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