Drs. Jessica Zambonin & Kym Boycott (Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario)'s study on implementation of ‘Rapid Genomics’ for timely diagnosis of critically ill children: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #RareDiseaseDay
27.02.2026 18:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Drs. @sarah-malecki.bsky.social & Anne Bassett's study on Identifying young adults with a high impact genomic disorder in health administrative data: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea.... #RareDiseaseDay @camhnews.bsky.social
27.02.2026 18:00 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Dr. Victoria Siu's clinical trial of histidine supplementation changes management of rare genetic condition: psifoundation.org/dr-victoria-... #RareDiseaseDay @lhsccanada.bsky.social
27.02.2026 18:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Drs. David Massicotte-Azarniouch & Michael Walsh's study on safe effective therapy with low-dose glucocorticoid in ANCA-associated vasculitis (SAFE-LOW) trial: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea.... #RareDiseaseDay @ottawahospital.on.ca
27.02.2026 18:00 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
February 28 is #RareDiseaseDay.
PSI-funded researchers are advancing discovery, diagnosis, and treatment for rare diseases for patients across Ontario and Canada.
Dr. Jenna Gale's study on the impact of endometriosis on the #IVF patient: prevalence, quality of life and pregnancy outcomes: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea.... #SexPlus2026 @ottawahospital.on.ca
12.02.2026 18:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Dr. Tehmina Ahmad's study development of transgender health training objectives for Canadian endocrinology and metabolism programs – a modified Delphi study: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38768242/ #SexPlus2026 @wchospital.bsky.social
12.02.2026 18:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Dr. @lucycbarker.bsky.social's PSI Graham Farquharson #KT Award to improve care for youth in Ontario, integrating both reproductive health and mental health: www.psifoundation.org/dr-lucy-bark... #SexPlus2026 @wchospital.bsky.social @uhnresearch.ca
12.02.2026 18:29 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
February 8-14 is #SexualHealthWeek.
We’re spotlighting our funded research on sexual health that supports prevention, equity, and healthier lives for everyone. #SexPlus2026
Dr. @drbrandontang.bsky.social's study on general medicine inpatient initiative medical education database (GEMINI MedED): a multicentre retrospective study of internal medicine resident case mix, clinical care, and patient outcomes: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea.... @uoftmedicine.bsky.social
10.02.2026 16:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Drs. Heather Nichol & @jesstrier.bsky.social's study on exploring the facilitators and barriers influencing vulnerability in medical residents: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #ResidentAppreciationWeek @queensuhealth.bsky.social
10.02.2026 16:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Drs. Tavis Apramian & Erin Gallagher's study on theorizing quality improvement in advance care planning for family medicine residents: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #ResidentAppreciationWeek @macdeptmed.bsky.social
10.02.2026 16:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Drs. @lorenzomadrazo.bsky.social, Grace Zhang, & Mark Goldszmidt's study on exploring the impact of #COVID19 on residents’ professional identity formation: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #ResidentAppreciationWeek @lhsccanada.bsky.social
10.02.2026 16:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
This week is #ResidentAppreciationWeek. We recognize medical residents for their commitment to patient care, education, and advancing medicine while balancing clinical and research roles.
PSI supports research that strengthens the resident training journey.
Get to know our 2026 PSI Graham Farquharson #KT Fellow, Dr. Archna Gupta, as she settles in and begins her KT Fellowship journey! 👏
www.psifoundation.org/2026-psi-gra... #PSIKTFellows
Drs. Crystal Cheung & Wai-Ching Lam's study on the progression of geographic atrophy and intravitreal injections of ranibizumab among patients treated for age-related macular degeneration #AMD: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea.... #AMDAwareness @uhnresearch.ca @uhn.ca
03.02.2026 17:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Drs. Davin Johnson & Sanjay Sharma's study on systemic absorption of bevacizumab and ranibizumab in humans treated for choroidal neovascularization secondary to age-related macular degeneration #AMD: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea.... #AMDAwareness @queensuhealth.bsky.social
03.02.2026 17:02 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Dr. Laura Donaldson's study on the prediction of response to intravitreal anti-VEGF by short-term improvement in age-related macular degeneration #AMD (PRISM Study): www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea... #AMDAwareness @macdeptmed.bsky.social
03.02.2026 17:02 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
February is Age-Related Macular Degeneration (#AMD) and #LowVisionMonth, raising awareness of the leading cause of vision loss in people over 55.
PSI-funded research is improving detection, treatment, and quality of life. #AMDAwareness
Physician burnout affects up to 30% of Canada’s doctors.
With PSI support, Dr. Christopher Martin at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre shows how evidence-based, self-compassion training can build resilience and support physician wellbeing. #PSIspotlight
www.psifoundation.org/dr-christoph...
This #NationalNonSmokingWeek, we're spotlighting PSI-funded research by Dr. Theo Moraes on how #Vaping nicotine impairs airway epithelial cell function. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41420077/ @sickkidsvs.bsky.social @sickkidsto.bsky.social
20.01.2026 16:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
How did Medical Office Assistants support care during the #COVID19 pandemic?
With support from PSI’s #NewInvestigator grant award, Dr. Jennifer Johnson examined the essential role MOAs played in maintaining #PrimaryCare services and patient care. #PSISpotlight
www.psifoundation.org/dr-jennifer-...
The PSI office is now open again. Wishing everyone a happy 2026 ahead! 🎉
05.01.2026 16:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
PSI will be closed for the winter holidays and there may be a delay in responses between December 22 and January 5.
For urgent inquiries, please email psif@psifoundation.org with 'URGENT' in the subject line.
Wishing everyone a happy holiday! ❄️
Congratulations:
• PSI #ResidentResearch grantees Drs. Stanley Wong & Ishrat Husain @ishrathusain.bsky.social @uhnresearch.ca
• PSI #ResidentResearch grantees Drs. Emily Elder, Manisha Mistry, Braden Gammon @ottawahospital.on.ca
• PSI #VisitingScholar Dr. Robert Wu @uhnresearch.ca
Congratulations:
• PSI #ResearchTrainee Award grantee Dr. Ben Li @unityhealthto.bsky.social
• PSI #ResidentResearch grantees Drs. Zuhal Mohmand, Jennifer Flemming, Elizabeth Squirell @queensuhealth.bsky.social; Drs. Amani Khan & Lawrence Hookey @queensuhealth.bsky.social
Congratulations:
• PSI #ClinicalResearch grantees Drs. Shawn Aaron & Sunita Mulpuru @ottawahospital.on.ca
• PSI #HealthSystemsResearch grantees Drs. Nathan Stall & Paula Rochon @sinaihealth.bsky.social
• PSI #HealthSystemsResearch grantee Dr. Howard Abrams @uhnresearch.ca
Congratulations:
• PSI #EducationalFellowship grantee Dr. Emily Groot @ox.ac.uk @cebmoxford.bsky.social
• PSI #EducationalFellowship grantee Dr. Ankur Shahi (MSK Centre, Waterloo)
• PSI #NewInvestigator grantees Drs. Christopher Witiw & Alun Ackery @unityhealthto.bsky.social
📢 Grantee Shoutout: PSI is proud to support our physician researchers who recently received grant awards! 🎉
$2,598,000 in new grants were approved at our December grants meeting.
Check out the details here: www.psifoundation.org/funded-resea...
Upstream Lab scientists Dr. Archna Gupta and Dr. Saadia Sediqzadah awarded 2026 PSI Graham Farquharson Knowledge Translation Fellowships: upstreamlab.org/upstream-lab...
@map-health.bsky.social @unityhealthto.bsky.social @psifoundation.bsky.social #UnityHealthResearch
