Research Team Grant in Virtual Care

Virtual care is an emerging delivery platform of healthcare that has rapidly escalated as a priority issue for governments, health authorities, and patients in Canada. The pandemic has caused a backlog in the diagnosis and treatment of disease in Canada, and virtual care is one tool to alleviate this increasing pressure on our health systems.

The grant will provide the selected research team with $500,000 in funding over three years to further examine the impacts of virtual care on underrepresented groups.

The HRF is seeking applications from diverse, cross-functional teams who will examine the disparities, barriers, and impacts of virtual care experienced by Canadians, including underrepresented groups, and provide solutions to enhance virtual care for these groups. Underrepresented groups may include visible minorities, women, members of the LGBTQ2IA+ community, people living with disabilities, and First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities, among others.