The Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has approved funding for the following research awards:
J. ÉDOUARD SAMSON AWARD:
Dr. Ivan Wong (Halifax, NS) – “The Evolution of Arthroscopic Anatomic Glenoid Reconstruction: Development and Clinical Outcomes”
SPECIAL AWARDS:
Carroll A. Laurin Award, recognizing excellence in clinical research:
Dr. Martin Bouliane (Edmonton, AB) – “Total versus Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Pilot Randomized Control Trial”
Robert B. Salter Award, recognizing excellence in basic science research:
Drs. George Grammatopoulos and Daniel Coutu (Ottawa, ON) – “Cellular and molecular characterization of the normal and arthritic hip’s intra-articular adipose tissue”
Cy Frank Award, recognizing excellence in innovation:
Dr. Mina Wahba Morcos (Montreal, QC) – “Randomized, Blinded, Controlled trial Comparing the effectiveness of Sedation-Epidural anesthesia to Spinal anesthesia in Outpatient Hip or Knee Arthroplasty”
CANADIAN ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH LEGACY (CORL) GRANTS:
Dr. Maryse Bouchard (Toronto, ON) – “Accelerating the Learning Curve in Pediatric Musculoskeletal Radiograph Interpretation for Orthopedic Surgery Post-Graduate Trainees”
Dr. Anthony Cooper (Vancouver, BC) – “International Field Test and Translation and Cultural Adaptation of LIMB-Q Kids: A new patient reported outcome measure for children with lower limb deformities”
Dr. Simon Garceau (Ottawa, ON) – “A Randomized Controlled Trial Assessing the Efficacy of Surgeon-performed, Intraoperative Adductor Canal Blocks in Same-Day Discharge Total Knee Arthroplasty”
Dr. Prism Schneider (Calgary, AB) – “Timely Hip Fracture Care Pathway Implementation: A Feasibility Study”
Dr. Daniel Tushinski and Dr. Kim Madden (Hamilton, ON) – “Opioid Reduction in Orthopaedic Surgery (OREOS): A Multicentre Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial in Knee Replacement Patients”
Dr. Neil White (Calgary, AB) – “FROST 2.0: Factors Predicting Orthopaedic Trauma Volumes”
COMMUNITY INNOVATION AWARD:
Dr. Julian B. Sernik (Vernon, BC) – “Simultaneous Physiotherapy and Orthopedic Surgeon Interdisciplinary Care (SPOSIC) is superior to traditional siloed care for knee arthroplasty patients”
CSES RESEARCH GRANT:
Dr. Kenneth Faber and Dr. Kristen Barton (London, ON) for their research proposal entitled: “Perioperative Pain Management for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Pilot Non-Inferiority Trial”
All applications are reviewed and ranked by the Foundation’s Research Review Panel. Click here for further details about the COF’s research program.
The research program is made possible thanks to the generous support of surgeons, industry partners and individual donors, and is largely supported through the Powering Pain Free Movement campaign. Special thanks to our funding partners.