CAEP Research Grants Competition:

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CJEM 2003;5(1):59

Chair, CAEP Research Committee

The Canadian Association of Emergency Physician (CAEP) Research Grants Competition is an example of supplemental research funding developed by CAEP and made available to Canadian emergency medicine (EM) researchers. Over the years, this competition has allowed CAEP researchers and their collaborators to compete for small grants up to $5000.

To support new researchers, these grants are awarded preferentially to emergency physicians who are within 6 years of completing their EM training. This year, 14 investigators submitted research proposals for consideration. All were blindly adjudicated and ranked by EM researchers from across the country. The following list outlines the name and affiliation of the successful grant recipients, the title of their projects, and the funding allocated.

1. Lisa Calder, MD. Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
   A national survey of Canadian emergency physicians: How do you manage traumatic corneal abrasions? $5000
2. Rob Stenstrom, MD. Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, BC.
   Establishing a valid predictive model for emergency department staffing requirements. $4595
3. Robert Hall, MD. Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.
   A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of training paramedic students to perform endotracheal intubation on a human patient simulator versus human subjects. $4800
4. Glen Bandiera, MD. Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
   Evaluating a new Canadian curriculum in ED ultrasonography: Do EM residents make the grade? $5000
5. Christian Vaillancourt, MD. Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
   Understanding and improving low bystander CPR rates: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature. $1235
6. Marcel Emond, MD. Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. CHA Research Centre, Laval University, Quebec, Que.
   Clinical predictive factors for a concomitant fracture in patients with anterior shoulder dislocation. $4370

In accepting the research award, certain requirements were made of the investigators. First, all grants were provided as peer-reviewed unrestricted educational grants from CAEP; in other words, all budgets must be expended on grant items and not on institutional overhead. There is an expectation that grant recipients will provide CAEP, through the Research Committee, with a final report and a full financial statement regarding the allocation of resources at the conclusion of the study. As well, a completed manuscript is required prior to reapplying for another CAEP grant. Finally, all presentations and publications of the findings are required to acknowledge the CAEP Research Grant contributions to their research.

On behalf of the Research Committee and the CAEP Board, we would like to thank all CAEP members who participated in the grant competition and congratulate the grant recipients for their success in this year's competition. We hope to see their results presented at a future CAEP meeting.