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Congratulations to the winners!

CAS Career Scientist Award in Anesthesia - $60,000

Dr. Akash Goel

University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Beyond the Trip: Novel Psychedelic treatments for Chronic Neuropathic Pain

Ontario's Anesthesiologists – CAS Residents' Research Grant - $10,000

Dr. James Macaskill

University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK

Cardio-Cerebral Coupling: An Experimental Study of Cardiac Output and Brain Tissue Perfusion in Porcine Models with an Embedded Enteral Ventilation Sub-study

CAS Research Award – $30,000

Dr. Leandra Amado

The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON

Advancing Cognition and Cognitive reserve before ELective surgery to Enhance cognitive Recovery And TrajEctories: the ACCELERATE Adherence Study

Dr James Beckstead Award – $20,000

Dr. Pascal Laferriere-Langlois

University of Montreal, Montreal, QC

Downscaling the expertise for endotracheal intubation with a novel artificial intelligence-guided video-laryngoscope: A manikin study with experts and non-experts

Dr R A Gordon Research Award – $30,000

Dr. Nader Ghasemlou

University Health Network, Toronto, ON

Sensory neurons contribute to the resolution of post-operative pain by altering the immune cell response

Environmental Sustainability Award – $20,000

Dr. Rob Anderson

NOSM University, Sudbury, ON

Evaluating and Implementing Sustainable Perioperative Care Across Urban and Rural Hospitals in Northern Ontario

BCAS Dr Pieter Swart Perioperative Research Award - $15,000

Dr. Howard Meng

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON

Erector Spinae Plane vs Serratus Anterior Plane Catheter infusions for Acute Pain Management in Patients with Traumatic Rib Fractures: a single centre, randomized controlled trial

Education and Simulation in Anesthesia Section Research Grant – $10,000

Dr. Simone Schiavo

University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Evaluating Prehospital and Global Health Competencies in Anesthesia: A Mixed-Methods Study of the Parma-Toronto 911 Exchange

Neuroanesthesia Section Research Grant - $10,000

Dr. Christian Lehmann

Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

P3Stroke - Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetics of Propofol in Stroke

Obstetric Anesthesia Section Research Grant – $20,000

Dr. Juliana Kruthof

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Patient perceptIon of sensory stimuli during elective cesarean delivery under neuraxial anesthesia (PIONEER): A longitudinal cohort study

Due to funding challenges for the Perioperative Blood Management Research Award (PBM), the Grant Standing Subcommittee decided to not grant the award for 2026; the applications for this award were considered for the other open grants.

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