Operating Grant: Knowledge Synthesis Grants: Allied Health and Genetics

The specific objectives of this funding opportunity are to:

• Define best practices for delivering clinical genetic and genomic information to patients for the field of inherited diseases holistically along with the associated emotional, psychological, and/or practical support required during and after diagnosis. This may include, but is not limited to:
  • Ensuring accessibility of information;
  • Using technology to enable initial and ongoing genetic counselling;
  • Addressing access to psychological and social services;
  • Promoting information dissemination throughout patients' lifetimes; and,
  • Advancing opportunities to connect with other patients.
• Identify capacity building opportunities for AHPs to sustain the increase in genetic testing in clinical settings.
• Foster knowledge mobilization to inform timely uptake of new information and maximize impact of the above goals across institutions, disciplines, jurisdictions, and sectors by identifying equitable, effective and sustainable implementation solutions.

In addition to the above objectives, applications are encouraged to:

• Strengthen research excellence and ensure maximum research impact through consideration of diverse biological and/or socio-cultural identity factors in research design, including diverse research methods such as those based in Indigenous ways of knowing.
• Ensure meaningful representation of researchers and other team members who have historically faced barriers in the research ecosystem, including but not limited to those marginalized by gender, Indigenous Peoples, racialized minorities, persons with disabilities, and members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities.