Canadian MSK Rehab Research NetworkWe are pleased to share our latest edition of the MSK Rehab Research Network Newsletter.
Included in this jam-packed newsletter:
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Catherine Hofstetter (Network Principal Knowledge User) recently published a thoughtful and insightful article from a patient’s perspective in the Journal of Hand Therapy:
“In life, you get the ‘hands’ you are dealt, and my ‘hand’ resulted in my being the third generation on my father’s side of the family to be diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), all of us around the age of 36. I had an acute onset that had the immediate effect of throwing my life and work into chaos.”
The Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network was proud to co-host Western University’s BJI Showcase Series on February 24th.
The showcase included presentations from two Network trainees, Dr. Harvi Hart (Western) and Dr. Jesse Charlton (UBC). You can now view the full session available below.
The Division of Social Medicine, Department of Medicine, at The University of British Columbia (UBC) invites applications for a full-time faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure track) in the area of Implementation Science.
They are seeking an Implementation Scientist who studies the implementation of virtual health innovations to improve healthcare and disease prevention in rural, remote, and other isolated communities.
The position will be located at UBC’s Okanagan Campus.
Posting End Date: March 31, 2023
Full details available here: https://ubc.wd10.myworkdayjobs.com/ubcfacultyjobs/job/UBC-Okanagan-Campus-Opportunities/Assistant-Professor–Tenure-track-_JR11668
UPDATE MARCH 1O, 2023: due to the overwhelming response to this opportunity, application intake is currently closed as we assess available funds. Thank you for your interest in this competition!
We are pleased to announce the return of our annual Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network Trainee Travel Awards. 2023 will mark our fifth Trainee Awards competition and up to $20,000 in total funding is available to:
Call for Applications: February 15th, 2023
Funds Available
In 2023 the Network will be offering a total of up to $20,000 in three tiers of stipends based on travel distance:
Within Province or Virtual Presentation – up to $500 per award
Neighbouring Province (ex. Ontario to Quebec, Alberta to BC) – up to $1,500 per award
National or International Travel – up to $2,000 per award
These awards are intended to cover conference travel and registration expenses to attend a conference at which the trainee has been invited to present their research. Applicants will submit expenses or a proposed budget of CIHR-eligible costs and awarded funds will be given based on incurred expenses up to the maximum of each funding tier above. Applicants will be eligible for a maximum of one (1) award per calendar year.
Description
The purpose of the award is to assist with travel expenses for trainees to present their research at a conference related to MSK rehabilitation research (via poster, oral or other form of presentation). Note that funding will be subject to abstract submission and approval at the conference you plan to attend. Oral/podium presentation invitations may be given preference over poster presentations.
This form of awards allows the Network to fund a much larger number of trainees this year than traditional awards and provide additional professional development opportunities not covered by their current funding. Please note that additional funding and experiential opportunities will be launched by the MSK Rehab Research Network throughout 2023.
Deadline
Rolling applications through September 1st, 2023 or until a total of $20,000 has been awarded. First funding decisions will be made by March 15th, 2023 and subsequent decisions will be made within two weeks of receiving application. Please note that due to high demand in 2022, all available funds were awarded within two months of launching – be sure to apply early!
Eligibility Criteria
Expectations
How to Apply
Applications currently closed
Any questions can be directed to Ryan Power (Network Coordinator) at rehabnet@uwo.ca
Please see the recap below from the organizing team of the 2022 PAINtalks. The MSK Rehab Research Network is proud to support this annual free event organized by trainees, for trainees.
The Quebec Network of Junior Pain Investigators (QNJPI) is
proud to have organized the seventh edition of PAINtalks,
which took place at the Centre Mont-Royal in Montreal, on the
evening of November 3rd, 2022.
This initiative consists of TEDstyle presentations that aim to provide the audience with popularized presentations focused on the area of pain. These presentations last around 8 minutes, and focus on various themes, such as pain management, the impact of pain on daily life, chronic migraines, physiotherapy services, the patient-clinician relationship, pain education, the importance of partnerships with patients in research, gender and sex in pain, lifestyle, and catastrophic thinking.
This edition was once again free, bilingual, and open to the public. The event took place in a hybrid format. Simultaneous translation service was also offered to everyone at the event, whether they were listening
in-person or online. All the presentations were filmed in high definition, then made available to our audience with English and French subtitles via our website, our YouTube channel, our Twitter account, and our Facebook page.
Stats from the event:
View the full report here:
We are pleased to share our latest MSK Rehab Research Network Newsletter.
It has been a busy spring and summer with several recent awards, funding successes and opportunities with our members.
Included in this newsletter:
Network News: Recent Awards and Funding Successes
IMHA Call for Patient Partners
Grant & Award Recipients
Upcoming Events & Past Highlights
Member Opportunities
…and much more!
Congratulations goes to Network NPI, Dr. Joy MacDermid for receiving Western University’s prestigious Hellmuth Prize for Achievement in Research.
This award recognizes Dr. MacDermid’s innovation of patient-reported outcome measures to advance clinical practice and research, her world-class publication record and her leadership in integrated knowledge translation.
“The Hellmuth Prizes for Achievement in Research are named in honour of Bishop Isaac Hellmuth, who founded The University of Western Ontario in 1878. There are two such prizes offered annually, one in the area broadly defined as the natural sciences and engineering […] and one in the social sciences and humanities” (Western University).
More information on the award can be found here: https://www.president.uwo.ca/honour_roll/faculty/research/hellmuth_recipients.html
The Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network is committed to supporting high-impact, high-potential research and teams across Canada. Our annual Collaborative Catalyst grants are aimed to encourage new, externally funded, transdisciplinary research initiatives.
We were thrilled with the both the number and quality of submissions in response to this year’s call. The Rehab Network initially intended to fund up to six projects at up to $25,000 each – a total of $150,000. However our reviewers felt the quality of the submissions warranted funding additional applications. Therefore, we were happy to increase our budget for this call, funding a total of eight (8) applications at $25,000 each – a total investment of $200,000.
Below are the successful teams:
| PI Name | Institution | Project Title | Team |
| Cheryl Kozey | Dalhousie | A pilot feasibility multicenter study to identify risk factors for rapid progression in those with early mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis | Janie Wilson, Trevor Birmingham, Top Applteon, Sarah Manske, Steve Boyd, Olga Theou, Rebecca Moyer, Michael Dunbar, Joy MacDermid, Angelo Rudic (P), Bernadette McCann (T), Ann Smith Viera (P) |
| Kevin Deluzio | Queens | Characterizing patient mobility and functional status while on waitlist for total knee replacement: A multi-center feasibility pilot study | Janie Astephen Wilson, Dylan Kobsar,, David Wilson, Elise Laende (T), Jereme Outerleys (T), Cheryl Kozey, Michael Dunbar, Glen Richardson, Ann Smith-Veiero (P), Gavin Wood, John Rudan, Mark Harrison, Aaron Campbell, Anthony Adili |
| Hugo Masse Alarie | Laval | Spine motor control and pain processing as predictive and explanatory factors of chronic low back pain | Luc Lacombe (P), Pierre Langevin, Guillaume Léonard, Clermont Dionne, Lisa Carlesso, Michel-Pierre Coll, Anaïs Lacasse, Jean-Sébastien Roy |
| JS Roy | Laval | Do psychosocial factors predict the persistence of shoulder pain? | Simon Beaulieu-Bonneau, Dayana Patricia Rosa, (T), Hugo Masse-Alarie, Alex Scott, Frédérique Dupuis, Marc-Olivier Dubé, Gilles Drouin (P) |
| Lora Giangregorio | Waterloo | Virtual Intervention for Vertebral frACture (VIVA): Feasibility of implementation in a multicentre trial | Larry Funnell, Sheila Brien (P), Cheryl Bulycz (P), Heather Keller, Alecandra Papaioannou, Lehana Thabane, Ravi Jain, Jenny Thain, Timothy Wideman, Suzanne Morin, Jenna Gibbs, Zach Weston, Catlin McArthur, Lauren Beaupre, Maureen Ashe, Allison Legg (T), David Emond (T), Matteo Ponzano (T), Nochilas Tibert (T), Judi Laprade |
| Luciana Macedo | McMaster | Feasibility testing of a pre-surgical rehabilitation program for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a multi-center pilot randomized controlled trial | Nora Bakaa (T), Doug Gross, Lisa Carlesso, Joy MacDermid, Flo Slomp, Alison Rushton, Laura Katz, Maxi Miciak, Tara Packham, Kenneth Thomas, Andrew Nataraj, Raja Rampersuad, Brian Drew, Pahuta Markian, Aleks Cenic, Sandra Dorley (P), Joanna Thorne (P) |
| Michael Hunt | UBC | A multi-centre feasibility study assessing shoe-worn insoles to improve clinical and biomechanical features of knee osteoarthritis | Trevor Birmingham, Rebecca Moyer, Dylan Kobsar, Jesse Charlton |
| Kamair Ghoseiri | Saskatchewan | The effects of a novel phantom exercise execution program on phantom limb pain and mobility in people with unilateral transtibial amputation: a feasibility pilot study. | Audrey Zucker Levin, Julia Totosy de Zepetnek, David Kingston, Susan Hunter |
Western University PhD candidate and Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network trainee, Codie Primeau recently presented some of his thesis work at the Canadian Student Health Research Forum held in Winnipeg, MB from June 13th to 17th, 2022.
Codie was selected as one of 9 Western doctoral students to represent the university at the conference which aims to connect over 100 students from across Canada from various fields of health/basic science research.
During the National Poster Competition, Codie was the recipient of a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Honourable Mention Award for his project titled: Association of Changes in Gait Biomechanics with Clinically Important Improvements in Pain and Subsequent Total Knee Replacement after High Tibial Osteotomy.
Congratulations to Codie!
