NSHA Research Fund Awards- September 2017

We are pleased to announce the results from the September 2017 Research Fund competition. 

Principal Applicant	Department/Division	Amount Approved	Study Title
Laura Dixon	Psychiatry	$4,971	Binge Focused Therapy: Examining an accessible, cost-effective, guided self-help, group-based approach for the treatment of Binge Eating Disorder
Judith Godin	Geriatric Medicine	$25,000	Social and occupational factors throughout the life course: What matters for health at older ages
Todd Hatchette	Pathology and Lab Medicine	$21,876	Two EIA algorithm for the serological diagnosis of Lyme Disease
Aaron Keshen	Psychiatry	$49,989	A Feasibility Study to Evaluate Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate (Vyvanse) in Adults with Bulimia Nervosa
Sarah Kraeutner	Psychology	$5,000	Exploring the evolution of motor imagery-based learning to leverage its effects in rehabilitation post-stroke: a pilot study
Logan Lawrence	PhD Health	$5,000	Health Policy Capacity in Nova Scotia: Framework Adaptation and Testing
Philip Moss	Pathology	$5,000	Determination of optimal immunohistochemical panel to distinguish Merkel cell carcinoma from extracutaneous small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma
Vishal Uppal	Anesthesiology	$25,000	Preventing Rebound Pain after Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair under General Anesthesia and Intrascalene Block: An RC Trial of Pre-Emptive Opioid Treatment Compared to Placebo
Tallal Younis	Medical Oncology	$24,940	Endocrine Strategies for Breast Cancer Prevention in Postmenopausal Women