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Research Knowledge and Skill Builder Sessions

The Research Knowledge and Skill Builder Sessions are monthly in-service workshops designed to strengthen the research capacity of faculty and staff across the Department of Family Medicine. This resource hub provides access to an archive of past session materials, including presentation slides and video recordings, which can be searched or filtered by topic to help you quickly find relevant content.

Upcoming session

Quality Improvement and Scholarship in Primary Care Register

Presenter: Dr. Henry Siu

Overview: Dr. Siu will discuss the intersection of quality improvement and scholarship, highlighting how primary care quality improvement initiatives can generate meaningful insights, support research development, and contribute to improved patient care.

Date: September 15, 2026, from 1–2 p.m.

Location: DBHSC Room 5, 5th floor / Zoom

Resource Listing

Data Sources & Collection

Using Electronic Medical Record data for primary care research

January 16, 2024. Jen Lawson, Business Analyst and Shuaib Hafid, Statistical Analyst

Emerging Topics in Research

AI In Health Research

March 24, 2026. Presenters: Stephanie Verkoeyen, Special Advisor, Generative AI

Design & Methods

Intro To Mixed Methods Research

November 18, 2025. Presenters: Jennifer Salerno, Research Associate and Jessica Gaber, Research Coordinator

Equity & Inclusion

Culturally Competent Research Practice

October 21, 2025. Presenters: Alicia Wright, EDI Manager and Neha Arora, Clinic Research Coordinator

Equity & Inclusion

Trauma-Informed Research Practice

September 16, 2025. Presenter: Jessica Gaber, Research Coordinator

Equity & Inclusion

Socio-Demographic Data Collection

June 17, 2025. Presenters: Andrea Pansoy, Carissa Buckmiller and Neha Arora (MFP and DFM research staff)

Knowledge Translation

Knowledge Translation Planning

April 15, 2025. Presenters: Advina Kamaric, KT Specialist and Casey Irvin, KT Manager

Community Engagement

Working With Students Aspiring to Medical School

March 18, 2025. Presenter: Lawrence Grierson, Professor

Community Engagement

Community Engagement in Prison Health

February 19, 2025. Presenters: Fiona Kouyoumdjian, Associate Professor and Lindsay Jennings, Community Investigator

Research Ethics

FUNdamentals of Ethics Reviews

January 21, 2025. Presenters: Laura Cleghorn, Research Director and Neha Arora, Clinical Research Coordinator

Data Analysis

Sample Size Calculations

November 19, 2024. Presenter: Zuber Mulla, Professor and Assistant Dean, Texas Tech Health El Paso

Design & Methods

Implementation Science in Primary Care

June 18, 2024. Presenters: Jennifer Salerno, Rebecca Clark, Jessica Gaber (DFM research staff) and the VIP Research Lab

Research Administration

Research Agreements

May 21, 2024. Presenter: Caroline Woods, Sr. Agreements Officer, Health Research Services

Design & Methods

Qualitative Case Study

October 17, 2023. Presenter: Jessica Gaber, Research Coordinator

Research Administration

Intro to business case

June 20, 2023. Presenters: Ric Angeles, Research Associate and Francine Merzanek, Research Coordinator

Research Administration

Working With Health Research Services

May 16, 2023. Presenter: Julie Croskill, Research Grants Manager, Health Research Services

Equity & Inclusion

Race in Research

February 21, 2023. Presenters: Anjali Menezes, Assistant Clinical Professor and Neha Arora, Clinic Research Coordinator

Data Management

Data Management Requirements for Tri-Agency Grants

January 17, 2023. Presenter: Rebecca Clark, Research Coordinator

Design & Methods

QI In Primary Care

November 15, 2022. Presenter: Dale Guenter, Professor and Kat Cottrell, PGY3 Research & Scholarship

Community Engagement

Lived Experiences in Research

October 18, 2022. Presenters: Claire Bodkin, Assistant Clinical Professor, and Jammy Pierre, Peer Investigator

Knowledge Translation

Data visualization

September 20, 2022. Presenter: Subhanya Sivajothy, Data Analysis and Visualization Librarian

Data Sources & Collection

GIS In Health Research

May 24, 2022. Presenters: Christine Homuth, GIS Specialist and Shuaib Hafid, Statistical Analyst

Knowledge Translation

Infographic Design

April 26, 2022. Presenters: Shania Bhopa, Meerab Majid, KT students

Equity & Inclusion

Socio-demographic data collection: current evidence and practices in primary care research

March 22, 2022. Presenters: Jen Lawson, Dawn Elston, Neha Arora (DFM research staff)

Literature Reviews & Synthesis

Systematic Reviews Part 2

February 22, 2022. Presenter: Jennifer Salerno, Research Associate

Data Management

Research Data Preservation and Sharing

November 23, 2021. Presenters: Isaac Pratt and Jay Brodeur, McMaster University Library

Design & Methods

Retrospective Chart Reviews

October 26, 2021. Presenters: Michelle Howard, Associate Professor and Jeff Templeton, Research Coordinator

Literature Reviews & Synthesis

Systematic Reviews Part 1

September 28, 2021. Presenter: Jennifer Salerno, Research Associate

Writing & Publishing

Manuscript Writing

June 22, 2021. Presenter: Jessica Gaber, Research Coordinator

Research Ethics

HiREB Applications

May 25, 2021. Presenter: Janice Sancan, Research Ethics Officer, HiREB

Community Engagement

Community-based Research

April 27, 2021. Presenter: CA Klassen, Community-Engaged Research Facilitator

Data Sources & Collection

Administrative Data for Research

March 23, 2021. Presenters: Michelle Howard, Associate Professor and Shuaib Hafid, Statistical Analyst

Design & Methods

Logic Modeling Part 1

February 23, 2021. Presenters: Gina Agarwal, Professor and Melissa Pirrie, Research Associate

Design & Methods

Logic Modeling Part 2

January 26, 2021. Presenters: Gina Agarwal, Professor and Melissa Pirrie, Research Associate

Indigenous Reconciliation

Indigenous Ways of Knowing

October 20, 2020. Presenter: Amy Montour, Indigenous Physician

Knowledge Translation

Knowledge Translation Part 1

May 26, 2020. Presenters: Casey Irvin and Erin Beaulieu, KT Specialists

Knowledge Translation

Knowledge Translation Part 2

June 23, 2020. Presenters: Casey Irvin and Erin Beaulieu, KT Specialists

Data Analysis

SPSS Basics

May 1, 2017. Presenters: Melissa Pirrie and Larkin Lamarche, Research Associates

Data Analysis

SPSS

January 26, 2021. Presenters: Melissa Pirrie and Larkin Lamarche, Research Associates

Data Sources & Collection

REDCap Part I

October 22, 2019. Presenters: Steve Dragos, Ric Angeles and Larkin Lamarche (DFM research staff)

Data Sources & Collection

Validating Tools

April 23, 2019. Presenters: Matt Kwan and Jeff Graham (INCH research group)

Literature Reviews & Synthesis

Types Of Reviews

February 26, 2019. Presenter: Housne Begum, Research Coordinator

Writing & Publishing

Editing

November 27, 2018. Presenters: Casey Irvin, KT Specialist

Design & Methods

Pilot Studies

April 25, 2018. Presenter: Sayem Borhan, Biostatistician

Research Ethics

Clinical Trial Reporting

May 18, 2023. Presenters: Dee Mangin, Larkin Lamarche, Jessica Gaber (DFM research staff and faculty)

Design & Methods

Research Designs for Primary Care

April 25, 2017. Presenter: Ric Angeles, Research Associate

Design & Methods

Narrative Methodologies

March 28, 2017. Presenter: Meredith Vanstone, Professor

Literature Reviews & Synthesis

Crtitical Appraisal

March 27, 2017. Presenter: Jennifer Lawson, Business Analyst

Design & Methods

Qualitative Methods

February 28, 2017. Presenter: Meredith Vanstone, Professor

Data Analysis

NVivo Part 1

March 24, 2020. Presenters: Laura Cleghorn, Jessica Gaber and Fiona Parascandalo (DFM research staff)

Writing & Publishing

Manuscript Preparation

October 23, 2018. Presenter: Lawrence Grierson, Professor

Community Engagement

Sensitive Topics in Interviews

December 19, 2017. Presenters: Laura Cleghorn, Jessica Gaber (DFM research staff)

Community Engagement

Community Engagement

January 24, 2018. Presenters: Casey Irvin, Jessica Gaber, Pam Forsyth, Dawn Elston, Neha Arora (DFM research staff)

Knowledge Translation

Presenting Data Visually

September 26, 2017. Presenter: Casey Irvin, KT Specialist

Emerging Topics in Research

Data Justice and Cyber Security

September 17, 2024. Presenters: Andrea Zeffiro, Krzysztof Adamczyk, DFM IT Manager, and Danica Evering

Literature Reviews & Synthesis

Searching The Literature for Research

January 25, 2022. Presenter: Jo-Anna Petropoulos, MUMC Site Librarian

Design & Methods

Implementation Science: Examples From DFM

April 18, 2023. Presenters: Dee Mangin, Jennifer Salerno, Dawn Elston, Henry Siu (DFM faculty and staff)

Knowledge Translation

Media Relations

March 19, 2024. Presenters: Erin Beaulieu, KT Manager & Jennifer Stranges, Associate Director, FHS Communications and Public Relations

Knowledge Translation

Integrated KT With Health System Partner

December 12, 2023. Presenter: Melissa Pirrie, Research Associate

Design & Methods

Program Evaluation

April 16, 2024. Rachel Harris, Program Evaluation Coordinator, City of Hamilton