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VCH Research Institute announces 2011 Team Grant winners
The Team Grants competition is an annual research grant competition that has been running since 2006. The purpose of these grants is to support VCH staff and clinicians to conduct applied health research projects to improve practice at VCH. VCH health care providers partner with experienced researchers who will mentor them through the entire research process, from proposal to project completion. All applications are peer-reviewed by a committee of researchers, who help ensure that funds go toward supporting projects with both an important question and a rigorous research design that will enable the team to answer that question. The 2011 Team Grants are funded by VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation and VCH Research Institute. Other partners have included North Shore Health Research Foundation and Richmond Hospital Foundation.
TEAM GRANT AWARD WINNERS
We also wish to acknowledge and thank the 2011 Team Grants review committee members for their hard work. We could not have any of our funding competitions without individuals volunteering their time to participate on our review committees.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
| Dr. Rob McMaster | Executive Director, VCHRI (committee chair) |
| Dr. Hugh Anton | GF Strong Rehab Centre; Div of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UBC |
| Dr. Roger Wong | Geriatric Consultation Program, VGH; Dept of Medicine, UBC |
| Dr. Kim McGrail | Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, UBC |
| Dr. Jeff Brubacher | Emergency Medicine, VGH; Dept of Emergency Medicine, UBC |
| Dr. Mark Lau | BC Mental Health & Addiction Services, PHSA; Dept of Psychiatry, UBC |
| Dr. Blake Gilks | Anatomic Pathology, VGH; Dept of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, UBC |
VCH Research Institute's internal grants & awards program is an important tool for fostering and developing research activity at VCH. Projects such as these Team Grants help further better health outcomes, develop best practices, and can be shared throughout VCH and across other health authorities. Past Team Grant projects have shown that enabling staff to bring research and researchers into their practice provides great benefits beyond answering their research question. It enables knowledge exchange and the building of relationships with researchers; in some cases this has already lead to new collaborative research projects.
Announcing the Winners of VCHRI's 2010 Team Grants Competition
The VCHRI Team Grants competition funds VCH research teams to conduct collaborative applied health research directly relevant to current health care issues across VCH. This year's competition was supported by VCHRI and VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation, providing grants up to $30,000. Congratulations to the following three winners!
To read abstracts of their projects, click on the project title below.
TEAM GRANT AWARD WINNERS
We also wish to acknowledge and thank the 2010 Team Grants review committee members for their hard work. We could not have any of our funding competitions without individuals volunteering their time to participate on our review committees.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
| Hugh Anton | GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre, VCH; Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UBC |
| Najib Ayas | Centre for Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, VCHRI; Division of Respiratory Medicine, UBC |
| Patti Janssen | School of Population and Public Health, UBC |
| Judith Soon | Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC |
| Martin McKeown | Brain Research Centre, VCHRI; Division of Neurology, UBC |
| Stefan Grzybowski | Centre for Rural Health Research, VCHRI; Department of Family Practice, UBC |
COMMITTEE CHAIR
| Rob McMaster | Executive Director, VCHRI; VP Research, VCH |
Announcing the Winners of VCHRI's 2009 Team Grants Competition
The purpose of the Team Grants competition is to fund practice-based research projects across Vancouver Coast Health (VCH) that have direct and immediate relevance to improving patient/client care, diagnosis, treatment or disease prevention. This competition is open to VCH staff and physicians who have collaborated with an experienced researcher. VCHRI partners with VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation and North Shore Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) to fund this competition.
Congratulations to the following five winners! To read abstracts of their projects, click on the project title below.
TEAM GRANT AWARD WINNERS
 | Barbara Crocker
Community Nutritionist,
Infant, Child and Youth Program,
Vancouver Community
Title: Breastfeeding and Vitamin D Supplementation Rates of 2 Month Old Infants in Vancouver |
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 | Guylaine Desharnais
Occupational Therapist,
Banfield Pavilion,
Vancouver Community
Title: Lessening the Big Squeeze: The Effect of the Trunk Release on Interface Pressures of Individuals Seated in a High Fowler's Position |
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 | Kevin Kirkland
Music Therapist,
Purdy Pavilion Extended Care Unit,
Vancouver Community
Title: A Randomized Controlled Study to Assess the Health Benefits of Music Therapy in Patients with Alzheimer Disease |
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 | Dailin Li
Clinical Chemist,
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, VGH,
Vancouver Acute
Title: Establishing a physiological response range for urinary catecholamines in critically-ill patients |
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 | Heather Mohan Van Herdeen
Coordinator, North Shore Palliative Care Program, Lions Gate Hospital, Coastal
Title: Transitions in the Grief Process for Families in a Bereavement Support Program |
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We also wish to acknowledge and thank the Team Grants review committee members for their hard work. We could not have any of our funding competitions without individuals volunteering their time to participate on our review committees.
Committee Members
- Hugh Anton, GF Strong; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, UBC
- Erin Michalak, Mood Disorders Centre; Psychiatry, UBC
- Najib Ayas, Sleep Disorders Program, UBC Hospital; Centre for Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, VGH
- Jerilynn Prior, CeMCOR; Endocrinology, UBC
- Catherine Backman, Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, UBC
- Bonnie Sawatzky, ICORD; Orthopaedics, UBC
- Stefan Grzybowski, Centre for Rural Health Research; Family Practice, UBC
- Liisa Holsti, Child & Family Research Institute; Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, UBC
Committee Chair
- Rob McMaster, Executive Director (Interim), VCHRI; VP Research, VCH
Announcing the Winners of VCHRI's 2008 Team Grants Competition
The purpose of the Team Grants competition is to fund practice-based research projects across Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) that have direct and immediate relevance to improving patient/client care, diagnosis, treatment or disease prevention. This competition is open to VCH staff and physicians who have collaborated with an experienced researcher. VCHRI has partnered with the VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation and the North Shore Health Research Foundation (NSHRF) to fund this competition.
Congratulations to the following four winners! To read abstracts of their projects, click on the project title below.
TEAM GRANT AWARD WINNERS
We also wish to acknowledge and thank the Team Grants review committee members for their hard work. We could not have any of our funding competitions without individuals volunteering their time to participate on our review committees.
- Dr. Linda Peritz, VCHRI (Chair)
- Dr. Susan Forwell, Dept. of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, UBC
- Dr. Judith Globerman, Dr. Irving & Phyliss Snider Campus for Jewish Seniors; Centre for Population Health Promotion Research, UBC
- Dr. Wendy Hall, School of Nursing, UBC
- Dr. Erin Michalak, Mood Disorders Centre; Dept of Psychiatry, UBC
- Dr. Julian Somers, Centre for Applied Research in Mental Health & Addiction (CARMHA); Faculty of Health Sciences, SFU
- Dr. Judith Soon, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC
- Dr. Roger Wong, Dept of Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, VGH & UBC
- Dr. Sabrina Wong, School of Nursing, UBC
Announcing the Winners of VCHRI's 2007 Team Grants Competition
The purpose of the Team Grants competition is to fund practice-based research projects across Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) that have direct and immediate relevance to improving patient/client care, diagnosis, treatment or disease prevention. This competition is open to VCH staff and physicians who have collaborated with an experienced researcher. Congratulations to the following five winners! To read abstracts of their projects, click on the project title below.
TEAM GRANT AWARD WINNERS
 | William Dick
Physician, Emergency Medicine, VGH;
Vancouver Acute
Title: Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography in Emergency Department Chest Pain Patients at Intermediate Risk of Coronary Artery Disease (CCTA) |
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 | Shahzina Karim
Social Worker, Mood Disorders Centre, UBCH;
Vancouver Acute
Title: Psychoeducation for First Episode Mania: A Program Evaluation |
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 | Steve Reynolds
Physician, Critical Care Medicine, VGH;
Vancouver Acute
Title: Incision and Drainage Alone versus Incision and Drainage and Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole/Rifampin for Soft Tissue Abscesses caused by Community Associated Methicillin Resistant staphylococcus aureus |
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 | Maura Whittaker
Physiotherapist, Spinal Cord Injury Program, GF Strong;
Vancouver Acute
Title: Upper Limb Outcomes in Stroke Subjects following Neuroprosthetic Functional Electrical Therapy versus a Graded Arm Exercise Program |
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 | Linda Wiens
Clinical Resource Nurse, Cardiac Rehabilitation & Risk Factor Management Program, VGH;
Vancouver Acute
Title: Reliability and Validity of the SmartDiet Canadian Version Questionnaire |
We also wish to acknowledge and thank the Venture Grants review committee members for their hard work. We could not have any of our funding competitions without individuals volunteering their time to participate on our review committees.
- Dr. Linda Peritz, VCHRI (Chair)
- Dr. Stefan Grzybowski, Family Practice
- Dr. Roger Wong, Geriatric Medicine
- Dr. Patti Janssen, Health Care & Epidemiology
- Dr. Gary Poole, Health Care & Epidemiology
- Dr. Judith Soon, Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Dr. Judith Globerman, Dr. Irving & Phyliss Snider Campus for Jewish Seniors
- Dr. Bonnie Sawatzky, Orthopaedics
- Dr. Wendy Hall, Nursing
2006 Team Grants Competition Winners
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