Announcing the 2021 Resident Innovation Fund Recipients
Hey, Residents!
Thank you to all who submitted applications for the Resident Doctors of BC 2021 Resident Innovation Fund, the aim of which is to provide funding for a broad range of resident-led initiatives to improve and enrich the resident experience.
We are pleased to announce that the 2021 Resident Innovation Fund has been administered in partnership with the Ministry of Health, who, in recognition of the innovative spirit presented by our residents, agreed to increase the awards to a total of $40,000.
The funds were awarded by the Resident Doctors of BC Awards Selection Committee and the Ministry of Health to invest in resident projects. Monetary prizes for the selected projects available to Residents are:
- 2 Prizes of $5000 from any category
- 4 Prizes of $5000 each, one prize per category
- 4 Prizes of $2500 each, one prize per category
We are happy to announce and congratulate the recipients in the these four categories:
Any Category
For the projects that are judged to have the greatest potential impact on the lives of residents and/or the delivery of Health Care in BC.
- Dr. Hiten Naik (Internal Medicine, PGY4) and Team: Dr. Michael Johnson
An Online Tool to Predict Bed Demand During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond - Dr. Chloe Haldane (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, PGY4) and Team: Dr. Geoffrey Frost
Physical Examination Manual for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residents
Advancing Patient Care/Healthcare System
To highlight and support residents working to benefit the healthcare system, the lives of patients and healthcare providers.
- Dr. Karina Spoyalo (General Surgery, PGY2) and Team: Dr. Rebecca Afford (General Surgery, PGY2), Kevin Gilmore, Melissa Yu, Dr. Harvey Hawes
Intervention-based inventory management strategy for acute care departments - Dr. Max Moor-Smith (Emergency Medicine, PGY2) and Team: Dr. Samuel Brophy (Emergency Medicine, PGY4), Dr. Tristan Jones
TENS in Acute Low Back Pain
Innovation in Technology
To highlight and support residents working to benefit the healthcare system, the lives of patients and healthcare providers.
- Dr. Ameen Amanian (Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, PGY4) and Team: Dr. Kaishan Aravinthan (Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, PGY1), Dr. Donald Anderson, Dr. Oleksandr Butskiy, Ricky Hu
A low-cost electrolarynx for voice rehabilitation following total laryngectomy in low-resource settings - Dr. Philip Edgcumbe (Diagnostic Radiology, PGY2) and Team: Dr. Philip Pratt, Dr. Robert Rohling, Dr. Kathryn Isaac, Dr. Michael Stein, Dr. David Liu
The VascuLens – A Handsfree Projector-Based Augmented Reality System for Surgical Guidance During Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery (DIEP) Flap Harvest and Autologous Breast Reconstruction Surgery
Resident Projects
To highlight and support residents working to benefit the healthcare system, the lives of patients and healthcare providers.
- Dr. Helena Bentley (Diagnostic Radiology, PGY2) and Team: Dr. Kathryn Darras, Dr. Cameron Hague
Application of Innovative Teaching Methodologies in the Era of Competence by Design: Evaluation of the Impact of Team-Based Learning in Diagnostic Radiology Post-Graduate Medical Education - Dr. Lolade Shipeolu (Obstetrics & Gynecology, PGY1)
Illuminating the Experiences of Muslim Women in Surgery
Medical Education
To highlight and support residents working to benefit the healthcare system, the lives of patients and healthcare providers.
- Dr. Brandon Evtushevski (Emergency Medicine, PGY3) and Team: Dr. Sean Patrick (Emergency Medicine, PGY4), Dr. Max Moor-Smith (Emergency Medicine, PGY2), Darin Abbey, Dr. Savannah Forrester, Dr. Matt Carere
PNB for Hip Fracture Acute Pain Control - Dr. Louise Cassidy (Emergency Medicine, PGY5) and Team: Emma Croft, Dr. Jeff Brubacher
Long Term Analysis of Medical Resident Commuter Safety in British Columbia
We are honoured to be providing support for these great projects. Congratulations to all the residents and their teams!