The International Institute for Health Research (IIHR) is a federal incorporation (INC) in Canada with a branch in Vancouver.
Our mission
Our mission is to promote and improve research in health service all over the world while facilitating active evidence-based practice, knowledge transfer, and improvement in healthcare quality.
Specialists in the field
The IIHR team is composed of health professionals specialized in various disciplines including health, medicine, public health, epidemiology, health promotion, health education, medical and healthcare education, educational technology in health, health literacy, behavior modification, adult education, nursing, knowledge transfer, health care quality improvement, as well as health service research methodology and healthcare information technology.
Our vision
We envision research to be a participative and collaborative process and an activity in which researchers and participants alike work collaboratively to produce high quality evidence that support the best practice for high-quality healthcare.
Our values
The IIHR is committed to pushing boundaries of research, research methodology, as well as producing high quality evidence that support the best practice for high-quality healthcare.
Our goal
Our goal is to improve health service research, research methodology, and quality of evidence for health service practice, as well as empowering healthcare workforce and the general public in bridging the gap between evidence and practice in both health and healthcare.
Next steps…
Alliance to world health research is a true need; we should research for health together. This requires huge engagement of all groups of the community.