Several IHPME faculty and researchers were presented with CIHR Project Grants as part of the Spring 2024 competition, totalling over $6 million.
By: Marielle Boutin
Project focus areas range from the effects of stable housing on those experiencing severe mental illness to the health impacts of viral infections such as COVID-19, the flu, and RSV.
Of the projects, two exceeded $1 million in funding.
Dr. Rulan S. Parekh, faculty member at IHPME and Vice President, Academics, at Women’s College Hospital, was awarded $1,197,226 over five years to “advance the understanding of genetic risk and chronic kidney disease in a high-risk Zambian population.”
Dr. Avram Ezra Denburg, IHPME faculty affiliated with the Health Systems Research (HSR) program and staff oncologist and clinician-scientist at SickKids Hospital, was awarded $1,013,626 over five years to explore the effects of personalized cancer care on children, their families and healthcare workers. “This generous funding from CIHR will enable us to work in close and dedicated partnership with colleagues across the country to understand the value and impacts of precision oncology care from the perspective of children and their families, to ensure that innovative cancer diagnostics and therapeutics are implemented in sustainable, equitable, and patient-centred ways in Canada,” says Dr. Denburg.
“We are very proud of the CIHR Project Grants from IHPME. Your impactful research and hard work are driving crucial change and advancements in healthcare and health systems management. Congratulations to all the recipients for your contributions to improving health outcomes for all,” says Dr. Audrey Laporte, Director of IHPME.
The IHPME 2024 Project Grant Recipients
Principal Investigator(s): Geoffrey M. Anderson
Co-Investigator(s): Zahra Shakeri Hossein Abad, Renzo J. Calderon Anyosa, Kuan Liu, et al.
Project Title: Identifying Risk Factors and Informing Preventative Strategies to Reduce the Incidence of Mild Cognitive Impairment and Subsequent Dementia by Analysing the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging Using Advanced Statistical Methods and Machine Learning
Awarded $371,025 over two years.
Principal Investigator(s): Melanie A. Barwick
Co-Investigator(s): Sarah M. Wheeler et al.
Project Title: Enhancing Capacity for Implementing Evidence-Based Interventions in Community Child and Youth Mental Health
Awarded $133,876 over one year and eight months.
Principal Investigator(s): Kathleen Bingham, Zahi Touma
Project Title: The Best Outcome Selection Study: Reliability, Validity and Feasibility of Critical Appraisal Tools for Measurement Property Studies
Awarded $110,160 over one year and six months.
Principal Investigator(s): Avram Ezra Denburg
Co-Investigator(s): Yvonne Bombard, Robin Z. Hayeems, Eleanor M. Pullenayegum, et al.
Project Title: Towards patient-centred precision oncology care for children and youth: Understanding psychosocial impacts and experiences through patient and professional perspectives
Awarded $1,013,626 over five years.
Principal Investigator(s): Aaron M. Drucker, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, et al.
Project Title: Comparative efficacy and safety of topical treatments for psoriasis
Awarded $229,500 over two years.
Principal Investigator(s): Robin Z. Hayeems
Co-Investigator(s): Wendy J. Ungar et al.
Project Title: The Clinician-reported Genetic testing Utility InDEx (C-GUIDE): Development and validation for neonatal intensive care
Awarded $248,625 over two years and six months.
Principal Investigator(s): David W. Lim
Co-Investigator(s): Nicole Look Hong, et al.
Project Title: LOBCAN: a prospective, multi-centre cohort study of treatment and outcomes for invasive LOBular breast carcinoma in CANada
Awarded $546,976 over five years.
Principal Investigator(s): Rulan S. Parekh
Co-Investigator(s): Mona R. Loutfy et al.
Project Title: Inflammatory And Genetic Risk Associated With Kidney Disease Progression Among Zambian HIV-Infected Persons
Awarded $1,197,226 over five years.
Principal Investigator(s): Paula A. Rochon, Marianne Saragosa et al.
Project Title: A National Study on the Health Impacts and Experience of Family Caregiving for Canadians Living with Dementia
Awarded $573,750 over three years.
Principal Investigator(s): Beate H. Sander et al.
Co-Investigator(s): Sarah Buchan, Nicolas Iragorri et al.
Project Title: Potential impact and cost-effectiveness of emerging RSV immunization strategies: Advancing analytical methods for integrating spatio-demographic and equity considerations into evaluations
Awarded $409,276 over three years.
Principal Investigator(s): Rachel Savage et al.
Project Title: An intersectional and life course approach to loneliness in middle-aged and older adults: generating evidence for tailored and equitable action
Awarded $474,300 over three years.
Principal Investigator(s): Vicky Stergiopoulos et al.
Project Title: High Support Housing for People with Serious Mental Illness in Canada: Promoting Mental Health Recovery and Social Inclusion
Awarded $757,350 over three years.
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