2021 Grant Awards

In 2021 CIORA funded 5 two-year grants and 1 one-year grant for a total of $631,151.

Pillar Title Principal Investigator Award
Awareness/Advocacy/Education Supporting Equitable Outcomes in Diverse Populations with Rheumatoid Arthritis Through Appropriate Guideline Implementation, Practice and Policy Approaches Barnabe, C. $99,796
Awareness/Advocacy/Education Going beyond pain: Expansion of the JIA Option Map to support young people and their families to manage juvenile idiopathic arthritis in their daily lives Toupin April, K.
Stringer, E.
$119,865
Community Rheumatology A Community-based Adaptation of the Small Changes Behavioural Weight Loss Treatment Approach for Psoriatic Arthritis Patients with Comorbid Obesity Teo, M. $57,795
Early Access for Rheumatic Disease Patients The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Access to Rheumatology Services and Treatment – A Population-Based Approach Widdifield, J. $115,000
Health Economics/Sustainability of Health Care/Quality Improvement Biosimilars of Rituximab in ANCA-associated Vasculitis compared to the Originator (BRAVO): a CanVasc multi-centre study Mendel, A.
Barra, L.
Pagnoux, C.
$119,792
Multi-Disciplinary Care Teams Adapting and Evaluating an Evidence-Based Online Behavioural Intervention to Manage Insomnia in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Da Costa, D. $118,903