2005 in it for life  Research Fund Grants Competition Award Winners

Dr. Bernie Bressler, VP Research, VCH and Executive Director of VCHRI, is pleased to announce the awardees of the 2005 in it for life  Research Fund grants competition, which is funded by the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation. For 25 years, in partnership with its donors, the Foundation has helped advance world-class health care for British Columbians.

The following five investigators and their teams, who obtained the highest ratings out of 20 applications, will receive grants of up to $50,000 to support new clinical research projects with direct, immediate relevance to improving patient care, diagnosis, treatment, or disease prevention. We were pleased to see the high quality of applications submitted again this year. Congratulations to the winners and thank you to all who applied.

Ian Denison (Equipment Evaluation, GFS)
"Investigating the Segway Human Transporter as an Alternative Mobility Device - A Pilot Study"

Dr. Brian Kwon (Spine Program, VGH;ICORD)
"Cerebrospinal Fluid Drainage for the Treatment of Acute Spinal Cord Injury: A Pilot Study"

Dr. Roy Purssell (Emergency Medicine, VGH)
"Evaluation of the Recidivism Rate of Impaired Driving in Emergency Department Patients Injured in Motor Vehicle Crashes"

Dr. Jian Ye (Cardiovascular Surgery, VGH)
"Effect of Asymptomatic Unilateral Severe Carotid Stenosis on Brain Tissue Perfusion/Oxygenation During Cardiopulmonary Bypass"

Dr. Peter Zed (CSU Pharmaceutical Sciences, VGH)
"Drug-related Visits to the Emergency Department: A Prospective Study"

We also wish to acknowledge and thank the in it for life Research Fund committee members:

• Dr. G.B. John Mancini, Cardiology (Chair)
  
• Dr. Dean Chittock, Critical Care
  
• Dr. Paul Keown, Nephrology
  
• Dr. Megan Levings, Surgery
  
• Dr. Blake Gilks, Pathology
  
• Dr. Margaret McGregor, Family Practice, C2E2
  
• Dr. Martin McKeown, Neurology
  
• Dr. David McLean, Dermatology
  
• Dr. David Wilson, Orthopaedics
  
• Dr. Judith Soon, Pharmaceutical Sciences
  
• Dr. Bonnie Sawatzky, Orthopaedics

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2004 in it for life  Research Fund Grants Competition Award Winners

We are pleased to announce the latest awardees of the 2004 in it for life Research Fund competition.

The following four investigators have been chosen out of 23 applications to receive grants of approximately $50,000 to support new clinical research projects with direct, immediate relevance to improving patient care, diagnosis, treatment, or disease prevention. Congratulations and thank you to all who applied. Both the number and quality of applications this year has been the highest we have seen.

Dr. Roger Wong
"Functional Performance in the Frail Elerly Population"

Dr. Pierre Guy
"Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial of a Dedicated Falls Clinic Intervention in Elderly Fallers Presenting to an Emergency Department"

Dr. Najib Ayas
"The Impact of CPAP Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Hypopnea on Cardiovascular Risk Factors: A Randoized Crossover Trial"

Dr. John Yee
"Detection of Early Lung Cancer by Serum Protein Expression Profiling"

We also wish to acknowledge and thank the in it for life  Research Fund committee members:

• Dr. G.B. John Mancini, Cardiology (Chair)
  
• Dr. Dean Chittock, Intensive Care Unit
  
• Dr. Paul Keown, Nephrology
  
• Dr. Garth Warnock, Surgery
  
• Dr. Peter Jewesson, Pharmacy
  
• Dr. Urs Steinbrecher, Gastroenterology
  
• Dr. Richard Hegele, Pathology
  
• Dr. Ray Lam, Psychiatry
  
• Dr. Megan Levings, Surgery
  
• Dr. Alice Mui, Surgery
  
• Dr. Blake Gilks, Pathology

The in it for life  Research Fund awards is a program of VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation. Our partner, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation is a registered charity established to raise funds for VGH, UBC-H, and VCHRI. Over the past 24 years, VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation has raised over $163 million, providing critical support for advanced technology and equipment, patient care programs and medical research for British Columbia's leading adult acute care facilities (www.supportvgh.ca).

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