We are pleased to announce 2016 CAPMR contest results.
Oral Presentation Contests: The following recipients will present an oral presentation, of their abstract, during the CAPM&R 64th Annual Scientific Meeting on Saturday, May 28, 2016. Please join us in congratulating them during their oral presentation in London.
| Contest | Award | Time | Name | Organization | Oral Presentation Title |
| Resident Research Contest | 1st | 0830-0845 | Arezo Azadi | University of Manitoba, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB | The Efficacy of Botulinum Toxin Type A in The Treatment of Allodynic-Type Neuropathic Pain In People With Spinal Cord Injury |
| Resident Research Contest | 2nd | 0820-0830 | Alto Lo | University of Alberta | What is this Person’s True MoCa Score? A comparison between Cantonese and English MoCA scores in Canadian bilingual Cantonese/English speakers |
| Resident Research Contest | 3rd | 0810-0820 | Ranita Manocha | Western University | Effectiveness of Bracing in Elbow Lateral Collateral Ligament Injuries: A Biomechanical Study |
| Case Report | 1st | 0851-0857 | Thomas Miller | St Josephs Health Care | Surgical Management in The Spastic Upper Extremity Post Stroke and The Integration of Rehabilitation to Maximize Outcome. A Case Series |
| Case Report | 2nd | 0845-0851 | Julio Furlan | Lyndhurst Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto | Tardy Recognition of Episodes of Autonomic Dysreflexia: Experiences Demanding More Effective Knowledge Translation |
| Education | 1st | 0903-0909 | George Deng | University of Manitoba | Patient-Centered Technique for Ultrasound Guided Muscle Injections in The Forearm of Patients with Severe Spasticityn |
| Education | 2nd | 0857-0903 | Lila Rudachyk | University of Saskatchewan | Introducing Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Skills into A Medical School Curriculum: A Quantitative Analysis of Hands-On Experiential Learning About Disability |
| Original Research | 1st | 0945-1000 | Shannon Roberts | University of Toronto, Division of Anatomy, Department of Surgery | A Cadaveric Study of the Effectiveness and Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Carpal Tunnel Release |
| Original Research | 2nd | 0930-0945 | T. Mark Campbell | University of Ottawa | Articular Changes in Weight-Bearing Immobilized Knees |
| Original Research | 3rd | 0915-0930 | Eldon Loh | Parkwood Institute | Ultrasound-Guided Diagnostic Block and Radiofrequency Ablation Technique for Sacro-Iliac Joint Complex Pain: A Cadaveric and Subsequent Prospective Cohort Study of Effectiveness |
| Systematic Reviews | 1st | 1050-1100 | McKyla McIntyre | University of Toronto - Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blockade with Local Anesthetic for Prevention of Phantom Limb Pain in Adult Postoperative Amputee Patients. |
| Systematic Reviews | 2nd | 1040-1050 | Rebecca Titman | University of Toronto - Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | How Do You Feel? A Review of Mood Disorder Screening Tools Appropriate for Use During Inpatient Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation |
| Systematic Reviews | 3rd | 1030-1040 | Jordan Silverman | University of Toronto - Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | Targeted Muscle Reinnervation Improves Prosthetic Performance in Upper Extremity Amputees: A Review of Cases in The Literature |
| Paper of the Year | 1st | 1120-1140 | Sean Dukelow | University of Calgary | Examining Difference in Patterns of Sensory and Motor Recovery After Stroke with Robotics |
| Paper of the Year | 2nd | 1000-1015 | Ming Chan | University of Alberta | Electrical Stimulation Enhances Sensory Recovery: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Paper of the Year | 3rd | 1100-1120 | Mark Bayley | Toronto Rehab Institute | Does Hospital Ischemic Stroke Volume Relate to Clinical Outcomes in The Ontario Stroke System? |
| Resident Essay Contest | 1st | 1140-1200 | Adam Kassam | University of Toronto | What’s in A Name? A Historical and Geographical Perspective On Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Nomenclature, And Why It Matters. |
Medical Student Essay and Medical Student Research Contests: ($500 and a certificate. An abstract of the winning submission will be published in the Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine.)
| Contest | Award | Name | Organization | Oral Presentation Title |
| Medical Student Research Contest | 1st | Peter Chehade | Ontario Medical Association | Return to Sport and Work Following Nerve Injuries in the Proximal Arm and Shoulder |
| Medical Student Essay Contest | 1st | Andrew Round | Autonomic Dysfunction Laboratory/ICORD | An Evaluation of the International Standards to Document Remaining Autonomic Function After Spinal Cord Injury (ISAFSCI): Input from the International SCI Community |
Honorable Mentions:
| Contest | Name | Organization | Oral Presentation Title |
| CAPMR Annual Conference - Original research | Farhad Adelmanesh | Firoozgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences | Prevalence of Possible Other Pain Sources in Patients with Radicular Low Back Pain |
| CAPMR Annual Conference - Original research | T Mark Campbell | University of Ottawa | Isolation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells from The Humeral Footprint in Patients Undergoing Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair |
| CAPMR Annual Conference - Case reports | Katherine Knox | University of Saskatchewan | Atypical Cause for Neuropathic Pain in a Person with a Chronic Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury |
| CAPMR Annual Conference - Original research | Tracy Mah | University of Calgary | Robotic Assessment of the Impact of Historical Sports Concussion On Sensorimotor Performance |
| Resident Research Contest - Original research | Alan Tam | University of Toronto | The Impact of Medical Comorbidities On Inpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Outcomes |
| CAPMR Annual Conference - Reviews | Michael Payne | Parkwood Institute | Lower Limb Amputee Rehabilitation in The Oldest Old: A Scoping Review |
| Paper of the Year - Reviews | Lawrence Robinson | Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | How Electrodiagnosis Predicts Clinical Outcome of Focal Peripheral Nerve Lesions |
