Patient Partnership in Research and Clinical Trials Presented at the Canadian Pain Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting

Patient voices are transforming the future of healthcare research. At the Canadian Pain Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting, WKG Foundation and Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA) highlighted the growing importance of patient partnership in research and clinical trials through a presentation delivered by Therese Lane. The session explored how lived experience can strengthen study design, improve accessibility, and help create more meaningful and patient-centered healthcare outcomes.

Advancing Patient Engagement in Clinical Trials: Leadership at the Clinical Trials Symposium 2026

Patient engagement in clinical trials is no longer a “nice to have”—it is essential to designing research that is relevant, inclusive, and impactful. This growing priority was highlighted at the Clinical Trials Symposium 2026, where leaders in patient-oriented research shared practical approaches to strengthening collaboration between researchers and people with lived experience. Among the presenters …

🌍 Help Us Build a Better Picture: Volunteer to Collect Global Disability + Employment Data

At WKG Foundation, we believe that what gets measured gets seen. Right now, our global interactive map of disability prevalence and employment statistics is an incredible tool—but it can be even better with your help. We’re inviting passionate volunteers from around the world to help us research, verify, and update official per-country statistics on: âś” …

Happy Holidays from WKG Foundation—Let’s Make Change Happen in 2026

Dear friend, As the year comes to a close, all of us at the WKG Foundation want to pause and say one simple but powerful thing: thank you. Thank you to the volunteers who gave their time, the partners who believed in our mission, the patient partners who shared their lived experience, and the community …