2018 Grant Awards
In 2018 CIORA funded 6 two-year grants for a total of $670,000.
| Pillar | Title | Principal Investigator | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awareness/Advocacy/Education | Power to the Patients: Reshaping Knee Osteoarthritis Diagnosis and Secondary Prevention with E-Health | Li, L. Esdaile, J. |
$115,000 |
| Awareness/Advocacy/Education | Proof of concept study of an EMR reminder intervention to optimize the primary and secondary prevention of comorbidities in people with inflammatory arthritis | Avina-Zubieta, A. | $95,000 |
| Health Economics/ Sustainability of Health Care/ Quality Improvement | Raising Awareness of the Burden of Giant Cell Arteritis: Occurrence, healthcare use, costs and health outcomes | Widdifield, J. Barra, L. |
$115,000 |
| Multi-Disciplinary Care Teams | An initiative to address Indigenous patient and community educational needs in rheumatic diseases | Loyola Sanchez, A. Barnabe, C. |
$115,000 |
| Multi-Disciplinary Care Teams | MyArthritisGuide for rheumatoid arthritis will improve patient’s activation towards self-care | Fortin, P. | $115,000 |
| Multi-Disciplinary Care Teams | The iParent2Parent Program: Peer Mentoring for Parents of Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis | Ahola Kohut, S. | $115,000 |