Table 1.
Combined Canadian Institutes for Health Research and AbSPORU competency themes for POR
| POR competency themesa | National SPOR capacity development competencies | Additional Alberta AbSPORU capacity development competencies |
|---|---|---|
| Patient-oriented research | ✔ | |
| Patient engagement | ✔ | ✔ |
| Health research | ✔ | |
| Communications & collaboration | ✔ | |
| Health research methods | ✔ | |
| Knowledge translation & knowledge synthesis | ✔ | |
| Data | ✔ | |
| Clinical trials | ✔ |
AbSPORU Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit, POR patient-oriented research, SPOR Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research
aEach competency theme is further divided into specific competencies and/or learning objectives for that theme area