers	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	Beverly Pomeroy, Lindsay Jibb	Systematic Review	In progress
37	Alternatives to Institutional Care for Older People	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	Elliot Pausjenssen, Elaine Moody	Systematic Review	In Progress
38	Patient and Public Partners in Writing of Lay Summaries	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)	Joanne Mosel, Heather Colquhoun	Scoping Review	In progress