Social Prescribing Webinar Series: Research in Focus

In collaboration with CISP, Dr. Vivian Welch, Senior Scientist at the Bruyère Research Institute and Editor in Chief at the Campbell Collaboration, and Dr. Elizabeth Ghogomu, Senior Research Associate at the Bruyère Research Institute, and Editorial Support Officer at the Campbell Collaboration mapped different types and components of social prescribing interventions and areas of evidence, along with any gaps in research related to social prescribing for older adults.

Li-Tien Bhaskar, Health Policy PhD Candidate at McMaster University, and Dr. Kate Mulligan, Senior Director at the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing, and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto conducted a policy scan to understand the current health system challenges, priorities and opportunities, and to assess where social prescribing fits within these contexts.

Cindy Yu, Social Epidemiologist and Research Coordinator at Simon Fraser University, along with Andrea Wadman, Gerontology Master’s Student at Simon Fraser University, and Dr. Kiffer G. Card, Assistant Professor Simon Fraser University embarked on a study to explore the attitudes and beliefs that older adults had about social prescribing.

Dr. Michelle Nelson, Scientist at Sinai Health, and Associate Professor at the University of Toronto, along with Dr. Marianne Saragosa, Nurse Scientist at Sinai Health, and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto embarked on a study to explore and identify the key factors contributing to successful co-design initiatives within the framework of establishing the Pan-Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing to understand and optimize collaborative processes for effective implementation.