Our current studies range from qualitative studies using basic focus groups, to  more complex film-based methods, population-based studies using data from administrative databases, longitudinal studies, patient registries, as well as studies using a variety of mixed methods. Depending on your research question and your funding we will advise you on the most appropriate methodologies available to address your question.

Highlights of our services include:

  • Grant writing support
  • Multi-site study coordination services
  • Methodological input on proposals
  • Creation of study documents
  • Budget preparation
  • Planning and operations of large registries
  • Qualitative study design and activities (focus groups, in-depth interviews, brokered dialogue, concept mapping, film-based research, etc.)
  • Consultation on population-based studies using administrative databases, particularly those available at the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Services (ICES).  (Visit the ICES website to find out more about how they link data from sources such as population-based health surveys, encrypted individual patient records, and major clinical and administrative databases)