Q-Portfolio team members present content on various PROMs at the Canadian Outcomes Matter conference in Ottawa, CA 2025. Poster Presentations By Trisia Breitkopf Translation and Linguistic Validation of the GENDER-Q into French for use in Canada By Sylvie Cornacchi Acceptability of the GENDER-Q patient-reported outcome measure in gender-affirming care By Charlene Rae Further validation of […]
Congratulations to Dr. Anne Klassen for being named a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Patient-Reported Outcomes! This seven-year appointment will support her research developing patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), including the GENDER-Q, measure outcomes important to transgender and gender-diverse youth from their perspective, with the goal of enhancing patient care.
Team member presents content on the GENDER-Q at the 32nd annual ISOQOL conference in Wisconsin, USA 2025. Poster Presentation By Trisia Breitkopf Translation and Linguistic Validation of the GENDER-Q into French for use in Canada
Team member presents the FACE-Q at the Canadian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery conference 2025 in Toronto and the American Society of Plastic Surgery conference 2025 in New Orleans. Oral Presentation By Lucas Gallo Patient Factors that Impact FACE-Q Aesthetics Outcomes
Congratulations to Noah Jeydon Couto for winning a 2025-26 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Masters Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships! This is for a project titled: “Developing a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Youth Seeking Gender-Affirming Health Care (GENDER-Q Youth).”
Team members present the content on the GENDER-Q at Plastic Surgery The Meeting 2025 in New Orleans. Oral Presentations By Manraj Kaur Construct Validation of GENDER-Q Scales Measuring Surgical Outcomes for Facial Feminization Measurement of Patient-reported Outcomes After Feminizing Gender-Affirming Genital Surgery with the GENDER-Q By Shane Morrison Validation of GENDER-Q Scales for Use in […]
Q-Portfolio team member attended the 6th European Professional Association for Transgender Health (EPATH) conference in September 2025, Hamburg, Germany. Oral Presentations By Anne Klassen Development of a patient-reported outcome measure for youth receiving gender-affirming care: The GENDER-Q Youth Module. Development and validation of the GENDER-Q patient-reported outcome measure.
Team member attended UK PROMs conference 2025 on behalf of the Gender-Q International Team. Presentation By Anne Klassen Measuring What Matters: Creating a Comprehensive PROM for Gender-Affirming Care Across Borders.
Congratulations to the LIMB-Q team for being awarded a $50,000 USD PSF Grant! Title of the study: “Establishing Minimal Important Differences (MID) for the LIMB-Q – using anchor based prospective approach to collecting LIMB-Q data for MID calculation.”
Congratulations to the CLEFT-Q team for being awarded a $625,771 Canadian Institutes of Health Research Grant! Title of the study: “Adaptation of the CLEFT-Q Patient-Reported Outcome Measure for Caregiver-Proxy Report: An International Study for Patients Less than 8 Years of Age with Cleft Lip and/or Palate.”
Oral Presentation By Anne Klassen Development and Validation Research for a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure to Evaluate Treatments for Acne and Acne Scarring: The ACNE-Q. Poster Presentations By Anne Klassen Development and Validation Research for a Patient-Reported Outcome Measure to Evaluate Treatments for Acne and Acne Scarring: The ACNE-Q. Development and validation of a patient-reported outcome […]
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Team Member Successfully Defends PhD
Congratulations to Lucas Gallo on on successfully completing his PhD in Health Research Methodology! This incredible achievement reflects years of dedication, perseverance, and scholarly excellence. Completing a PhD is a significant milestone, and we celebrate this accomplishment and the meaningful contributions they have made to the field of health research.
Team Member Receives Graduate Student Publication Award
Congratulations to Lucas Gallo on receiving the 2026 Graduate Student Publication Award as part of the Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) Graduate Plenary 2026 List of Nominated Award Winners! The FHS Graduate Plenary celebrates the achievements of Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Fellows across the Faculty of Health Sciences.
Q-Portfolio Team Member Advances to PhD Program
Congratulations to Q-Portfolio master’s student Noah Couto on transferring into the PhD program in Health Research Methodology, where his research will focus on minimally important differences in transgender and gender-diverse healthcare for youth!
Team members present at McMaster Child Health Research Day 2026
Q-Portfolio team members presented their work on PROM research at this year’s McMaster Child Health Research Day on April 1, 2026. The event brought together researchers, clinicians, trainees, and families to showcase innovations in child health across McMaster and partner institutions. Poster Presentations By Jack Graesser Translation and Linguistic Validation of the GENDER-Q Youth Module […]
Team members present at 3rd International COGS Meeting
Team members present content on the GENDER-Q, GENDER-Q Youth and ACNE-Q at the 3rd International Canadian Organization for Gender and Sex Research (COGS) Meeting 2026. Poster Presentations By Noah Couto Content Validation of the GENDER-Q Youth in an Expanded Age Range Further Construct Validation of the GENDER-Q Health-Related Quality of Life Scales in Gender-Affirming Surgery […]