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TrialTree Wiki

The TrialTree Wiki is a collaborative knowledge base dedicated to supporting the design, conduct, reporting, and interpretation of randomized trials. It serves as a centralized hub for researchers, methodologists, students, and anyone interested in evidence-based trial design.

The RCT Wiki aims to:
-Provide clear, accessible guidance on all aspects of randomized trials
-Foster best practices and transparency in trial design and reporting
-Serve as a living repository of methods, tools, and resources
-Support the use of the TrialTree platform and other related trial design tools

Key features of the TrialTree Wiki:
-Step-by-step guidance on designing RCTs
-Explanations of common and advanced trial methodologies
-Templates, checklists, and practical tools
-Real-world examples and case studies
-Links to relevant literature and standards (e.g., CONSORT, SPIRIT)

Access the TrialTree Wiki: TrialTree_Wiki

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Prospective Exchange Student Seeking Research Supervision in Computer Vision, Biomechanics, or Rehabilitation Engineering

Hyejeong Choi is a PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of British Columbia, currently pursuing an exchange opportunity and seeking a host supervisor and research lab.

Hyejeong’s home supervisor is Dr. Peyman Servati, PhD, PEng a professor in the department of electrical and computer engineering and the director of the Flexible Electronics and Energy Lab (FEEL).

Hyejeong specializes in wearable sensor systems, computer vision, and human-computer interaction for musculoskeletal rehabilitation. Hyejeong’s current research merges piezoelectric nanofiber sensors and IMUs into a smart knee sleeve that monitors neuromuscular activity and joint kinematics in ACL-injured patients. Hyejeong has extensive experience in multimodal data fusion and Human Activity Recognition (HAR), leveraging machine learning to classify rehabilitation exercises and detect asymmetries. Additionally, she developed a motion capture-to-smartphone pipeline for markerless motion estimation, aiming to enable realistic, clinic-based data collection for remote patient monitoring.

Going forward, Hyejeong plans to integrate force plate and insole data into a telerehabilitation framework, providing real-time force feedback through biomechanical simulations. To achieve this, she is looking to gain expertise in OpenSim and Unity, and welcomes collaborations with labs focusing on computer vision, biomechanics, or rehabilitation engineering to advance accessible, patient-centered care.

If you are interested in collaborating with Hyejeong, please email rehabnet@uwo.ca to be connected.

 

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Service Design in Health Research Workshop

The CIHR Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis (IMHA) and the Institute of Health Services and Policy Research (IHSPR) will be hosting the Service Design in Health Research Workshop on June 23rd from 1 to 4 PM EDT.

This interactive workshop is designed for research team members looking to improve health interventions using design thinking. Participants will explore frameworks and methods to refine the development of health interventions, and learn about design heuristic techniques and assumption mapping to identify gaps in their research framing and methodology. This session will also provide participants with strategies for improving research design and fostering meaningful collaborations with underserved communities, especially diverse and underrepresented groups for shorter projects.

The deadline to submit an Expression of Interest to participate is June 13th, and seats will be offered first-come, first-served.

Further details can be found here: https://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54276.html

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Help Shape Canada’s Bone Health Research for the Next Decade!

OsNET and the University of Waterloo are conducting a priority setting survey and looking for researchers, healthcare professionals, policy makers, other knowledge users, or persons with lived experience related to bone disease to share their voice in a two-step survey.

There are two steps in the study, both anonymous. The first step invites participants to submit what they think are important research priorities (up to five) related to bone health for Canadians in the next 10 years. Once all submissions are received, we will streamline and group them. It takes 10-15 minutes to complete the survey.

For step two, we will invite you to score submitted research priorities in groupings that are relevant to you. The criteria we will use to evaluate the research priorities relate to whether the research questions are answerable, have the potential to reduce the burden of bone disease or advance the field, and are accessible to, or are beneficial for equity-deserving groups. It takes about 10-30 minutes to complete the survey. Your submitted scores will be used to establish research priorities for bone health in Canadians over the next 10 years.

If you are interested in participating, please contact Research Assistant Hung Nguyen: hm5nguyen@uwaterloo.ca

For more information: https://osnet.ca/platforms/research-platform-2-clinical-research/osnet-priority-setting-project/?fb-edit=1

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AI Lay Summary Patient Partner Review Committee

We’re excited to share that the Network has been developing an AI Lay Summary Assistance Tool, designed to support knowledge translation by generating accessible lay summaries directly from the full text of peer-reviewed journal articles. The lay summary tool will soon be available for Network members to use. After creating each lay summary, we will be asking the article authors and a patient partner review committee to review the lay summaries for accuracy and accessibility.

We are in the process of creating the patient partner review committee and are seeking a few more interested patientpartners to join. The lay summaries can be reviewed asynchronously and at the discretion of the patient partner, meaning that there will not be a large time commitment involved.

If you know of any patient partners who may be interested in joining the review committee, please have them reach out to the Network Coordinator scrocke6@uwo.ca for further details.

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IMPACTs LAB – Dr. Myles O’Brien Paid Graduate Student Recruitment

Dr. Myles O’Brien is recruiting students interested in Graduate studies (Master’s or Doctoral) and studying MSK health & active aging. Students interested in promoting movement in community/hospital settings, epidemiology, frailty, and/or musculoskeletal function with objective measures are particularly encouraged to apply. His research program spans clinical trial, applied mechanistic, and epidemiological study designs. Specific thesis projects and independent studies will be determined based on interest and desired skillsets.

Funding is in place to support student scholarships related to MSK health clinical trials and epidemiological projects.

The successful applicant(s) will work within Dr. O’Brien’s research team and collaborate closely with the multidisciplinary IMPACTs lab. The successful applicant will be embedded within the Department of Medicine at the Centre de Formation Medicalé Nouveau-Brunswick in Moncton, New Brunswick.

General & Specific Requirements:

  • Ability to write and speak in both English and French
  • Sufficient course marks for graduate studies.
  • Available for in-person work in New Brunswick.
  • Experience working with older adults, wearable technology, coding, big datasets, health outcomes, MSK function and/or cardiovascular function is an asset (not mandatory).

Interested in Applying: Qualified applicants should send a CV (including graduation dates, GPAs, list of publications, technical skills, and contact information of 2 references) to Dr. Myles O’Brien (Myles.OBrien@USherbrooke.ca). Doctoral applications are encouraged to send a writing example.

Information about specific projects conducted in our lab can be found on the https://impactslab.com website. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position in filled.

For more information: O’Brien_Lab_Recruitment_MSK

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Canadian Arthritis Summer School

Apply to attend the virtual Canadian Arthritis Summer School (CASS)

Be part of the Canadian Arthritis Summer School (CASS) from June 3-5, 2025. This unique 3-day virtual event will bring together patient partners and trainees to foster learning, collaboration, and innovation in arthritis research.

Summer school sessions will include:

  • A day in the life of a researcher, clinician, patient partner and trainee
  • How to appraise grant applications and scientific articles
  • Indigenous Engagement and being an ally in research
  • And other sessions including scientific talks, best practice in patient engagement in research, and interactive skill-building workshops

Expression of Interest:

Patient partners and trainees apply by April 28, 2025. Selected applicants will be informed by May 12, 2025.

Apply here: https://bit.ly/CASSEOI

Learn more about CASS: https://bit.ly/CanadianArthritisSummerSchool

Présentez votre demande pour participer à l’Atelier virtuel d’été canadien sur l’arthrite (AECA)

Participez à l’Atelier d’été canadien sur l’arthrite (AECA) du 3 au 5 juin 2025. Cet événement virtuel unique de trois jours réunissant des patients partenaires et des stagiaires visant à favoriser l’apprentissage, la collaboration et l’innovation dans la recherche à l’arthrite.

Voici le contenu offert durant l’Atelier d’été:

  • une journée dans la vie d’un chercheur, d’un clinicien, d’un patient partenaire et d’un stagiaire;
  • l’évaluation de demandes de subvention et d’articles scientifiques;
  • la mobilisation des Autochtones et la façon d’être un allié dans la recherche;
  • séances supplémentaires comprenant des conférences scientifiques, des discussions sur les pratiques exemplaires en matière de participation des patients à la recherche et des ateliers interactifs d’acquisition de compétences.

Déclaration d’intérêt

Les patients partenaires et les stagiaires souhaitant participer à l’atelier sont invités à présenter une déclaration d’intérêt avant le 28 avril 2025. Les personnes retenues en seront informées au plus tard le 12 mai 2025.

Obtenir plus de détails à ce sujet: https://bit.ly/CanadianArthritisSummerSchool

et poser votre candidature: https://bit.ly/CASSEOI

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2025 Summer Schools – Application Close Date

The application deadline for both summer schools is less than a week away on April 28, 2025. MSK Network trainees will only be eligible to attend one of the two 2025 summer schools so please apply accordingly.

For more information: https://mskrehabnet.com/trainee-support-opportunities/2025-trainee-summer-schools/

Wearables and Biomechanics 2025 Summer School

The Wearables and Biomechanics 2025 Summer School is a collaboration with the University of British Columbia’s School of Biomedical Engineering. Apply now for a week of learning about advances in biomechanics, IMUs, sport and field applications, and much more!

    • When: June 23 to 26, 2025
    • Where: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Apply here: https://uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_50UrcQDdOJTRKHI

Health Services Research and Health Economic Evaluation Summer School

The Health Services Research and Health Economic Evaluation Summer School is a partnership with the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health at the University of Calgary. The week will focus on health services research, economic evaluation, costing, model-based analysis, and much more!

  • When: August 11 to 15, 2025
  • Where: University of Calgary, Calgary, AB

Apply here: https://uwo.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8jj0qLYaBjXyYVU

General Requirements

  • Applicants must be graduate students registered and attending a Canadian post-secondary institution.
  • Applicants must be a member of the Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network (If you are not already a Network member, apply here: https://mskrehabnet.com/about/current-members/)
  • Applicants will be required to include a 750-word Letter of Interest and a 2-page brief Curriculum Vitae (see the application for more details).

Important Details

  • There is no registration fee for any attendee.
  • Funding support will be provided to trainees who need to travel from out of province in order to attend the summer school. Funding support will include your accommodation and $500 for travel from a neighbouring province, or $1000 for travel from elsewhere (e.g., Ontario, Nova Scotia, etc.). Local students may be able to attend without funding as they will not need accommodation or travel support.
  • Supervisors are expected to provide a minimum of $500 to help cover travel costs for their students. Any trainee not located in the Greater Calgary area (for the University of Calgary Summer School) or the Greater Vancouver area (for the University of British Columbia Summer School) and that needs travel support must provide written proof that their supervisor is providing $500 support to assist with travel expenses.
  • We will be accepting trainees from across Canada. However, due to limited funds and capacity we cannot accept all applications. A review process will be used to determine the successful candidates.
  • Please read the Application Instructions (at the beginning of the Qualtrics form) thoroughly before completing the application as each summer school has its own requirements.

If you have any questions about the summer schools or applications, please email the Network Coordinator at rehabnet@uwo.ca

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Assistant or Associate Professor Western University School of Physical Therapy

The Western University Faculty of Health Sciences invites applications for a full-time probationary (tenure-track) position at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the School of Physical Therapy. Academic responsibilities will include teaching, research, and service in the area of practice of Upper Extremity Health and Rehabilitation.

Qualified applicants must have a PhD or equivalent in a related field and be eligible for licensure with the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario. Applicants with expertise and a track record in upper extremity clinical research are encouraged to apply.

The deadline for receipt of applications is May 22, 2025.

The effective date of the appointment is July 1, 2025, or as negotiated.

For more information: School_of_Physical_Therapy_Faculty_Position

 

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Roundtable Discussion: Bots & Fraudulent Data in Survey Research

Digital tools and automation create new challenges for researchers to navigate when conducting virtual surveys. A significant concern is the rising number of bots and fraudulent data. Due to the increase in AI, it is critical to understand how to maintain quality data.

The University of Waterloo will be hosting a round table discussion on bots and fraudulent data in survey research. Best practices for detecting and preventing bot participation, identifying and cleaning fraudulent data, and addressing the challenges posed by imposter respondents will be explored during the session.

When: Tuesday April 22nd, from 1pm-2pm EST

Learn more and register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/7eb40176-cc9d-4c8a-a3bc-87743af68de6@723a5a87-f39a-4a22-9247-3fc240c01396