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Funding medical research and education within the province of Ontario. https://www.psifoundation.org/

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Relaunch of the PSI Research Trainee Award PSI is pleased to announce the relaunch of the PSI Research Trainee Award, in response to strong interest and following a comprehensive program review and stakeholder feedback.

πŸ“’ We’re excited to relaunch the PSI Research Trainee Award - now open for applications! Updated following a comprehensive program review + stakeholder feedback.

πŸ”— Learn more: www.psifoundation.org/relaunch-of-...

30.07.2025 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Drs. Nazia Selzner & Gary Levy's study on the role of the novel FGL2-FcΞ³RIIB inhibitory pathway in human viral hepatitis: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea.... #WorldHepatitisDay @uhnresearch.ca

28.07.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Dr. Mostafa Atri's study on utility of shear wave elastography in scoring liver fibrosis and prediction of response to treatment in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea.... #WorldHepatitisDay @uhnresearch.ca

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Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Drs. Lauren Lapointe-Shaw & Jordan Feld's study on diagnosis and management of hepatitis B and hepatitis C infection in Ontario: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #WorldHepatitisDay @uhnresearch.ca

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Today is #WorldHepatitisDay. We’re spotlighting PSI-funded grant research on advancing hepatitis diagnosis, treatment, and care.

Check out their studies:

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2022 PSI Graham Farquharson KT Fellow at the Finish Line: Dr. Shawn Mondoux Crosses the Endpoint - PSI Foundation After a few years of tirelessly working towards their research program and knowledge translation (KT) activities, our PSI KT Fellows reach the finish line of their fellowship. As Dr. Shawn Mondoux cro...

Congratulations to Dr. Shawn Mondoux @macdeptmed.bsky.social on completing his PSI KT Fellowship! In this reflection, he shares lessons learned, advice for current/aspiring #PSIKTFellows, & how this Fellowship helped him bridge research & impact. www.psifoundation.org/2022-psi-gra...

21.07.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸŽ‰ Congratulations:
β€’ PSI 2025 #VisitingScholar program grantee Dr. Jonathan Sherbino @macdeptmed.bsky.social
β€’ PSI #EducationalFellowship grantee Dr. Sachin Pasricha (Citrus Medical Centre)

08.07.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸŽ‰ Congratulations:
β€’ PSI #ResidentResearch grantees Drs. Phillip Staibano, Mohit Bhandari, & Michael Au @macdeptmed.bsky.social
β€’ PSI #ResidentResearch grantees Drs. Zoe Mack & Braden Gammon @ottawahospital.on.ca

08.07.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸŽ‰ Congratulations:
β€’ PSI #ResidentResearch grantees Drs. Isabella Churchill & Christopher Coroneos @macdeptmed.bsky.social
β€’ PSI #ResidentResearch grantees Drs. Andreea Chiorean, Tyler Kaster, & β€ͺIshrat Husain @ishrathusain.bsky.social @camhnews.bsky.social

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πŸŽ‰ Congratulations:
β€’ PSI #HealthSystemsResearch grantees Drs. Christine Armour & Kevin Dick (CHEO)
β€’ PSI #CommunityBasedResearch grantee Dr. Jennifer Tsang (Niagara Health)
β€’ PSI #ResidentResearch grantees Drs. Vanessa Wiseman & Chris Evans @queensuhealth.bsky.social

08.07.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸŽ‰ Congratulations:
β€’ PSI #NewInvestigator grantees Dr. Si-Hyeong (Sam) Park @wchospital.bsky.social; Dr. Jenna Gale @ottawahospital.on.ca
β€’ PSI #ClinicalResearch grantees Dr. Ahmed Hassan @camhnews.bsky.social; Drs. Nir Melamed & Leslie Po @sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social

08.07.2025 16:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

πŸ“’ Grantee Shoutout: PSI is proud to support our physician researchers who recently received grant awards! πŸŽ‰ Over $1,500,000 in new grants were approved at our June meeting.

Check out the details here: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea...

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Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Dr. Kathy Boutis (β€ͺ@sickkidsvs.bsky.social)'s studies on de-escalating interventions for minor musculoskeletal injuries in children: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #NationalInjuryPreventionDay #InjuryPrevention

07.07.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Dr. Donald Redelmeier (@sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social)'s study on disability and economics subsequent to police action after initial resuscitation: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea.... #NationalInjuryPreventionDay #InjuryPrevention

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Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Drs. Leah Nairn, Caitlin Yee, and Olufemi Ayeni (@macdeptmed.bsky.social)'s study on identifying gender-and sex-specific differences in incidence and treatment patterns of sports injuries (INSITE): www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea.... #NationalInjuryPreventionDay #InjuryPrevention

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Today is #NationalInjuryPreventionDay. Every day, 48 Canadians die and over 600 are hospitalized due to injuries.

We're spotlighting PSI-funded research on sports injury differences, police-involved resuscitation outcomes, and pediatric injury care.

Explore their work:

07.07.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Funding Spotlight: Canadian Atlas of Palliative Care, Ontario Edition - PSI Foundation The Canadian Atlas of Palliative Care: Ontario Edition – Mapping the Present to Meet Future Palliative Care Needs, a study funded by the PSI Foundation, has officially launched.

πŸ” We’re spotlighting the Canadian Atlas of Palliative Care: Ontario Edition, a PSI-funded initiative mapping #PalliativeCare access, gaps, and action across Ontario.

Check out the #PSISpotlight here: www.psifoundation.org/canadian-atl... @palliumcanada.bsky.social @macdeptmed.bsky.social

03.07.2025 17:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Dr. Fiona Kouyoumdjian: Research Into the Health of the Incarcerated - PSI Foundation β€œThe PSIF Resident Research Grant was the first project funding that I ever received, and it allowed me to answer a question from my clinical work with people who were incarcerated. Through that proje...

Dr. Fiona Kouyoumdjian (β€ͺ@macdeptmed.bsky.social)'s study on the systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis in male inmates: www.psifoundation.org/dr-fiona-kou... #CanadianMensHealthMonth

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Dr. Keith Jarvi: Improving Men’s Health - PSI Foundation β€œThe PSI funding was essential in allowing us to initiate our work on semen proteomics: this understanding of semen proteins was subsequently used as the basis for the work we have done to identify no...

Dr. Keith Jarvi β€ͺ(@sinaihealth.bsky.social)'s study on improving men’s health through biomarkers for diseases in the male reproductive tract: www.psifoundation.org/dr-keith-jar... #CanadianMensHealthMonth

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Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Dr. Avril Lusty (@queensuhealth.bsky.social)'s study on the use of 5-alpha reductase inhibitors for BPH and cardiac failure: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #CanadianMensHealthMonth

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June is #CanadianMensHealthMonth.

PSI-funded grantees are advancing research on men’s healthβ€”from male reproductive health to the cardiac impacts of common treatments.

Check out our grantees' studies:

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Deborah Cook, MD A pioneering researcher in critical care medicine

A huge congratulations to our past PSI Grants Committee Chair, Dr. Deborah Cook, for being inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame! πŸŽ‰

www.cdnmedhall.ca/laureates/de...

24.06.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Drs. Andrea Kuczynski & Manav Vyas of β€ͺ@unityhealthto.bsky.social‬'s study on the association between immigration status and the intensity of #AcuteStroke care in Ontario, Canada: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #BrainInjuryAwareness #StrokeAwareness

16.06.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Dr. Raed Joundi of @sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social & @macdeptmed.bsky.social's study on long-term trends in life-sustaining care, case fatality, & functional outcome after #AcuteStroke: an analysis of the Ontario Stroke Registry from 2003-2013: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #StrokeAwareness

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Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Dr. Abdul Naeem of @westernuwin.bsky.social‬'s study on characterizing and comparing #BrainInjury associated with traditional self-retracting brain retractors with novel tubular retractors: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #BrainInjuryAwareness #NeurologicalDiseases

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Funded Research - PSI Foundation List of projects funded by PSI Foundation.

Dr. Foad Taghdiri of @sunnybrookhsc.bsky.social's study on geographic and socioeconomical disparities in #AcuteIschemicStroke revascularization interventions in Ontario, Canada: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #BrainInjuryAwareness #StrokeAwareness

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June is #BrainInjuryAwarenessMonth & #StrokeAwarenessMonth in Canada.🧠

PSI grantees are advancing research on stroke prevention and improving quality of life for people affected by brain injuries.

Discover their impact:
#BrainInjuryAwareness #StrokeAwareness

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🀝 Kudos to MacART member Dr. Terry Bennett! πŸŽ‰

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On Mon, June 9, Pallium Canada is launching the Ontario Edition of the Canadian Atlas of Palliative Care: a 1st-of-its-kind tool with interactive, visual story maps to reveal how/where #PalliativeCare is delivered.

πŸ“…June 9 | 4–6 PM
πŸ“Vantage Venues, 150 King St W, Toronto
πŸ“©RSVP: lhuiskamp@pallium.ca

05.06.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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2020 PSI Mental Health KT Fellow at the Finish Line: Dr. Terry Bennett Crosses the Endpoint - PSI Foundation After a few years of tirelessly working towards their research program and knowledge translation (KT) activities, our PSI KT Fellows reach the finish line of their fellowship. As they cross the end po...

Congratulations to Dr. Terry Bennett (@macautism.ca‬) on completing her PSI Mental Health KT Fellowship! Check out her reflections on the journey, highlights from the fellowship, & advice for other aspiring/current KT Fellows. www.psifoundation.org/2020-psi-men...

04.06.2025 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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