About the event:
Getting started with Research Engagement at CAMH
Patient and Family Engagement in Research supports engaging patients and family members as active research partners and valued members of the research team. In this workshop, we will provide an overview of research engagement, why it is important, what research engagement looks like at CAMH and how patients and family members can get involved.
Our Presenters:
Mel Hiebert (she/her) is the Patient Engagement in Research Coordinator for the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH). In this role, Mel is responsible for supporting people with lived experience to become partners in research, and to champion research engagement across CAMH. In her current role, Mel incorporates both her professional knowledge and personal lived-experience into her work.
Connie Putterman (she/her) is the Family Engagement in Research Coordinator for the Centre for Addictions and Mental Health (CAMH). In this role, Connie is responsible for supporting and mentoring family members/caregivers with lived experience to become partners in research, and to champion research engagement across CAMH. Connie brings to her role many years of experience and expertise both professionally and as an advisor to research for the autism and neuro-developmental research community across Canada. Over the past few years, she has co-developed and co-instructed the Family Engagement in Research Course through McMaster University and CanChild. She recently completed a Masters of Health Sciences in Translational Research at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Medical Sciences.
Register for this event: Getting started with research engagement at CAMH Tickets, Wed, 18 Jan 2023 at 12:00 PM | Eventbrite
*This event will be hosted virtually and can be attended in person at 1025 Queen Street West
About the organizers:
This web event is hosted by the RBC Patient and Family Learning Space at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.
The RBC Patient and Family Learning Space (PFLS) is an interactive hub for patients, families and the community to access reliable information about mental health, substance use and recovery. We offer our services in-person and virtually, and our resources are available in print, web and app format. Through the PFLS you can attend interactive workshops and webinars, and discover a variety of community-based services that might help you in your recovery.
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