Three Research Projects Selected for AARG Funding

The Alberta Arthroplasty Research Group (AARG) has selected the following three studies from among the seven proposals submitted to its research funding competition:

• The long-term pedobarographic outcomes of total ankle arthroplasty and arthrodesis – $31,000.  Principal Investigator: Dr. Iain Russell.
• Cost-effectiveness and safety of bearing surfaces for resurfacing and conventional total hip replacement – $30,000.  Principal Investigator: Dr. Jason Werle.
• Bone mineral density changes after cemented total knee arthroplasty –$25,000.  Principal Investigator: Dr. Marcia Clark.

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A Special Partnership – ABJHI and McCaig Institute Committed to World-leading Bone and Joint Health Care and Disease Prevention for Albertans

Every 60 seconds someone in Alberta enters a doctor’s office or a hospital seeking medical help for a bone or joint disorder – a level of demand that is expected to increase substantially with population growth and aging and rising obesity rates.

ABJHI and the McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health are working together to ensure Albertans receive world-leading care when bone and joint problems strike. 

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Alberta Hip and Knee Replacement Research Approach Responds to Growing Need for Evidence-based Health Care Decisions, Journal Article Concludes

The research approach used in the Alberta Hip and Knee Replacement Pilot can serve as a model for evaluating different ways to deliver health care, concludes an article in the International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care.

One of the most extensive health services delivery evaluations ever undertaken in North America, the pilot compared the effectiveness of a new evidence-based care path with conventional practice in Alberta.  The comparison was based on patient outcomes and cost-effectiveness. 

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ABJHI and Alberta Hip and Knee Replacement Pilot among Best Practices in Research Partnerships in Canada

ABJHI and the Alberta Hip and Knee Replacement Pilot are featured in the new edition of the Partnerships Casebook published by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). 

In Healthier Together: The CIHR Partnerships Casebook, key leaders share their insights into the collaboration, communication practices and lessons learned while piloting an improved Alberta model for hip and knee replacements.  The Alberta Hip and Knee Replacement Pilot is profiled alongside researcher-to-researcher partnerships and university-community-policymaker initiatives.  The collection highlights best practices in health research partnerships and reveals the extraordinary impact that research can have when teams work together.

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Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Report: Return on Investment in Health Research

A report by an international panel of experts is providing a new framework to help answer the question: What is the value of medical research?

The expert panel, chaired by Dr. Cyril Frank of the University of Calgary, was convened by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) and sponsored by 23 Canadian organizations, including government agencies, health charities, professional organizations and the private sector.  

The report, “Making an Impact: A Preferred Framework and Indicators to Measure Returns on Investment in Health Research,” sets out a series of suggestions on how organizations can measure and report the return on their research investments in a consistent fashion despite differing missions.

It identifies five dimensions through which health research impacts should be measured: advancing knowledge, building research capacity, informing decision-making, improving health and the health system, and creating social and economic benefits.

The report can be found on the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences web site in both the full and summarized versions.

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