Research Assistant

2 months ago


Montréal, Canada Centre universitaire de santé McGill Full time

**Organization description**

Le Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM) est un centre hospitalier universitaire intégré, reconnu à l’échelle internationale pour l’excellence de ses programmes cliniques, de sa recherche et de son enseignement. Le CUSM a pour objectif d’assurer aux patients des soins fondés sur les connaissances les plus avancées dans le domaine de la santé et de contribuer au progrès des connaissances.

**RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MUHC**
The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is a world-renowned biomedical and hospital research centre. Located in Montreal, Quebec, the Institute is the research arm of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. The RI-MUHC is supported in part by the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS).

**Position summary**
The Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network (CADeN) is a national health promotion and research organization working to reduce harm by improving the safety and appropriateness of medication use. A small, dynamic team with a big mission, our work and achievements span provinces and range from public awareness campaigns to healthcare professional education, from province-wide research trials to influencing national drug policy.

As Research Assistant (public engagement), you will contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of CADeN’s public-facing and engagement activities. As part of this work, you will proactively build relationships with a network of community organizations, patient partners with diverse backgrounds and life experiences, and with Indigenous communities across Canada.

You will report directly to the Scientific Director (Dr. Emily McDonald), with direction also provided by the Assistant Director (Camille Gagnon).

**General Duties**
- Plan and coordinate activities (e.g., public presentations and webinars: the distribution of tools and resources) in support of a nationwide public awareness campaign promoting the appropriate use of medications (30%),
- Build and foster relationships with community organizations, members of the public, patients and healthcare professionals representing diverse abilities, cultures, gender identities, languages, and geographies (20%),
- Contribute to the development, translation, and continuous improvement of public awareness tools (i.e., website, plain language articles, educational brochures and handouts, patient testimonials, presentation slides, webinars, newsletter) (20%),
- Participate in outreach efforts with Indigenous communities and representatives of Indigenous health organizations, to identify what is needed to support medication appropriateness in different communities (15%),
- Participate in the planning and coordination of in-person network events in collaboration with Indigenous communities, taking the lead in advocating for and ensuring the needs and perspectives of Indigenous partners are included (15%).

**Specific Responsibilities**
Under the direction of the immediate supervisor, the incumbent will:
Develop, implement and evaluate a public awareness campaign
- Lead the planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities in support of the network’s public awareness campaign to promote medication appropriateness and deprescribing, engaging diverse community organizations and patient partners across the country through this work. Modify campaign based on evaluation outcomes. Activities include organizing public presentations, disseminating an educational toolkit (paper and virtual), as well as sharing of online information (website and social media).
- Adapt the network’s public awareness tools to a variety of languages and cultures, in collaboration with communities and organizations.
- Contribute to the development and continual improvement of public awareness tools, including web pages, newsletter, communications toolkits, presentation slides, webinars, plain language articles, educational brochures.

Relationship-building with community organizations, patients, and public representatives
- Inform the development and rollout of network research and knowledge transfer activities by seeking perspectives and experiences from patient and public partners.
- Provide support to community partners in the public awareness activities they lead, increasing the reach of these activities.

Relationship-building with Indigenous communities
- Build relationships and hold meetings with Indigenous peoples (Elders, Traditional Knowledge Keepers, Band Councillors, Health Directors, etc.) and representatives of Indigenous health organizations both to discuss community priorities concerning medication appropriateness as well as to seek individuals and communities interested in engaging with the network.

Planning and coordination of in-person Network community engagement events with Indigenous communities
- Participate in the planning of i



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