Rules and Guidelines for the “Paper of the Year” Award
Terms:
- The author must be a CAPM&R member; open to medical students, residents, fellows, or faculty.
- The paper must have been published in the calendar year preceding the CAPM&R meeting.
- Author must sign the following disclaimer: “I am the principal investigator/author/contributor to this paper”.
- If the applicant is not the principal investigator/author/contributor, a signed letter stating participation must be submitted for consideration.
- Only one submission per author.
- To qualify, the paper must have been published in a peer-reviewed Journal.
- Content of the paper can be original research, reviews, meta-analysis or other publications.
- The winner of the “Paper of the Year” Award will be expected to speak on the topic of his/her paper at the CAPM&R Annual Meeting.
- The winner of the “Paper of the Year” Award will not be considered for the other awards for work on a related topic.
- Prize need not to be awarded.
How to apply:
- Submissions must be uploaded online here: http://capmr.myabstracts.ca/
- Deadline for submission is February 1 of the current year.
Review process:
- The chair of the Research Committee will select 3-5 reviewers among, but not limited to, Research Committee of the CAPM&R, CAPM&R members at-large.
- The reviewers will rank the papers submitted to the chair of the Research Committee.
- The paper with the highest average rating is the winner.
- The reviewers will not rank papers in which they have a conflict of interest.
Past Award Recipients (missing years no paper was awarded)
Year | First Name | Last Name | Title of Paper |
2017 | Mark | Campbell | MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL ALTERATIONS IN BONE MARROW LESIONS IN PATIENTS WITH HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS |
2016 | Sean | Dukelow | Examining Difference in Patterns of Sensory and Motor Recovery After Stroke with Robotics |
2015 | Eldon | Loh | "Cadaveric study of sacroiliac joint innervation: implications for diagnostic blocks and radiofrequency ablation" |
2014 | Robert | Teasell | "Inpatient stroke rehabilitation in Ontario: are dedicated units better?" |
2013 | Robert | Teasell | "Time to Rethink Long-Term Rehabilitation Management of Stroke Patients" |
2012 | Deanna | Quon | “A qualitative study of factors influencing the decision to have an elective amputation” |
2010 | Ming | Chan | “Brief post-surgical electrical stimulation accelerates axon regeneration and muscle reinnervation without affecting the functional measures in carpal tunnel syndrome patients” |
2009 | Joy | Wee | “Comparing Consequences of Right and Left Unilateral Neglect in a Stroke Rehabilitation Population” |
2008 | Robert | Teasell | "Specialized Stroke Services: A Meta-Analysis Comparing Three Models of Care" |
2007 | Ming | Chan | |
2004 | Guy | Trudel | “Measurement of Articular Cartilage Surface Irregularity in Rat Knee Contracture” |