During the COVID-19 pandemic, all non-essential research is suspended at Fraser Health until further notice. Please read this notice for more information. At this time, we are dedicated to supporting our research colleagues and encouraging patient-oriented research in BC.
Research is changing: it’s time to involve patients in everything from setting research priorities and research questions, designing research methods, research governance, participating on research teams and publishing results.
Fraser Health and Simon Fraser University (SFU - Downtown and Burnaby campuses) have launched the BC SUPPORT Unit Fraser Centre to help achieve those goals. Services are available for those who wish to find out more about patient-oriented research and how they can be supported. See the Service Delivery Process Model.
Patient-oriented research engages patients as partners and focuses on patient-identified priorities with the goals of improving patient experiences, health outcomes and the health system, and the Fraser Centre will provide support services to all academic and health authority researchers working in the Fraser Valley.
Who We Are
For more information, please visit our website, email us, complete an inquiry form, see our brochure (PDF), or contact the following staff members:
TBA | Lead |
Magdalena Newman | Research Navigator-Leader |
Brittney La Pietra | Research Navigator |
Beverley Pomeroy | Patient Engagement Specialist |
Rich Sobel | Research Navigator (Part-Time) |
Alia Januwalla | Knowledge Translation Specialist |
Joyti Sharma | Education and Communications Coordinator |
General inquiries | frasercentre@bcsupportunit.ca |
Services
Find out more about the services that the Fraser Centre offers on their Services page.
Funding Opportunities
Find out more about the Fraser Centre's funding opportunities.
Partnerships
The Fraser Centre is jointly administered by the Fraser Health Department of Evaluation and Research Services and SFU

