The Chair will set up two core sets of collaborators. One network will focus on graduate students, trainees, research assistants and co-investigators, while the second will bring together external partners from the government, health professions, patient associations and the private sector.

The role of the first network is to catalyze the scientific productivity of the research program, while the role of the second network is to increase its relevance and establish sustainable knowledge transfer activities.

By supporting regular interactions between these two networks, the Chair will foster a long overdue dialogue between decision-makers, providers, knowledge producers and the private sector.