MUNFON Research Webinar Series

We invite faculty, staff, and students to a virtual seminar with Dr. Rebecca Puddester on March 27 at 12 p.m. (NDT) as part of the MUNFON Research Series.

She will share insights from her research on Patient-Oriented Research (POR) and integrated Knowledge Translation (iKT) approaches to meaningful engagement in health research.

An early career investigator in the Faculty of Nursing at Memorial University, Dr. Puddester’s doctoral research explored novel care pathways that optimize nursing roles in hereditary cancer care. Her work focuses on ensuring that recommendations for care are grounded in the needs, priorities, and expectations of patients and families.

A key feature of this research has been the active involvement of individuals with relevant lived experience, who contributed throughout all phases of the research process—from shaping research questions to interpreting findings and helping guide recommendations. These partnerships have strengthened the relevance and impact of the work while also contributing to ongoing collaborations that continue to shape Dr. Puddester’s research program. Her work is also currently featured in Picture Us: Research at Memorial, a university-wide exhibition highlighting dynamic research taking place across Memorial.

In this seminar, Dr. Puddester will draw on examples from her doctoral research, additional projects, and her involvement in local and national research engagement communities to discuss how Patient-Oriented Research and integrated Knowledge Translation approaches can strengthen collaboration between researchers, clinicians, decision-makers, and patients. She will also reflect on lessons learned in applying these approaches in practice and the value they add to research and health system improvement.

The session is part of the MUNFON Research Series and is hosted by Trina Kirby-Butler, Grants Facilitation Officer.

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Location: Virtual (Webex)

Date and Time: Friday, Mar. 27 at 12:00 p.m. (NDT)

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