MAKING CARE BETTER

Since 2004, W21C has been at the heart of health services research, working with academia, government and industry to bring new ideas into health care.

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Why Work with Us

129

Projects completed

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Active Projects

W21C is a healthcare systems research and innovation initiative based in the University of Calgary’s O’Brien Institute for Public Health, and the Calgary Zone of Alberta Health Services (AHS).

W21C serves as a research and beta test-site for prototypical hospital design, novel approaches to health care delivery, human factors research, and innovative medical technologies.

We are MAKING CARE BETTER.

Direct Access to the Patient Care Setting

With our Living Laboratory, unit 36 of the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, we are able to identify challenges in the health care system that need to be solved and can take your questions right to the front lines of health care.

Research and Simulation Capabilities

Our expertise and infrastructure allows us to simulate a multitude of clinical environments and scenarios designed specifically for your needs. We also provide the supporting research for your project, incorporating a variety of approaches designed to fit each individual set of project requirements.

Interdisciplinary Team

W21C brings together researchers and faculty from a variety of disciplines, and with expertise in patient safety and quality improvement, to look at your research question from diverse academic perspectives.

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W21C can assist you with:

Study design, proposal, and grant writing (funding acquisition)

Project coordination and management

Ethics application development

Study recruitment, data collection, and analysis

Literature search and review

Mentorship opportunities with faculty and staff

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