UBC Department of Emergency Medicine Researchers Attract CIHR Fall 2020 Funding

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have funded 354 research grants for a total investment of approximately $274m through the Project Grants: Fall 2020 competition. In addition, 97 priority announcement grants were funded to a total amount of $9,575,000 and 11 supplemental prizes were awarded for a total of $296,500. UBC Department of Emergency Medicine faculty members, Drs. Brian Grunau, Jim Christenson, and Kendall Ho, were among the successful applicants. View the CIHR summary.


Project: Opioid Overdose-Related Cardiac Arrest: What are the Best Interventions?
CIHR Funding: $283,051 (3 years)

UBC PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS:
Brian Grunau
, Department of Emergency Medicine; Jim Christenson, Department of Emergency Medicine; Jane Buxton, School of Population and Public Health

CO-INVESTIGATORS:
Brooks, Steven C; Chan, Timothy; Dainty, Katie N; Drennan, Ian; Helmer, Jennie S; Jenneson, Sandra E; Kawano, Takahisa; Moe, Jessica; Purssell, Roy A; Scheuermeyer, Frank; Tallon, John M; Tu, Andrew; van Diepen, Sean

 

Project: Technologies for Home Medication Vigilance and Protection (TEC4Home MVP)
Priority Announcement: Health Services and Policy Research
CIHR Funding: $50,000 / Canadian Medical Association (Ottawa) Funding: $50,000

UBC PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS:
Kendall Ho
, Department of Emergency Medicine

CO-INVESTIGATORS:
Blanchard, Robin; Buhler, Holly; Dahri, Karen; Gorman, Sean K; Hawkins, Nathaniel M; Karim, Mohammad E; Mitton, Craig R; Ng, Raymond; Novak Lauscher, Helen J; Scheuermeyer, Frank; Smith, Michelle L; Tam, Roger C; Tang, lisa; Thiruganasambandamoorthy, Venkatesh; Wong, Hubert H

 

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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) have funded 354 research grants for a total investment of approximately $274m through the Project Grants: Fall 2020 competition