12 O'Brien Institute members awarded CIHR project grants

Congratulations to O’Brien Institute members who were successful in their Spring 2025 applications for CIHR project grants to advance public health research, and kudos to all applicants for staying in the game! Ten project grants were awarded along with two priority announcements (both in the “Patient-Oriented Research - Health equity-focused iCT” streams), such that 32% of O’Brien applicants were funded. This is an excellent outcome in relation to the national success rate of 17%, and contributes to the University of Calgary’s rate of 24% and the Cumming School of Medicine’s rate of 26%. It also holds promise for new and resubmitting applicants that their award could be next!

Read below for the full list of winners and their projects.

Dr. David Campbell, MD, PhD

Addressing gaps in diabetes care for populations facing structural vulnerability through the Diabetes Mobile Clinic (DMC): A randomized controlled trial.

Dr. Charlene Elliott, PhD

Marketing kids' food: Examining the power, nutritional quality and prevalence of child-targeted packaged foods in Canada.

Dr. Nauzer Forbes, MD

Short-term Intravenous Fluids for Prevention of Post-ERCP Pancreatitis (the STRIPE Study).

Dr. Stephanie Garies, PhD

Modernizing physician billing processes: Mapping and testing newer coding systems.

Dr. Glen Hazlewood, MD, PhD

A randomized trial of a Decision-Aid for Tapering Advanced therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis (DATA-RA).

Dr. Patricia Johnston, PhD

"There are so many women here that want to talk about this:" Keeping the Children Home: Policy change to improve sexual and reproductive healthcare for Kivallirmiut in Nunavut.

Dr. Raynell Lang, MD

A trauma screening program for people with HIV: Development of a patient-centered trauma screening questionnaire and implementation guidance for HIV care programs.

Dr. Amity Quinn, PhD

Strategies to increase menopause hormone therapy prescribing.

Dr. Elissa Rennert-May, MD

Population-based Assessment of Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections in Canada: The PACED Study.

Dr. Khara Sauro, PhD

Optimizing surgical outcomes by closing a know-do gap: Improving adoption of ERAS guidelines.

Dr. Leslie Skeith, MD    

The PARTUM (Postpartum Aspirin to Reduce Thromboembolism Undue Morbidity) Trial.

Dr. Karen Tang, MD

Enhancing sociodemographic data in a province-wide electronic health record.