Niagara Falls, ON April 29, 2011 Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals (CRHP) Dedicated to promoting a high quality of respiratory care by advancing.

Niagara Falls, ON April 29, 2011

Canadian Respiratory Canadian Respiratory Health Professionals Health Professionals

(CRHP)(CRHP)

Dedicated to promoting a high quality of Dedicated to promoting a high quality of respiratory care respiratory care

by advancing respiratory education, by advancing respiratory education, practice and researchpractice and research

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How to Apply for How to Apply for CRHP Research CRHP Research

FundingFundingPresented by:Presented by:

Sunita Mathur, PT, PhDSunita Mathur, PT, PhD

Mika Nonoyama, RRT, PhDMika Nonoyama, RRT, PhD

and the CRHP Research Committeeand the CRHP Research Committee

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DisclosuresDisclosures

Sunita Mathur:Sunita Mathur:No conflicts of interest to declareNo conflicts of interest to declare

Mika Nonoyama: Mika Nonoyama: No conflicts of interest to declareNo conflicts of interest to declare

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Session OutlineSession Outline

1.1. Needs assessment of the Needs assessment of the groupgroup

2.2. Brief overview of CRHP Brief overview of CRHP fundingfunding

3.3. Round table discussions with Round table discussions with ““expertsexperts””

4.4. Wrap-up and questionsWrap-up and questions

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Needs AssessmentNeeds Assessment

What is your discipline?What is your discipline?

A.A.PTPT

B.B.RTRT

C.C.RNRN

D.D.OtherOther

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Needs AssessmentNeeds Assessment

Have you applied for funding Have you applied for funding before?before?

A.A.YesYes

B.B.NoNo

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Needs AssessmentNeeds Assessment

Did you watch William and Did you watch William and Kate’s wedding this morning?Kate’s wedding this morning?

A.A.YesYes

B.B.NoNo

C.C.Not willing to discloseNot willing to disclose

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Needs AssessmentNeeds Assessment

If you HAVE NOT applied for If you HAVE NOT applied for funding – why?funding – why?

A.A.I did not know CRHP funding I did not know CRHP funding existedexisted

B.B.I did not where to startI did not where to start

C.C.I did not think I could get I did not think I could get fundingfunding

D.D.More than one of the aboveMore than one of the above

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Needs AssessmentNeeds Assessment

What is your main goal for this session?What is your main goal for this session?

A.A.To learn about the different CRHP To learn about the different CRHP awardsawards

B.B.To learn how to apply for CRHP To learn how to apply for CRHP fundingfunding

C.C.To seek mentorshipTo seek mentorship

D.D.To network with other CRHP To network with other CRHP membersmembers

E.E.Other reasonOther reason

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Funding Available from Funding Available from CRHPCRHPResearch Grants and FellowshipsResearch Grants and Fellowships• Annually, Feb 1Annually, Feb 1stst deadline deadline

Knowledge Translation AwardsKnowledge Translation Awards• Twice yearly, Fall and SpringTwice yearly, Fall and Spring

Regional Resp. Health Education WorkshopsRegional Resp. Health Education Workshops• Annually, Fall deadlineAnnually, Fall deadline

Funding is available to those who are Funding is available to those who are respiratory health professionalsrespiratory health professionals andand CRHP CRHP membersmembers

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Research GrantsResearch GrantsPurpose: Purpose: to fund new research studies in to fund new research studies in the area of respiratory healththe area of respiratory health

Amount: Amount: up to $25,000up to $25,000

Eligible projects:Eligible projects:• Basic or applied researchBasic or applied research• Clinical researchClinical research• Qualitative or quantitative Qualitative or quantitative

methodologiesmethodologies• Feasibility studies (up to $5,000), full Feasibility studies (up to $5,000), full

application the following yearapplication the following year

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Research FellowshipsResearch FellowshipsPurpose:Purpose: funding for students pursuing funding for students pursuing graduate studies at the Mastergraduate studies at the Master’’s or Doctoral s or Doctoral levellevel

Amount: Amount: • Up to $10,000 for full-time studiesUp to $10,000 for full-time studies• Up to $5,000 for part-time studiesUp to $5,000 for part-time studies

Eligibility:Eligibility:• Accepted in graduate (thesis based) Accepted in graduate (thesis based)

programprogram• Applied to graduate program and awaiting Applied to graduate program and awaiting

acceptance (conditional on acceptance)acceptance (conditional on acceptance)

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Knowledge Translation Knowledge Translation AwardAwardPurpose: Purpose: to facilitate dissemination of to facilitate dissemination of knowledge related to respiratory healthknowledge related to respiratory health

Amount: Amount: up to $3,000up to $3,000

Eligible projects:Eligible projects:• Development of KT toolsDevelopment of KT tools• Systematic reviewsSystematic reviews• Website developmentWebsite development• Conference presentationsConference presentations• NOT educational workshopsNOT educational workshops

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Regional Respiratory Educational Regional Respiratory Educational WorkshopsWorkshops

Purpose: Purpose: to provide funds for developing, to provide funds for developing, planning and delivering a workshop or planning and delivering a workshop or conference with a focus on respiratory conference with a focus on respiratory healthhealth

Amount: Amount: up to $2,500up to $2,500

Eligible Projects:Eligible Projects:• Those where the Those where the audience are health audience are health

professionals and/or the general professionals and/or the general public.public.

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Logistics of the Logistics of the Application processApplication process• Check the website for up-to-date forms and Check the website for up-to-date forms and

deadlinesdeadlines

• Download the paper forms (MS Word Format)Download the paper forms (MS Word Format)

• The final grant must be submitted both in The final grant must be submitted both in hard copy and electronically by the deadline hard copy and electronically by the deadline datedate

• Grants and fellowships must be uploaded to Grants and fellowships must be uploaded to the Lung Association ftp site –username and the Lung Association ftp site –username and password must be obtained prior to deadline password must be obtained prior to deadline date (from Michelle McEvoy)date (from Michelle McEvoy)

• Ask questions! Ask questions! [email protected]@lung.ca

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General TipsGeneral Tips• Review Review the guidelines, forms and criteria well the guidelines, forms and criteria well

beforebefore the deadline date the deadline date

• Specifically address Specifically address each section/subheading each section/subheading of of the applicationthe application

• AssembleAssemble your research team, obtain CVs, letters your research team, obtain CVs, letters etc etc earlyearly

• Leave time to obtain Leave time to obtain feedbackfeedback and and signaturessignatures from your team members and institutionfrom your team members and institution

• Leave time to review your entire application Leave time to review your entire application from start to finish for consistency (from start to finish for consistency (check check and and double checkdouble check))

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Links and InformationLinks and InformationInformation on CRHP funding can be found online:Information on CRHP funding can be found online:

Membership:Membership:

www.lung.ca/crhp-pcsr/member-adhesion_e.php www.lung.ca/crhp-pcsr/member-adhesion_e.php

Funding:Funding:

www.lung.ca/crhp-pcsr/research-recherche_e.phpwww.lung.ca/crhp-pcsr/research-recherche_e.php

Join the Join the Lung Researchers Network Lung Researchers Network a free a free networking site that brings the Canadian networking site that brings the Canadian respiratory research community together.respiratory research community together.

www.lungresearchers.cawww.lungresearchers.ca

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Good luck with your Good luck with your applications!applications!

Further Questions…please Further Questions…please contact us:contact us:

Sunita MathurSunita Mathur

[email protected]@utoronto.ca

Mika NonoyamaMika Nonoyama

[email protected]@utoronto.ca

Michelle McEvoyMichelle McEvoy

[email protected]@lung.ca

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Thank-you!Thank-you!CRHP research committee members:CRHP research committee members:

Sandra Small, RN – Chair of CRHP Research Sandra Small, RN – Chair of CRHP Research CommitteeCommittee

Rosemary Herbert, RNRosemary Herbert, RN

Didier Saey, PTDidier Saey, PT

Alex Aspros, RTAlex Aspros, RT

Small Group Facilitators:Small Group Facilitators:

Marla Beauchamp, PTMarla Beauchamp, PT Geri Cashin, RNGeri Cashin, RN

Nancy Garvey, RTNancy Garvey, RT Lisa Lisa Wickerson, PTWickerson, PT

All session participants!All session participants!