Awards & Grants Research Program Current Winners

Congratulations to the winners!
 

Dr Alex Bak

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

Dr Alex Bak

University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

The impact of comorbid chronic pain and depression on cognitive impairment in aging Canadians: a population-based, retrospective cohort study.
Dr Jordan Leitch

Cas Research Award – $30,000

Dr Jordan Leitch

Queen's University, Kingston, ON

PRehabilitation In Advance of Major Elective Surgery: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (PRIME Pilot)
Dr Michael Verret

Dr James Beckstead Award – $20,000

Dr Michael Verret

Universite Laval, Laval, QC

Optimizing Patient-centred outcomes Using opioid minimization Strategies (OPUS) Anesthesia: a pilot randomised controlled trial 
Dr Naheed Jivraj

Dr R A Gordon Research Award – $30,000

Dr Naheed Jivraj

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON

Perioperative Physicians in Canada: Evaluating Equity in Access to Surgical and Anesthesia Services
Dr André Denault

Dr Earl Wynands CVT Section Research Grant – $30,000

Dr André Denault

Montreal Heart Institute, Montreal, QC

Combined inhaled milrinone and inhaled epoprostenol for the prevention of difficult separation from cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB)
Dr Curtis Nickel

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

Dr Curtis Nickel

University of Ottawa/The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON

Where is the Trust: The Development of a Trustworthiness Assessment Tool to Determine Readiness for Independent Call
Dr Anita Rao

Environmental Sustainability Section Research Grant – $10,000

Dr Anita Rao

Trillium Health Partners, Mississauga and Toronto, ON

Reprocessing Single Use Video Laryngoscope Blades: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Dr Mrinalini Balki

Obstetric Anesthesia Section Research Grant – $20,000

Dr Mrinalini Balki

Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Effect of co-administration of carbetocin and calcium chloride on uterine tone in patients undergoing elective cesarean delivery: a double-blind, randomized controlled trial
Dr Jonathan Bailey

The Su Ganapathy Regional Anesthesia Research Award – $10,000

Dr Jonathan Bailey

Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS

The impact of communication delays on provision of regional anesthesia and response to medical emergencies: A prospective cohort study
Dr Alana Flexman

BCAS Dr Pieter Swart Perioperative Research Award - $10,000

Dr Alana Flexman

UBC Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Vancouver, BC

RESPonsive Nature-Driven Imagery to Reduce Delirium afTEr Cardiac Surgery: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RESPITE Trial)
Dr Teresa Skelton

Perioperative Blood Management Research Award (PBM) - $20,000

Dr Teresa Skelton

Clinical Associate Professor, Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, UBC, Vancouver, BC

Nutritional optimization in pediatric varus-derotational osteotomy: an observational pilot study investigating the impact of perioperative management of iron deficiency anemia on surgical outcomes

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