Baycrest’s Kunin-Lunenfeld Centre for Applied Research & Evaluation (KL-CARE) team provides clinicians, researchers, non-profit organizations and industry within and outside of Baycrest with expertise, services and resources that span the research and evaluation spectrum.
KL-CARE’s interdisciplinary team and collaborative model of research and evaluation have allowed KL-CARE staff to be integrated into applied research and program evaluation projects across medical and clinical services, education and innovation portfolios at Baycrest and beyond. See below for a list of services we provide.
If you are an individual, a business or an organization committed to finding solutions that enhance the quality of life, well-being and health of older adults, KL-CARE can support your research and evaluation initiatives. Contact Dr. Rosanne Aleong raleong@research.baycrest.org for more information.
KL-CARE Services Include:
Project Management and Administration
- Integrated research and evaluation management
- Project scope development
- Grant writing support
- Evaluation tools design
- Facilitation of research contracts and agreements
- Stakeholder engagement
Research Design and Implementation
- Expert scientific, evaluation and validation consultation
- Ideation and brainstorming facilitation
- Strategic planning and execution of innovation implementation
- Study design
- Quality improvement approaches (e.g. Plan-Do-Study-Act)
- Program evaluation
- Research Ethics Board submissions
- Participant recruitment
- Data collection
- Medical chart reviews
- Neuropsychological assessments with older adults, including those with cognitive impairment and dementia
- Cognitive and neuroimaging approaches
- Eye-tracking
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Cognitive behavioural testing
Analysis and Statistical Consulting
- Data management
- Statistical programming
- Analysis planning
- Quantitative and qualitative:
Education and Training
- Research skills development through training and workshops
- Clinical research capacity development
- Clinical and research partnership development
Knowledge Dissemination
- Manuscript development
- Poster preparation
- Presentation preparation
- Program and technology evaluation reporting