March 2024
Medication Use Among Children with Spinal Cord Injury in Ontario: A Pilot Study
PI: James Crispo (UBC Pharmaceutical Sciences Postdoctoral Fellow)
UBC Pharm Sci Postdoctoral Fellow Pathway to Independence Research Grant ($10,000)
Trajectories of work productivity loss: Working from home and insights during COVID-19. Principal Investigator: Wei Zhang; Co-Investigators: Monique Gignac, Gary Johns, Diane Lacaille, Christopher McLeod; Collaborator: Lin Chen. $70,000. CIHR Catalyst Grant: Analysis of CLSA Data - IPPH Mandate Early Career Researcher. March 1, 2024 - February 28, 2025
Congratulations to CORE faculty, Dr. Mary De Vera for receiving a CIHR Catalyst Grant - Analysis of Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) for the project "Applying an equity and intersectionality lens to understanding the burden of arthritis". This award term is 1-year for $69,094. Co-investigators are:
- Dr. Mark Harrison, UBC PharmSci (CORE)
- Megan Thomas, UBC PharmSci (CORE)
- Preet Kang, UBC PharmSci (CORE)
- Niloo Gheshlaghi, Gheshlaghi
- Dr. Antonio Avina-Zubieta, UBC Faculty of Medicine
- Dr. Cheryl Barnabe, University of Calgary
Ricky Turgeon from CORE was awarded $43,000 from the British Columbia Ministry of Health Innovation Pathway Program for the project "Reducing Readmissions of Patients with Heart Failure by Pharmacist-Led Medication Optimization". Co-investigators: Tony Wan, Doson Chua, Nathaniel Hawkins, Sean Virani.
Ricky Turgeon from CORE was a successful applicant to the Health Data Research Network Canada Pragmatic Trials Training Program, which includes a $30,000 grant, training, and mentorship (Dr. Douglas Lee from ICES) to support the development of a pragmatic RCT protocol for the SHARE-HF program.
Innovations in Patient Education to Optimize Hospital Discharge - Development of a Patient-Based Toolkit. PI - Karen Dahri. Co-investigators: M Legal, C Inglis, T Pookpun, Y Koo. $5000 from CSHP Foundation's William McLean Innovation Grant