Summer 2015 (Volume 25, Number 2)

What’s the CRA Doing for You?

CRA/ARF Young Faculty Award for Excellence in Research:
2015 CRA Annual Scientific Meeting

Summer Studentship Mentor Award
Dr. Lori Albert

Philip Rosen Award for Best Abstract for Clinical or Epidemiology Research by a Trainee
Dr. Liam O’Neil
“Interrupted and Delayed Care in First Nation Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: The Best Target for Therapy?”
University of Manitoba
Supervisor: Dr. Christine Peschken

Ian Watson Award for Best Abstract for SLE Research by a Trainee
Dr. Ripneet Puar
“High Mortality in Vulnerable Canadians with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”
University of Manitoba
Supervisor: Dr. Christine Peschken

Best Abstract for Basic Science Research by a Trainee
Sina Rusta-Sallehy
“A Progressive Increase in T follicular Helper Cells Marks the Transition from Benign to Symptomatic Autoimmunity”
University of Toronto
Supervisor: Dr. Carolina Landolt-Marticorena

Best Poster by a Medical Student
Dennis Wong
“Reliability of Radiographic Assessment of Psoriatic Arthritis Mutilans”
University of Toronto
Supervisor: Dr. Dafna Gladman

Best Abstract for Research by an Undergraduate Student
Dr. Tristan Kerr
“The Risk of Growth Retardation and Obesity in Children with JIA Treated with Contemporary Treatments: Results from the ReACCh-OUT Cohort”
University of British Columbia
Supervisor: Dr. Lori Tucker

Best Abstract for Research by a Rheumatology Resident
Dr. Claire Barber
“Developing System Level Performance Measures for Evaluating Models of Care for Inflammatory Arthritis”
University of Calgary
Supervisors: Dr. Deborah Marshall and Dr. Diane Lacaille

Best Poster by a Post-Graduate Resident
Zainab Alabdurubalnabi
“Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Moderate to Severe Inflammatory Arthritis Patients”
University of Alberta
Supervisor: Dr. Stephanie Keeling

CRA/ARF Young Faculty Award for Excellence in Research:
2015 CRA Annual Scientific Meeting

CRA/ARF Epidemiology/Health Services Research Award
Dr. Evelyn Vinet
“Increased Risk of Hematological Malignancies in Children Born to Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”
McGill University

CRA/ARF Best Basic Science Research Award
Dr. Carolina Landolt-Marticorena
“Discovery and Validation of Novel Urinary Biomarkers for Lupus Nephritis”
University of Toronto

CRA/ARF Basic Clinical Research Award
Dr. Glen Hazelwood
“Treatment Preferences of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis:
A Discrete-Choice Experiment”
University of Calgary
Supervisors: Dr. Claire Bombardier and Dr. Deborah Marshall