Summer 2020 (Volume 30, Number 2)
Spotlight on the 2020 CRA Abstract Awards
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Ian Watson Award for the Best Abstract on SLE Research by a Trainee
Sponsored by the Lupus Society of Alberta
Winner: Kimberley Yuen, Queen's University
Abstract Title: Using Classification and Regression Tree Analysis
to Determine the Validity of the ANAM in the Assessment
of Cognitive Impairment in Patients with SLE Compared to
the American College of Rheumatology Neuropsychological
Battery
Supervisor: Dr. Zahi Touma
Phil Rosen Award for the Best Abstract on
Clinical or Epidemiology Research by a
Trainee
Sponsored by the Arthritis Society – Phil Rosen Memorial Award
Winners: Kristina Roche & Eugene Krustev, Memorial University
of Newfoundland & University of Calgary
Abstract Title: Development of an Affordable and Remotely
Accessible Tool in Joint Injection and Arthrocentesis
Supervisors: Drs. Shaina Goudie, Sam Aseer and Proton Rahman
Best Abstract by a Rheumatology Resident
Sponsored by the CRA
Winner: Dr. Julie Mongeau, Dalhousie University
Abstract Title: Review of Outpatient Referrals to Rheumatology;
Adherence to Choosing Wisely Recommendations Regarding
Anti-Nuclear Antibody Testing at the Referral Level
Supervisor: Dr. Trudy Taylor
Best Abstract on Basic Science Research by a
Trainee
Sponsored by the CRA
Winner: Sonya Kim, University of Ottawa
Abstract Title: Interferon-Induced Cytokines as Surrogate
Markers of the Interferon Signature in Asymptomatic and
Symptomatic ANA+ Individuals
Supervisor: Dr. Joan Wither
Best Abstract by a Post-Graduate Research
Trainee
Sponsored by the CRA
Winner: Carolina Muñoz-Grajales, University of Toronto
Abstract Title: Investigating the Differences in ANA Specificities
Between Asymptomatic and Symptomatic ANA+ Individuals
Supervisor: Dr. Joan Wither
Best Abstract on Quality Care Initiatives in
Rheumatology
Sponsored by the CRA
Winner: Dr. Arielle Mendel, University of Toronto
Abstract Title: An Initiative to Improve Timely Glucocorticoid
Tapering in Vasculitis
Supervisor: Dr. Christian Pagnoux
Best Abstract by a Medical Student
Sponsored by the CRA
Winner: Declan Webber, University of Toronto
Abstract Title: Genetics of Avascular Necrosis in Children and
Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Supervisor: Dr. Linda Hiraki
Best Abstract by an Undergraduate Student
Sponsored by the CRA
Winner: Chloe Lee, University of Calgary
Abstract Title: Development and Pilot of Novel Process Using
Machine Learning and Crowdsourcing to Conduct a Living
Systematic Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Therapy
Supervisor: Dr. Glen Hazlewood
Best Abstract by a Rheumatology Post-Graduate Research Trainee
Sponsored by the CRA
Winner: Dr. Nancy Maltez, University of Ottawa
Abstract Title: Longitudinal Changes in Health-related Quality
of Life in Systemic Sclerosis Treated with Autologous Hematopoietic
Stem Cell Transplant Compared to Standard of Care
Supervisor: Dr. Marie Hudson
Best Abstract on Research by Young Faculty
Sponsored by the CRA
Winner: Dr. Lily Lim, University of Manitoba
Abstract Title: Are Patterns of Early Disease Severity Predictive
of Grade 12 Academic Achievement in Patients with
Childhood-onset Chronic Rheumatic Diseases?
Best Abstract on Spondyloarthritis Research
Sponsored by the Canadian Spondylitis Association
Winner: Anas Samman, University of Toronto
Abstract Title: Differential Expression of Synovial Fluid
microRNAs in Psoriatic Arthritis and Osteoarthritis
Supervisor: Dr. Vinod Chandran
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