Award Recipients for 2026-2027
Project: Does Albuminuria Drive Phosphate Retention in Glomerulonephritis? Evaluating a Novel Mechanism of Cardiovascular Risk.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Lagu Androga, Department of Medicine
Project: Phenotyping Heart Failure in the Absence of Echocardiography: A Population-Based Algorithm for Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Aws Almufleh, Department Medicine
Project: Emergency Department Use for Primary Care-Manageable Conditions Among People ExperiencingHomelessness: A Population-Based Study in Ontario
Principal Investigator: Dr. Chris Evans, Department of Emergency Medicine
Project: Practice Variation, Confidence, and Perceived Barriers in Genetic Testing for Pediatric Congenital Heart Disease: A National Survey of Canadian Pediatric Cardiologists
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mahmoud Alsalehi, Department of Pediatrics
Project: GUT-PICS: Gut Microbiome and Post-Intensive Care Syndrome – A Feasibility Study
Principal Investigator: Dr. Gord Boyd, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Project: A Blood Film Foundation Model for Rapid Bacteremia Diagnosis: A Proof-of-Concept Study Using Leukocyte Morphology and AI-Driven Image Analysis to Improve Sepsis Care
Principal Investigator: Dr. David Maslove, Department of Critical Care Medicine
Project: Time to Surgery After Orthopaedic Trauma: Surgeon Perspectives and Reality
Principal Investigator: Dr. Mina Tohidi, Department of Surgery
Project: Senseless or Sensible? Making Sense of Changes to the Interim Federal Health Program
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eva Purkey, Department of Family Medicine
Project: Nurse-led HPV self-collection: Does it improve access to family physicians?
Principal Investigator: Dr. Roni Kraut, Department of Family Medicine
Project: Guided Ultrasound for Insertion and Depth Estimation of UVC (GUIDE-UVC Trial)
Principal Investigator: Dr. Eyad Bitar, Department of Pediatrics
Project: Bridging the Evidence-Practice Gap in Pleural Disease Management. A Mixed-Methods Pilot Combining Practice Audit and Multidisciplinary Consensus
Principal Investigator: Dr. Sebastian Rodriguez-Llamazares, Department of Medicine