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Fall 2024 (Volume 34, Number 3)

2024 CIORA Grant Award Recipients Announced

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The Canadian Rheumatology Association Foundation (CRAF) is pleased to announce that its research granting division, the Canadian Initiative for Outcomes in Rheumatology cAre (CIORA), will be funding 1 two-year grant, 1 one-year grant and 1 community grant for a total of $221,318 CDN to projects that will enhance access and innovation for rheumatology care.

Since 2006, CIORA has funded 122 projects and provided over $9 million CDN in research funding.

CIORA’s research grant program supports sustainable projects related to:

  • Academic clinical research initiatives related to all rheumatic diseases
  • Clinical research initiatives for community rheumatologists related to all rheumatic diseases

Principal Investigator(s) Title Award
Janet Pope A pragmatic trial to compare differences in retention in first-line advanced therapy in RA: A comparison between TNF inhibitors (TNFi) and JAK inhibitors (JAKi) $120,000
Ngai Chow
Vinod Chandran
Dafna D. Gladman 		Early detection of psoriatic arthritis: Implementing an interdisciplinary triage clinic $54,628
Sabrina Lue
Yan Yeung
Cassandra Schulz 		Comorbidity Management in Rheumatic Disease: Assessing a Potential Care Gap in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis $46,690
A listing of all current and previous recipients is available at crafoundation.ca/ciora.

A special thanks to our sponsors for their continued support:

CIORA is issuing another call for grants!
  • CIORA Online Grant Application System opens on January 27, 2025.
  • Letter of Intent must be submitted by March 7, 2025.
  • CIORA Online Grant Application submission deadline is April 4, 2025, at 17:00 (Pacific Time). Grant notifications will be sent out in July 2025.
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