ANNOUNCING THE 2022 RESIDENT INNOVATION FUND RECIPIENTS

Hey, Residents!

Thank you to all who submitted applications for the Resident Doctors of BC 2022 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 2022 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. Available monetary prizes for the selected projects available to Residents are:

• 2 Prizes of $4500 from any category
• 4 Prizes of $4500 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. Kira Gossack Keenan (Emergency Medicine, PGY5)
  Implementation of a Novel Non-Pharmacologic Intervention To Improve comfort and Experience Among Older Adults in the Emergency Department

Advancing Patient Care/Healthcare System

To highlight and support residents working to benefit the healthcare system, the lives of patients and healthcare providers.

• Dr. Jessica Lie (General Surgery, PGY4) and Team: Dr. Kylie Nabata (General Surgery, PGY2), Dr. Amandeep Ghuman
  Early Palliative Care for Patients with Unresectable Abdominal and Retroperitoneal Cancers: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
• Dr. Ningzhi Gu (Vascular Surgery, PGY2) and Team: Dr. Jerry Chen
  The Carbon Footprint of the Vascular Surgery Operating Room.

Innovation in Technology

To highlight and support residents working to benefit the healthcare system, the lives of patients and healthcare providers.

• Dr. Christina Schweitzer (General Surgery, PGY4) and Team: Dr. Harvey Hawes, Dr. Emilie Joos, Dr. Shahrzad Joharifard, Miriam Silton, Amal Cheema
  Low Cost Ostomy
• Dr. Daphne Lu (General Surgery, PGY4) and Team: Catherine Dong, Andrea Miller, Farzin Ahmadi, Julie Pauwels, Neil Chadha
  Innovation In Technology EarDX

Resident Projects

To highlight and support residents working to benefit the healthcare system, the lives of patients and healthcare providers.

• Dr. David Olmstead (Anesthesia, PGY3) 
  Anesthesia Resident Logbook System

Medical Education

To highlight and support residents working to benefit the healthcare system, the lives of patients and healthcare providers.

• Dr. Helena Bentley (Diagnostic Radiology, PGY3) and Team: Dr. Cameron Hague, Dr. Kathryn Darras, Dr. Bruce Forster, Dr. Nicolas Murray
  University of British Columbia ViDEO Study: Virtual Reality in Diagnostic Radiology Educational Outcomes

We are honoured to be providing support for these great projects. Congratulations to all the residents and their teams!