 CMPA announces 2011 research grant recipients Recognizing the importance of research in advancing safer medicine, the CMPA announced the recipients of its 2011 research grants. The CMPA awarded more than $120,000 in research grants, focused on collaborative research and risk management program development, to 3 grant recipients. Collaborative research Dr. Francois Auclair, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Explanation to patients: A survey and construction of a model — $23,255 Dr. Lisa Calder, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, The efficacy of phone follow-up in reducing adverse events in the emergency department, a pilot project — $49,765 Risk management program development Dr. Penny Tam, University of British Columbia, Quality improvement in handover of general internal medicine in-patients — $47,970 The CMPA is committed to improving the safety of medical care in Canada. It supports this commitment through its ongoing risk management education and research efforts and through its research grants program. The CMPA grant program has awarded over $1 million in research funding since its inception in 2005. |
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