Choice Research Lab

07/25/2023

Je suis ravie de vous présenter la version française du site web du Labo de recherche sur la prise de décision. En tant que professeure dans une université canadienne bilingue , il est important de partager nos recherches en français et en anglais. Pour en savoir plus, cliquez ici :

Dr. Karine Toupin April

05/09/2023

ICYMI: We developed a case study paper about our approach to knowledge translation where youth participated in research about . A knowledge broker with lived experience of was involved to support and translation. Check it out on our website: https://buff.ly/3RzcTzD

04/26/2023

If you visiting a healthcare provider, you can consider using the ASK - SHARE - KNOW questions

1 - What are my options?
2 - What are the possible benefits and harms of those options?
3 - How likely are each of those benefits and harms to happen to me? What will happen if I do nothing?

Learn more by reading this paper: https://buff.ly/410ABcG

04/20/2023

What is decision coaching? A decision coach provides patients with non directive support to help prepare them to communicate their decision to others involved in the decision. You can learn more by visiting this OttawaHospital Research Institute website.

A decision coach is a trained health care provider who is non-directive and provides support that aims to develop patients'/persons' skills in:

04/12/2023

We developed a list of shared decision making resources that can help health care care providers and patients learn more about the process, available patient decision aids, decision coaching, and more! You can access these resources on our website here. https://buff.ly/3YgvEul

03/30/2023

We have a new plain language summary on our website for our paper “Engaging young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis in shared decision-making research”. Super proud that patient partners are the main authors of this paper. Check it out today:

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03/19/2023

Excited to be part of to in Ottawa with Natasha Trehan and Take a Pain Check. What are you doing to learn more about ?

03/15/2023

I wrote a blog post for Take a Pain Check Foundation “Shared Decision Making: A Future Without Limits”. I explain how my personal experiences with asthma sparked my interest in shared decision making and my career as a researcher. Learn more by reading this blog post:

For the past 20 years, I have immersed myself in the research field involving young people with arthritis and their families. I am also a patient myself, living with asthma since I was born. When I decided to write this blog post, I wondered what would be most interesting and valuable for young peop...

03/09/2023

Last month, we spoke at the Canadian Rheumatology Association annual meeting about . View the infographics co-developed w/ Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance . Patient perspectives reflect > 25 responses from people w/ arthritis. Thank you for your feedback! https://buff.ly/3YgvEul

03/03/2023

We ran an informal survey with Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance Take a Pain Check and asked people with arthritis their views about decision making with health care providers and shared decision making. This graphic highlights what they said - feel free to share your thoughts about what you see from your perspective (this includes everyone like patients, health care providers, researchers, etc)!

01/27/2023

Thank you to the people who shared their perspectives about (SDM). We want to learn more from people with for our presentation at the Canadian Rheumatology Association meeting. What do you want health care professionals (HCP’s) to do to support SDM at your next appointment? What tips or suggestions would you give HCP’s? You can also share your thoughts privately by completing this short survey:

Medical Board members from Take a Pain Check - Dr. Elizabeth Stringer, Laurie Proulx (Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance), Dr. Toupin-April (Choice Research Lab) as well as Natasha, will be presenting at the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) annual meeting about shared decision making (SDM).....

01/24/2023

Thank you to the people with arthritis who shared their perspectives about (SDM). Continuing our conversation, we want to hear from people with to get their perspectives for our presentation at the Canadian Rheumatology Association meeting. Please identify a word or two that describes your thoughts about SDM - what does SDM mean to you? You can also share your thoughts privately by completing this short survey: https://buff.ly/3QJ48mY Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance Take a Pain Check

Medical Board members from Take a Pain Check - Dr. Elizabeth Stringer, Laurie Proulx (Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance), Dr. Toupin-April (Choice Research Lab) as well as Natasha, will be presenting at the Canadian Rheumatology Association (CRA) annual meeting about shared decision making (SDM).....