The BC SUPPORT Unit Fraser Centre is pleased to announce the successful projects and recipients from our Winter 2020 funding competition. These awards support patient-oriented research and knowledge translation activities to help advance the mandate of Canada’s Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research.
| Fraser Centre Directed Award for Emerging Teams in COVID-19 Patient-Oriented Research |
| Recipients |
Project |
| Dr. Nitasha Puri, Dr. Sharon Vipler , Marika Sandrelli, and Tobie Patterson (Mental Health and Substance Use program at Fraser Health) |
Experiences of People Accessing Virtual Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) during COVID-19: A Mixed Methods Study
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| Planning Award for Patient-Oriented Research and Knowledge Translation [$10,000] |
| Recipients |
Project/Initiatives |
| Dr. Surita Parashar (BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS) |
‘How’s the care out there?’ Exploring the home and community care needs of older adults living with HIV in the Fraser Health Authority |
| Dr. Vasily Vakorin (SFU); Kati Debelic (Patient Partner Co-Lead); Dr. Luis Nacul (BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre); Dr. Sam Doesburg (SFU); Dr. Urs Ribary (SFU) |
Developing a program for studying Myalgic Encephalomyelitis with neurophysiological tools
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| Research Support Award [$9,700] |
| Recipients |
Project/Initiatives
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| Dr. Joan Fujiwara (Fraser Health); Dr. Maya Gislason (SFU) |
Promoting wellbeing for children and youth with eating disorders by integrating human, animal and environmental health in an equine-assisted psychotherapy pilot study |
| Dr. Travis Salway (SFU) |
Development and implementation of a patient-informed health care provider guide for responding to anxiety in sexual health service settings |
| Dr. Xiaowei Song (Fraser Health); Kati Debelic (Patient Partner Co-Lead) |
A multimodal MRI study targeting the neuroinflammatory response in the brain of patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS)
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Dr. Stephen Robinovitch (SFU)
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Barriers and facilitators to the use of fall protective wear among older adults who visit the Fraser Health Falls prevention Mobile Clinic
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Michelle Nicholas (Fraser Health)
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Use of a novel digital interactive device for the management of delirium in the critical care environment
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| Fraser Centre Directed Award for Patient-Oriented Research [$20,000] |
| Recipients |
Project/Initiatives
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| Dr. Xiaowei Song (Fraser Health); Kati Debelic (Patient Partner Co-Lead); Dr. Luis Nacul (BC Women’s Hospital & Health Centre) |
Neuroinflammation in Myalgic Encephalomyelitis: A pilot functional resonance imaging and spectroscopy study |
| Dr. Ali Abdalvand (Fraser Health) |
Intravesical antifibrinolytic for patients with hematuria and clot retention – a feasibility study
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| Fraser Centre Yɑ:y̓əstəl Award for Indigenous Health Research [$30,000] |
| Recipients |
Project/Initiatives
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| Dr. Lyana Patrick (SFU); Joanne Mills (Community Partner Co-Lead); Keenan McCarthy (Community Partner Co-Lead) |
Urban Indigenous Health in Surrey: Building research relationships to strengthen health and well-Being in a fast-growing population |
| Fraser Centre Directed Award in Indigenous Knowledge Translation [$30,000] |
| Recipients |
Project/Initiatives
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| Dr. Angela Kaida (SFU); Valerie Nicholson (Patient Partner Co-lead) |
“Everything I’m passing on to you is everything I learned on my journey”: Sharing knowledge and creating connections with a CHIWOS-PAW Fraser Gathering |
