Patricia Comfort, University of Saskatchewan

Research

Patient-Oriented Research Capacity Development Evidence Informed Policy Health Data Indigenous Health Learning Health System Patient Engagement Patient Reported Outcomes And Experiences

Latest funding

Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research Phase II Grant Extension
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$2,514,420
Integrated Care Clinical Pathway Implementation using a Patient Oriented Learning Health System Approach: A Realist Process Evaluation of the Saskatchewan Long COVID Pathway
CIHR · 2022 · Principal investigator
$1,961,649

All 2 grants and awards

Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research Phase II Grant Extension

Principal investigatorCIHR2025SPOR SUPPORT Unit Extension

Principal investigators: Marciniuk, Darcy D; Comfort, Patricia; Matear, David W; Mula, Michelle; Sherin, Tracey; Vanstone, Megan R; Veitch, Lindell; Carr, Tracey L; Ermel, Diana M; Forgie, Sarah E; Groot, Gary; King, Malcolm; Lawson, Karen; Lovo, Stacey; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Opikokew Wajuntah, Cassandra J; Weise, Christina M

Keywords: Capacity Development; Evidence Informed Policy; Health Data; Indigenous Health; Learning Health System; Patient Engagement; Patient Reported Outcomes And Experiences; Patient-Oriented Research; Quality Improvement

$2,514,420

Integrated Care Clinical Pathway Implementation using a Patient Oriented Learning Health System Approach: A Realist Process Evaluation of the Saskatchewan Long COVID Pathway

Principal investigatorCIHR2022Team Grant: THINC Implementation Science - Multimorbidity pool

Principal investigators: Groot, Gary; Comfort, Patricia; Hartness, Collin J; Carr, Tracey L; Goodridge, Donna M; Muhajarine, Nazeem; Penz, Erika D

Keywords: Clinical Pathway; Learning Health Systems; Long Covid; Patient-Oriented Research; Realist Evaluation

$1,961,649

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Patient-Oriented Research Dear Professor Comfort, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on patient-oriented research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Saskatchewan Centre for Patient-Oriented Research Phase II Grant Extension" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]