Canadian CAM Research Fund

Recipients of the 2009 Canadian CAM Research Fund grants are announced

The Canadian CAM Research Fund (CCRF) was established in 2009 as a partnership between IN-CAM and the Holistic Health Research Foundation of Canada. The primary goal of the CCRF is to increase and enhance CAM research capacity in Canada.

In response to the call for proposals for the 2009 CCRF competition, we received a high number of applications covering a broad range of CAM-related topics. The review process was conducted in two stages. In stage 1, the CCRF Review Committee screened all applications received to ensure that they met the objectives of the CCRF. In stage 2, each application was independently reviewed by two External Reviewers, who were invited based on their knowledge and/or expertise in the respective topic areas.

We are very pleased to announce the grant recipients of the first annual Canadian CAM Research Fund grant competition (2009):

Martin Descarreaux, DC, PhD, Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres

           Project Title: Neuromechanical effect of spinal manipulation and its relation to clinical outcomes: a control study.

Robert Gilbert, PhD, School of Health Sciences, Dalhousie University

          Project Title: The effects of therapeutic massage on benzodiazepine utilization in persons attempting to withdraw from alcohol dependency.

Kate Sauks Phd Student, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

          Project Title: Biomechanic and cellular changes within the rat gastrocnemius muscle and calcaneal tendon post tenotomy: Do Traumeel injections make a difference?

Dugald Seely ND, MSc, Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine

           Project Title: An assessment of the ability of ionic foot bath (IonCleanse) to remove heavy metals through the feet and its potential impact on body burden of heavy metals.

We would like to thank all of the applicants for their submissions and for the External Reviewers who contributed their valuable time and expertise in the review process.

We encourage all applicants to submit applications for the 2010 CCRF competition. Application deadline for the 2010 competition will be announced in October 2010.

Sincerely,

Dr. Heather Boon, Dr. Marja Verhoef & Ania Kania - on behalf of IN-CAM

Dr. Aileen Burford-Mason & Keren Brown - on behalf of the Holistic Health Research Foundation of Canada

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