The study will take place at four different sites and four different cities across Canada: Montreal, Vancouver, Halifax, and Winnipeg. The BRIGHT Coaching research team is led by Dr. Annette Majnemer (McGill University Health Centre Research Institute) in Montreal, and co-led by Dr. Maureen O'Donnell (Child Health BC) in Vancouver. The team is made up of clinicians, researchers and parents, with team members spread out across the country.
Dr. Kristy Wittmeier, Dr. Ana Hanlon-Dearman and Dr. Gina Rempel are researchers at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba and they share the role of lead investigators for the Manitoba CHILD-BRIGHT Site. “We are excited to be a part of this national network, and to make sure that the opportunity to be involved in this trial is open to parents in Manitoba” says Dr. Wittmeier. “We are pleased that parents have had, and continue to have an important role in developing the coaching intervention. Waiting for assessment and diagnosis can be a stressful time for families and we hope to learn more about what is most effective in helping support parents during this time.”
The BRIGHT Coaching team partners with an incredible group of 10 Canadian parent advisors, who provide essential insight, guidance, and feedback about how to make all aspects of the study relevant and helpful for parents. For example, last spring, an online parent survey was launched to gather feedback from 250 Canadian families, to help develop the best content for the program.
“The BRIGHT Coaching team members at the Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba have been an incredible asset to the study, partnering with parent advisors, researchers and stakeholders at the local and national level to develop a coaching program that has impact for Canadian parents,” says Dr. Annette Majnemer, BRIGHT Coaching Principal Investigator and CHILD-BRIGHT Nominated Principal Investigator and Scientific Director.