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Matters of Engagement

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Matters of Engagement examines issues at the intersection of health, health care and society. Including: how people in Canada access and experience health care service delivery and distribution; how those experiences impact both individual and community health; and the multitude of environmental, systemic, and political factors that favour some and disadvantage many. Jennifer Johannesen and Emily Nicholas Angl produce each episode with the aim of illuminating difficult or confounding issues, to

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CHILD-BRIGHT: Voices of Youth Involved in Research

Matters of Engagement ·

2025/12/18

In this special collaboration with the Knowledge Mobilization Program at CHILD-BRIGHT, a pan-Canadian research network focused on children and youth with brain-based developmental disabilities, we hear directly from three young advocates who are shaping research from the inside. Kelsey Seguin, Sierra Lynn Vanderdeen, and Megan Blais-Hudson share their experiences as youth advisors and student researchers, discussing how they navigate representing their communities while drawing from personal

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29:36

Learning From Unexpected Results: What the Numbers...

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2025/12/02

The BETTER Women research team gathered to review their findings, hoping to see clear evidence that peer health coaching improved women's preventative health behaviours. But the results told suggested a more complex story. While the quantitative data showed no statistically significant benefit from adding peer health coaches to the program, the qualitative interviews revealed a different picture: participants and coaches described meaningful relationships, increased confidence, and genuine support

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Voices from the Heart of the Project: Peer Health...

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2025/10/01

Meet the peer health coaches - the volunteers at the heart of the BETTER Women project. Through candid conversations, we hear from women who underwent extensive training in motivational interviewing and health coaching to support others on their wellness journeys. From international physicians to cancer survivors to newcomers seeking community connection, these coaches share what drew them to the program, how the training changed their own relationships, and the profound impact of walking alongside

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28:38

The Science behind Peer Health Support (BETTER Women...

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2025/09/23

How do you design a study to test whether peer support actually works? In this episode, we dive into the nuts and bolts of the BETTER Women research project - a randomized controlled trial examining whether trained volunteer peer health coaches can help people stick with their health goals long-term. We explore the three study sites, learn about recruiting and training participants across different communities, and discover the complexity behind implementing prevention programs in real-world primary

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29:19

Going "Upstream" to Prevent Chronic Disease (BETTER...

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2025/09/16

We know our Canadian healthcare system is overloaded, and that preventative care may help address the increasing pressures on chronic and emergency care services. But how best to support people to actually do what they need to do to improve or manage their own health? In this series opener, we explore "upstream" healthcare through the BETTER Women research project - a collaboration between Women's College Hospital and the Canadian Cancer Society. Discover how prevention practitioners, peer health

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✨ Coming soon! ✨ The 5-part BETTER Women Series ❤️

Matters of Engagement ·

2025/09/09

Discover how peer support could revolutionize Canadian healthcare in this groundbreaking 5-part series from Matters of Engagement, in collaboration with the Canadian Cancer Society and the BETTER Women research team at Women's College Hospital.Follow the BETTER Women research project, where trained volunteers become peer health coaches, supporting women through six-month journeys toward better health outcomes. From the scientists reimagining primary care to the prevention practitioners on the front

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45:48

⭐ REPLAY! ⭐ Discussing Failures in Participatory...

Matters of Engagement ·

2025/08/28

This REPLAY! episode first aired December, 2021. New introduction by Emily Nicholas Angl, followed by a full replay of the episode. Also, we've added some publications to the show notes (scroll down) related to this episode.Discussing Failures in Participatory Research, with Lori Ross We initially invited Lori Ross on the podcast to discuss the PEERS (Peers Examining Experiences in Research) Study – a 2 yr federally funded research project looking at the experiences of peer researchers with lived

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⭐ REPLAY! ⭐ Vagueness of language, unarticulated...

Matters of Engagement ·

2025/08/14

This REPLAY! episode first aired November, 2022. New introduction by Jennifer Johannesen, followed by a full replay of the episode.Vagueness of language, unarticulated assumptions, and maintaining the status quo. With Amy Katz and Melody Morton Ninomiya This is a conversation we’ve been sitting with for many weeks, thinking hard about how to present it. We spoke to our guests with the idea we would simply talk about the paper they co-authored… and we did… but we also ventured into spaces we

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We're Back! Matters of Engagement Returns with a...

Matters of Engagement ·

2025/08/11

After more than a year of no new episodes, we're rebooting Matters of Engagement—literally from the cottage dock! Between cicada serenades and turtle sightings, we're announcing exciting new directions. Get ready for three fresh content streams: Research Collaborations supporting knowledge translation for health and healthcare research projects (with three already in the works!), our Replay Series where we'll revisit standout episodes from our archives, and a new video 'talk show' coming to YouTube

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55:29

Caregiving and Work

Matters of Engagement ·

2024/01/03

We're doing something a little bit different! We're taking a shot at making video along with the podcast! You can watch this episode on our YouTube channel, or as always, you can listen in your favorite podcast app.This episode has two parts. We're first going to feature a short talk Jennifer gave at the Canadian Caregiving Summit in Ottawa a few weeks ago, which was specifically focused on her experiences as an extreme caregiver, trying to earn a living. After that short recording - which is about

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”How did we do?” : A debrief on the role of Lived...

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2023/07/13

What exactly is the best way to engage patients in a healthcare research project? Well, it's hard to say definitively. Funders like CIHR often require patient involvement, but very little direction is provided beyond general frameworks and guiding principles. Often project teams just have to sort things out on their own. So we were curious to find out how this one particular healthcare research project handled it. The details of the project are not really what this episode is about. Instead, our

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Spring Update 2023: Checking in with Jen and Em

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2023/06/13

It's been a while since we've published an episode! We have lots on the go these days. Come hang out with Jen and Em as we wrap up the Health Policy series and share what's next. [download transcript] Mentioned in this episode: Public Engagement in Health Policy Project Supporting equity-centred engagement - A step-by-step guide with tailored resources Matters of Engagement presents "Podcasting for Knowledge Translation" webinar Contact us to book an exploratory conversation about how podcasting

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48:28

Beyond Mandates: The Essential Input of Residents in...

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2023/02/16

A widely-held assumption is that all residents of Long-term Care (LTC) homes are frail, elderly and in need of sweeping protections as determined by government, policy-makers and LTC home management. The reality, however, is that residents of LTC homes comprise a diverse demographic and have a wide range of needs, interests and concerns. And across the spectrum of needs, residents have a strong desire to participate in key decision-making processes. Instead, they are often excluded. To help address

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47:55

Critical Reflections on Public Engagement (Health...

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2022/12/15

We're bringing conference vibes to the podcast and presenting a short series of critical work on public engagement from members of the Public Engagement in Health Policy team. We noted themes of: community exclusion from formal engagement processes; misalignment of goals; questions of legitimacy; and challenges of conducting community-engaged research in institutional settings. We already published the keynote from Dr. Jamila Michener on Transformative Engagement - and in true conference fashion,

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Transformative Public Engagement: Pitfalls,...

Matters of Engagement ·

2022/11/29

On September 22, 2022, the Public Engagement in Health Policy project team at McMaster University hosted a one-day conference, Reimagining public engagement in a changing world. Community members, engagement practitioners, researchers, and policymakers gathered virtually and in person to discuss the opportunities and pitfalls of public engagement and to envision a way forward. Attendees explored questions such as, what does it mean to engage with communities ethically? How can researchers use new

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Understanding Legitimacy in Public and Patient...

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2022/11/17

What makes an engagement process legitimate? How do technical experts feel about engagement, and how have their ideas of legitimacy changed over time? These are just some of the questions we explore with our guest, Katherine (Katie) Boothe, Associate Professor in the Political Science Department at McMaster University. A recent paper of Katie's (Redefining Legitimacy in Canadian Drug Assessment Policy? Comparing Ideas Over Time) seeks to understand how and when people's ideas of legitimacy change

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45:35

Deliberation, Democracy and Public Engagement: A...

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2022/09/15

Kim McGrail is the Scientific Director of Health Data Research Network, a CIHR funded initiative whose work in the health data space has implications for, well, everyone living in Canada. And they're keen to involve the public not just in getting input, but in providing guidance into key decisions. HDRN's work is both technical and somewhat conceptual: their aim is to support researchers to better access health data for research from multiple sources and regions, while respecting local, regional

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The Business and Politics of Engagement, with John...

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2022/07/26

In previous episodes we've talked a lot about high-level rationales for engagement, like democratic principles and moral or ethical obligations. But we haven't really got into some of the operational nuts and bolts, like the fact that there's a whole fee-for-service industry out there - agencies hired by healthcare organizations to support engagement strategy and activities. Join us for this behind-the-scenes look at what engagement-for-hire looks like. What is the work that's involved? And how does

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36:17

Black Communities, Medical Mistrust and COVID...

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2022/06/16

In this episode, we continue our conversation with Alpha Abebe and Rhonda C. George! (Haven't heard the first conversation yet? Listen here!) This time, we talk about Black communities' response to COVID, and public health response to Black communities. ----------------- During a public health crisis is the exact wrong time to try and build relationships and trust with communities who have not historically been included in health policy decision making, and whose health and health care needs

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”Flipping the script” on narratives about Black...

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2022/06/07

In this episode, we continue our Health Policy series with guests Alpha Abebe and Rhonda C. George. Alpha and Rhonda's research foregrounds Black community experiences and insights related to health policy engagement. We're featuring their work over two back-to-back episodes. This episode focuses on the engagement work of Black communities. Our guests want to "flip the script," shifting away from a deficit model of understanding Black community engagement. The follow up episode features Alpha and

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