Awards

Eligibility:

All researchers presenting military health research at Forum 2018

Adjudication Process:

The award is adjudicated by the Surgeon General of the Canadian Forces

Past Winners:

2017 Recipient:

Dr. Benjamin Dunkley, The Hospital for Sick Kids & University of Toronto, for his research Perception of Emotional Faces Induces Fear Circuit Hyper Connectivity in Soldiers with PTSD with Taylor, M.J., PhD; Wong, S., BSc ; Shah-Basak, P., PhD; Jetly, R., MD3 ; and Pang, E.W., PhD.

2016 Recipient:

Dr. Christian Kastrup, University of British Columbia, for his research titled “Self-Propelling Particles that Stop Severe Haemorrhage in Swine by Transporting Tranexamic Acid and Thrombin through Flowing Blood.”

2015 Recipient:

Dr. Deniz Fikretoglu, DRDC, for her research presentation titled “Perceived Need for Mental Health Care in Canadian Military and Civilian Populations: Implications for Workplace Mental Health”

2014 Recipient:

Dr. Steven L. Fischer, Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen's University for his research “Near Term Solution to Address Aircrew Neck Pain”

2013 Recipient:

Dr. Mark Zamorski, DND Directorate of Mental Health, for his research “Sitting on a Gold Mine: The 2013 Canadian Armed Forces Cross-sectional Mental Health Survey Dataset”.

2012 Recipient:

Dr. Jacqueline Hebert, Associate Research Chair in Clinical Rehabilitation, for her research “A Novel Method to Provide Sensory Feedback and Improve Function of Myoelectric Prostheses after Upper Limb Amputation”.

2011 Recipient:

Dr. Jitender Sareen, University of Manitoba for his paper “Adverse Childhood Experiences in Relation to Mood and Anxiety Disorders in a Population-Based Sample of Active Military Personnel”.

Award:

The winner is presented with the Major Sir Frederick Banting MC, RCAMC Medal by the Surgeon General, and invited to Forum 2019 as the research keynote speaker.

Eligibility:

Any presenter or team presenting on clinical mental health practice at Forum 2018.

Adjudication Process:

The award will be adjudicated by a panel of CIMVHR judges.

Past Winners:

2017 Recipient:

Noel Lipana, University of Southern California, for his research Treating Moral Injury and Posttraumatic Stress: Exploring a Model That Works with Graeser, N., MDiv; and MSW, DSW (Cand).

2016 Recipient:

Dr. Allison Feduccia, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, for her presentation titled “MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy for Treatment of Chronic PTSD: Fidings from MAPS-sponsored Phase 2 Clinical Research Trials.”

2015 Recipient:

Dr. Craig Bryan, University of Utah, for his presentation, “Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Prevent Suicide Attempts in the Military.”

Award:

$ 500

Eligibility:

Any researcher or research team presenting military/Veteran family health research at Forum 2018.

Adjudication Process:

The award is adjudicated by a panel of CIMVHR judges

Past Winners:

2017 Recipient:

Alyson Mahar, Queen’s University, for her research A Comparison of Mental Health Services use in Older Dependents and Spouses of Service Personnel in the Canadian Armed Forces to Age and Sex Matched Civilian Comparison Cohort with Cramm, H., PhD; Whitehead, M., MStat; Groome, P., PhD; Kurdyak, P., MD, PhD; Aiken, A.B., PhD.

2016 Recipient:

Dr. Heidi Cramm, Queen’s University, and her team, Dr. Garth Smith, Dr. Dawa Samdup, Ms. Ashley Williams and Ms. Lucia Ruhland for their work, “Navigating Healthcare Systems for Military-connected Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Qualitative Study of Military Families Experiencing Mandatory Relocation.”

2015 Recipient:

Dr. Alla Skomorovsky, DND, for her presentation, “Work-Family Conflict and Well-being among Single Parents in CAF: The Role of Coping.”

Award:

$ 1000

Eligibility:

First-author student researchers presenting the project.

Adjudication Process:

This award is adjudicated by a panel of CIMVHR judges.

Past Winners:

2017 Recipient:

Daniel Cousineau-Short, University of Waterloo, for his research Fractures in the Canadian Armed Forces: Operational Impact, Cost and Opportunities for Injury Prevention with Hawes, R.A., PhD (Cand); and Theriault, F., PhD (Cand).

2016 Recipient:

Ms. Rachael Gribble, King’s College London, for her presentation titled “The Well-being of UK Military Spouses during Military Relocation: Influences on Identity, Agency and Connectedness.”

2015 Recipient:

Linna Tam-Seto, Queen’s University, for her presentation, “An Environmental Scan of Programs and Services for Families of Veterans with Operational Stress Injuries.”

Award:

A $500 travel voucher from for VIA Rail Canada