Awards
Essay and Research Contests
The Canadian Physiatrists Research and Development Foundation funds a number of CAPM&R activities, including contests open to Residents and Medical Students. For more information on the Medical Student and Resident Essay and Research Contests, please click here. The deadline for awards submissions is February 1st of each year, unless otherwise indicated. Please review award rules and application forms for more information.
We are pleased to announce CAPMR contest results.
We are pleased to announce 2017 CAPMR contest results.
Oral Presentation Contests: The following recipients will present an oral presentation, of their abstract, during the CAPM&R 65th Annual Scientific Meeting on Saturday, May 27, 2017. Please join us in congratulating them during their oral presentation in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
| TIME | SUBMISSION | NAME | AWARD | PRESENTATION TITLE |
| 0815-0830 | Resident Research Contest | Pamela Joseph | FIRST PLACE | OPTIMIZING PROCESSES FOR REPORTING STROKE REHABILITATION INPATIENTS DRIVING STATUS AT TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE: A LEAN QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT |
| 0830-0845 | Resident Research Contest | Shannon MacDonald | SECOND PLACE | THE CURRENT STATUS OF PM&R IN ACUTE CARE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY OF CANADIAN AND AMERICAN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS |
| 0845-0900 | Resident Research Contest | Lindsey Woodrow | THIRD PLACE | PREDICTING MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN LOWER EXTREMITY AMPUTEES BASED ON 2-MINUTE WALK TEST PERFORMANCE: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY |
| 0900-0915 | Education | Adam Kassam | FIRST PLACE | RESIDENT PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVES AND PREFERENCES ON THE NAME OF THEIR OWN PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION SPECIALTY. |
| 0915-0930 | Case Report | Courtney Frengopoulos | FIRST PLACE | EFFECT OF DUAL-TASKING ON MOBILITY PERFORMANCE IN ABOVE AND BELOW KNEE AMPUTEES |
| 0930-0945 | Systematic Reviews | Ranita Manocha | FIRST PLACE | FIRST AID FOR GAIT AIDS: THE NEURO-MUSCULOSKELETAL AND VASCULAR COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH CRUTCH USE |
| 0945-1000 | Original Research | Blair Egerdie | FIRST PLACE | QUALITY OF LIFE AND EFFICACY/SAFETY RESULTS WITH ONABOTULINUMTOXINA 100U IN NON-CATHETERIZING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS PATIENTS WITH URINARY INCONTINENCE DUE TO NEUROGENIC DETRUSOR OVERACTIVITY |
| 1015-1030 | Original Research | Ricardo Viana | SECOND PLACE | THE TREATMENT OF SPASTICITY WITH BOTULINUM TOXIN: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF PATIENT'S PERSPECTIVE |
| 1030-1045 | Original Research | Nimish Mittal | THIRD PLACE | EFFECTIVENESS OF THE HOOK RELEASE ULTRASOUND GUIDED CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE: A PILOT CADAVERIC STUDY |
| 1045-1100 | Residen Essay Contest | Alexander Whelan | FIRST PLACE | POST-CONCUSSION SYNDROME: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND TREATMENT |
| 1100-1115 | Residen Essay Contest | Natalja Tchajkova | SECOND PLACE | "WHAT HAPPENED TO ME DOC?": DECIPHERING THE DIAGNOSIS OF ACTIVATED-PROTEIN-C (APC) RESISTANCE THROMBOPHILIA IN A PREVIOUSLY HEALTHY 48 YEAR OLD FEMALE WITH SUDDEN ONSET CEREBRAL VENOUS THROMBOSIS. |
| 1115-1130 | Residen Essay Contest | Alexander Wasserman | THIRD PLACE | FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNITY DISCHARGES VERSUS SKILLED NURSING FACILITY (SNF) DISCHARGES FROM INPATIENT STROKE REHABILITATION: THE NEED FOR A PRE-ADMISSION PREDICTIVE MODEL. |
| 1130-1145 | Paper of the Year | Mark Campbell | FIRST PLACE | MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL ALTERATIONS IN BONE MARROW LESIONS IN PATIENTS WITH HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS |
Medical Student Essay and Medical Student Research Contests: ($500 and a certificate. An abstract of the winning submission will be published in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.)
| Contest | Award | Name | Organization | Oral Presentation Title |
| Medical Student Research Contest | 1st | Lauren Capozzi | University of Calgary | PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CANCER REHABILITATION: DIFFERENCES IN FUNCTIONING BETWEEN HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS PARTICIPATING IN A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRIAL |
| Medical Student Essay Contest | 1st | Alexandre McDougall | Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry | THE KETOGENIC DIET AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY: A SCOPING REVIEW |
We are pleased to announce 2016 CAPMR contest results.
Oral Presentation Contests: The following recipients will present an oral presentation, of their abstract, during the CAPM&R 64th Annual Scientific Meeting on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Please join us in congratulating them during their oral presentation in London.
| Contest | Award | Time | Name | Organization | Oral Presentation Title |
| Resident Research Contest | 1st | 0830-0845 | Arezo Azadi | University of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB | The Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin Type A in The Treatment of Allodynic-Type Neuropathic Pain In People With Spinal Cord Injury |
| Resident Research Contest | 2nd | 0820-0830 | Alto Lo | University of Alberta | What is this Person’s True MoCa Score? A comparison between Cantonese and English MoCA scores in Canadian bilingual Cantonese/English speakers |
| Resident Research Contest | 3rd | 0810-0820 | Ranita Manocha | Western University | Effectiveness of Bracing in Elbow Lateral Collateral Ligament Injuries: A Biomechanical Study |
| Case Report | 1st | 0851-0857 | Thomas Miller | St Josephs Health Care | Surgical Management in The Spastic Upper Extremity Post Stroke and The Integration of Rehabilitation to Maximize Outcome. A Case Series |
| Case Report | 2nd | 0845-0851 | Julio Furlan | Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto | Tardy Recognition of Episodes of Autonomic Dysreflexia: Experiences Demanding More Effective Knowledge Translation |
| Education | 1st | 0903-0909 | George Deng | University of Manitoba | Patient-Centered Technique for Ultrasound Guided Muscle Injections in The Forearm of Patients with Severe Spasticityn |
| Education | 2nd | 0857-0903 | Lila Rudachyk | University of Saskatchewan | Introducing Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Skills into A Medical School Curriculum: A Quantitative Analysis of Hands-On Experiential Learning About Disability |
| Original Research | 1st | 0945-1000 | Shannon Roberts | University of Toronto, Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery | A Cadaveric Study of the Effectiveness and Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Carpal Tunnel Release |
| Original Research | 2nd | 0930-0945 | T. Mark Campbell | University of Ottawa | Articular Changes in Weight-Bearing Immobilized Knees |
| Original Research | 3rd | 0915-0930 | Eldon Loh | Parkwood Institute | Ultrasound-Guided Diagnostic Block and Radiofrequency Ablation Technique for Sacro-Iliac Joint Complex Pain: A Cadaveric and Subsequent Prospective Cohort Study of Effectiveness |
| Systematic Reviews | 1st | 1050-1100 | McKyla McIntyre | University of Toronto - Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blockade with Local Anesthetic for Prevention of Phantom Limb Pain in Adult Postoperative Amputee Patients. |
| Systematic Reviews | 2nd | 1040-1050 | Rebecca Titman | University of Toronto - Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | How Do You Feel? A Review of Mood Disorder Screening Tools Appropriate for Use During Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation |
| Systematic Reviews | 3rd | 1030-1040 | Jordan Silverman | University of Toronto - Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Improves Prosthetic Performance in Upper Extremity Amputees: A Review of Cases in The Literature |
| Paper of the Year | 1st | 1120-1140 | Sean Dukelow | University of Calgary | Examining Difference in Patterns of Sensory and Motor Recovery After Stroke with Robotics |
| Paper of the Year | 2nd | 1000-1015 | Ming Chan | University of Alberta | Electrical Stimulation Enhances Sensory Recovery: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Paper of the Year | 3rd | 1100-1120 | Mark Bayley | Toronto Rehab Institute | Does Hospital Ischemic Stroke Volume Relate to Clinical Outcomes in The Ontario Stroke System? |
| Resident Essay Contest | 1st | 1140-1200 | Adam Kassam | University of Toronto | What’s in A Name? A Historical and Geographical Perspective On Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Nomenclature, And Why It Matters. |
Medical Student Essay and Medical Student Research Contests: ($500 and a certificate. An abstract of the winning submission will be published in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.)
| Contest | Award | Name | Organization | Oral Presentation Title |
| Medical Student Research Contest | 1st | Peter Chehade | Ontario Medical Association | Return to Sport and Work Following Nerve Injuries in the Proximal Arm and Shoulder |
| Medical Student Essay Contest | 1st | Andrew Round | Autonomic Dysfunction Laboratory/ICORD | An Evaluation of the International Standards to Document Remaining Autonomic Function After Spinal Cord Injury (ISAFSCI): Input from the International SCI Community |
Honorable Mentions:
| Contest | Name | Organization | Oral Presentation Title |
| CAPMR Annual Conference - Original research | Farhad Adelmanesh | Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences | Prevalence of Possible Other Pain Sources in Patients with Radicular Low Back Pain |
| CAPMR Annual Conference - Original research | T Mark Campbell | University of Ottawa | Isolation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from The Humeral Footprint in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair |
| CAPMR Annual Conference - Case reports | Katherine Knox | University of Saskatchewan | Atypical Cause for Neuropathic Pain in a Person with a Chronic Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury |
| CAPMR Annual Conference - Original research | Tracy Mah | University of Calgary | Robotic Assessment of the Impact of Historical Sports Concussion On Sensorimotor Performance |
| Resident Research Contest - Original research | Alan Tam | University of Toronto | The Impact of Medical Comorbidities On Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Outcomes |
| CAPMR Annual Conference - Reviews | Michael Payne | Parkwood Institute | Lower Limb Amputee Rehabilitation in The Oldest Old: A Scoping Review |
| Paper of the Year - Reviews | Lawrence Robinson | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | How Electrodiagnosis Predicts Clinical Outcome of Focal Peripheral Nerve Lesions |
Oral Presentation Contests: The following recipients will present an oral presentation, of their abstract, during the 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting on Saturday, May 23, 2015. Please join us in congratulating them during their oral presentation in Vancouver.
| Contest | Award | Time | Name | Organization | Oral Presentation Title |
| Resident Research Contest | 1st | 0820-0830 | Heather MacKenzie | Parkwood Institute, St. Joseph's Healthcare London | Screening Adherence For Depression Post Stroke: Evaluation Of Outpatients, A London Experience (Sad People) |
| Resident Research Contest | 2nd | 0810-0820 | Elizabeth Condliffe | University of Alberta | Potential Implications Of Contralateral Motor Response Absence In Bilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy: An Exploratory Observational Study |
| Resident Research Contest | 3rd | 0800-0810 | Ranita Manocha | Parkwood Institute | Vertical Overhead Motion In The Rehabilitation Of Elbow Lateral Collateral Ligament Injuries: A Biomechanical Study |
| Education | 1st | 0920-0930 | Meiqi Guo | University of Toronto Physiatry Residency Program | ''Let's Talk About Sex''. Improving Sexual Health For Stroke Rehabilitation Inpatients: A Quality Improvement Project. |
| Case Report | 1st | 0910-0920 | Adam Kassam | Western University, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Parkwood Institute, St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada | Treatment And Rehabilitation In Erythromelalgia, A Novel Approach To A Voltage-Gated Sodium Channelopathy: A Case Of Burning Red Feet. |
| Systematic Reviews | 1st | 0900-0910 | Shane Hoeber | Division of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Edmonton, AB | The Accuracy Of Ultrasound Guided Versus Landmark Guided Intra-Articular Hip Joint Injections: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis |
| Original Research | 1st | 0850-0900 | Cameron Cunningham | UBC Department of Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Impact Of Critical Illness Polyneuromyopathy In Rehabilitation: A Prospective Observational Pilot Study |
| Original Research | 2nd | 0840-0850 | Jeremy Fennell | West Park Healthcare Centre | Shoulder Retractor Strengthening Exercises To Minimize Rhomboid Activity |
| Original Research | 3rd | 0830-0840 | Alto Lo | Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Alberta, Edmonton; HealthPointe Pain, Spine & Sport Medicine, Edmonton | Honorary Authorship In Postgraduate Medical Research Projects |
| Paper of the Year | 1st | 1000-1010 | Eldon Loh | Parkwood Institute | Cadaveric Study Of Sacroiliac Joint Innervation: Implications For Diagnostic Blocks And Radiofrequency Ablation. |
| Resident Essay Contest | 1st | 1010-1020 | Pamela Joseph | University of Toronto | Impact Of Pre-Surgical Exercise On Pre- And Post-Bariatric Surgery Outcomes In Patients With Obesity |
Medical Student Essay and Medical Student Research Contests: ($500 and a certificate. An abstract of the winning submission will be published in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.)
| Contest | Award | Name | Organization | Oral Presentation Title |
| Medical Student Research Contest | 1st | Jason Liang | University of Toronto - Faculty of Medicine | Exploring The Barriers To Physical Activity In Adults With Spina Bifida Cystica With Myelomeningocele |
| Medical Student Essay Contest | 1st | Jacqui Stone | University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine | Myostatin In Aging And Disease: A Promising Therapeutic Target |
Honorable Mentions:
| Contest | Name | Organization | Oral Presentation Title |
| Resident Research Contest | Bita Imam | University of British Columbia | Status Of Inpatient Rehabilitation For Individuals With Lower Limb Amputation In Canada |
| Original Research | Christopher Huang | PM&R Residency - University of Alberta | Ulnar Neuropathies |
