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Job Description

RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MUHC

The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is a world-renowned biomedical and hospital research centre. Located in Montreal, Quebec, the Institute is the research arm of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. The RI-MUHC is supported in part by the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS).

Position Summary

Department / Research Program: Clinical Practice Assessment Unit

The Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network (CADeN) is a national research organization working to reduce harm by improving the safety and appropriateness of medications. A small, dynamic team with a big mission, our work and achievements span provinces and range from public awareness campaigns to healthcare qualified education, from province-wide research trials to influencing national drug policy. To learn more about us : DeprescribingNetwork.ca

As Research Assistant (public engagement), you will be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of CADeN’s public engagement campaign. As part of this work, you will be proactively building relationships with a network of community organizations and patient partners with a diversity of backgrounds and life experiences.

You will report directly to the Director (Dr.



Emily McDonald), with direction also provided by the Assistant Director (Camille Gagnon).

As Research Assistant (public Engagement), You Will

- Engage in relationship-building with community organizations, members of the public, patients and healthcare professionals representing diverse abilities, cultures, gender identities, languages, and geographies (45%)
- Develop, implement, and evaluate a nationwide public awareness campaign promoting the appropriate use of medications (45%)
- Participate in the planning and coordination of in-person Network events, taking the lead in advocating for and ensuring the needs and perspectives of public partners and people with diverse lived experiences are included (10%)

General Duties

Under the direction of the immediate supervisor, the incumbent will:

Relationship-building With Public Representatives

- Identify, partner and engage with community organizations, public representatives, and patients with diverse lived experiences, including members of underrepresented and underserved communities (e.g. disseminating information and communications materials to partners and contacts, collaboratively organizing presentations, regularly following up with emails and phone calls).




- Inform the development and rollout of network research and knowledge transfer activities by seeking perspectives and experiences from public partners. This includes collaborating with Indigenous expert(s) to assess the Network’s medication safety toolkit for future adaptation.
- Provide support to increase the reach of public engagement activities led by community partners
- Develop and support CADeN’s public advisory committee (e.g. organize meetings, recruit new members, provide support for committee activities)
- Development, implementation, and evaluation of a public awareness campaign
- Create and evaluate a public awareness campaign on medication appropriateness and deprescribing that engages diverse community organizations and patient partners across the country. Modify campaign based on outcomes of evaluations.
- Roll out a public awareness campaign on medication appropriateness and deprescribing in a variety of languages in collaboration with communities and organizations across the country. This includes the organization of public presentations, the dissemination of an information toolkit (paper and virtual), as well as sharing of online information (website and social media).

Event Planning

- Support the planning of in-person or virtual Network events bringing together researchers, healthcare providers, community organization leaders and/or policy makers (including webinars and stakeholder summits)
- Participate in the development of event agenda, including the development of participatory action activities that align with the international association for public participation (IAP2) guidelines
- Ensure the participation of public representatives at multistakeholder meeting

Standards of performance

- Exhibits excellent interpersonal and oral and wr

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