2014 Grant Awards

In 2014 CIORA funded 7 one-year grants and 4 two-year grants for a total of just over $800,000.

Pillar Title Principal Investigator Award
Awareness/Advocacy/Education Development and usability testing of a personalized risk communication tool to facilitate the shared decision of methotrexate treatment options in early rheumatoid arthritis Hazlewood, G. $23,195
Awareness/Advocacy/Education Improving patient outcome in Rheumatoid Arthritis may require a deeper understanding of medication adherence Bell, M. $74,486
Awareness/Advocacy/Education INflammatory arthritis patients’ perspectives, priorities, and opinions on interventions FOR MEDication adherence (INFORMED) De Vera, M. $61,578
Awareness/Advocacy/Education Massage Therapy for children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis experiencing pain: a pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Campillo, S, $37,062
Awareness/Advocacy/Education Measuring the impact of an Innovative Educational Intervention in Inflammatory Arthritis: a natural evolution of the CHU de Québec’s multidisciplinary information session Michou, L. $78,700
Awareness/Advocacy/Education Predicting disease course in children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Guzman, J $65,053
Early Access for Inflammatory Arthritis Patients Adult  axial spondyloarthritis screening and referral practices amongst primary care physicians, physiotherapists and chiropractors working in community practice in the province of Ontario  Passalent, L. $33,892
Multi-Disciplinary Care Teams Addressing rural and remote access disparities for patients with inflammatory arthritis through telehealth/videoconferencing and innovative inter-professional care models Taylor-Gjevre, R. $120,000
Multi-Disciplinary Care Teams Case Managers to Improve the Management of Inflammatory Arthritis and Associated Comorbidities with First Nations Communities: A Proof of Concept Study Lacaille. D
Barnabe, C.
$120,000
Multi-Disciplinary Care Teams Collaborative Care Model Involving eHealth to Improve Treatment Adherence and Health Outcomes of Patients with Gout De Vera, M. $119,108
Multi-Disciplinary Care Teams Moving on: Perspectives of young people with arthritis, their caregivers, and health care providers on transition Luca, N. $74,953