Resources for Research Teams
Our expert research teams within the SPOR Evidence Alliance regularly respond to inquiries from decision-makers, providing them with evidence to address persistent, emerging and/or urgent health challenges in Canada and beyond.
To ensure consistent product delivery, we have developed a series of templates and guidance documents for research teams.
For more resources for patient-driven research projects, check out the Resources for Patient-Driven Research Teams.
Guidance Tools and Resources
Reflective Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Exercise
Designed to support exploration of the social advantages and/or disadvantages in an individual’s life, and learn how these intersecting social factors can impact a research project.
Guidance on Engaging Patient and Public Partners in Research as a Researcher
Designed to provide guidance to researchers wishing to engage patients and members of the public in health research in a meaningful, non-tokenistic way.
Guidance on Being a Patient and Public Partner in Research
Designed to provide guidance to patient and public partners on how to engage in health research in a meaningful and collaborative way.
Resource List for Rapid Review Methods Guidance
Designed to provide guidance on best practices in the conduct of rapid reviews.
Right Review Tool
Formerly known as ‘What Review is Right for You?’, this new and improved tool has been designed to help determine the right knowledge synthesis approach for your specific research question and objective along with helpful resources and examples for the specific approach.
Menu of Knowledge Dissemination Approaches
Co-designed with our Knowledge Translation Committee to outline some common strategies to share research findings and activities with various audiences, as well as outline strategies that SPOR Evidence Alliance research teams and research partners can use to share knowledge with intended audiences.
How to Write a Plain Language Summary
Designed to provide an evidence-based, patient/public partner informed set of steps for creating a plain language summary.
Rédiger un résumé en langage simple
La procédure qui suit a été élaborée à partir de recommandations tirées de publications portant sur la
rédaction de résumés en langage simple et des perspectives d’un groupe de 11 patients partenaires et membres du public.
Forms
Patient and Public Engagement Request Form
Designed for SPOR Evidence Alliance researchers wishing to request support in identifying and engaging patients and/or members of the public in SPOR Evidence Alliance-administered research projects.
Conflicts of Interest (COI) Declaration Form
To minimize the influence of conflicts of interest (COI) within the SPOR Evidence Alliance and all its research activities, it is crucial to uphold standards that are rigorous and transparent with regards to the scientific approaches used, and the reporting and sharing of research findings.
Templates
Work Plan Template
Designed to provide a narrative roadmap of a research project.
*To be used in tandem with the study budget template.
Study Budget Template
Designed to report on the operational budget and cost sharing for a research project.
*To be used in tandem with the work plan template.
Progress Update Template
Designed to document and report on the status of ongoing research project progress.
Report Template
Designed to present a detailed technical narrative of a completed research project.
Research Brief Template
Designed to present a high-level technical summary of a completed research project.
Plain Language Summary Template
Designed to present a high-level summary of a completed research project for a lay audience.
Methods Publications
Rapid Reviews Methods Series: Involving patient and public partners, healthcare providers and policymakers as knowledge users
Discusses the importance of involving knowledge users in developing rapid reviews, and provides detailed steps on how and when to involve knowledge users, including patient and public involvement.
Methodological guidance for incorporating equity when informing rapid-policy and guideline development
Provides guidance for considering equity in rapid reviews through examples of published COVID-19 rapid reviews.