2026 Learning Series | Goal Oriented Care – Building Data Analytics Capacity for Patients and their Primary Care Providers to Engage in Proactive Care

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Date and Time
25 Feb 2026, 12-1 PM ET, Zoom

Summary

In this Learning Session we will learn about METHIS: a digitally supported Goal Oriented Care (GOC) approach for adults with multimorbidity in primary care, supported by Learning Health System (LHS) principles embedded within participating practice based research and learning networks.

The study will evaluate the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and sustainability of METHIS in primary care. This multinational study across Portugal, Norway and Canada will use a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial design involving patients aged ≥60 years with multimorbidity in primary care practices within PBRNs in Portugal and Norway. Practices will transition sequentially from usual care to the intervention. The intervention comprises: (1) structured GOC training for primary care teams; (2) implementation of the METHIS digital platform to support goal elicitation, shared decision-making, and monitoring; and (3) application of LHS principles, including patient engagement to promote continuous learning and improvement.

Panelists

Sabrina Wong, RN, PhD, FAAN, FCAHS

  • Professor and Core Faculty, School of Nursing and Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, UBC
  • Interim Scientific Director, Canadian Primary Care Research Consortium
  • Co-chair, Canadian Primary Care Research Network

Luis Lapao, PhD

  • Professor of Health Management, Innovation and Digital Health at Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Public Health Information Coordinator at Global Health and Tropical Medicine Research Center.
  • Associate Editor, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision-Making
  • President, General Council, Lisbon School of Nursing

Carolyn Steele Gray, PhD

  • Senior Investigator, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Sinai Health
  • Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Implementing Digital Health Innovation
  • Implementation Scientist whose program of work focuses on the role of digital health in supporting integrated, person-centred and primary care delivery for patients with complex needs.