BC Rehab Foundation recently announced the recipients of the 2011 BC Rehab Research Awards, a funding competition that offers rehabilitation professionals an opportunity to undertake clinical research in their area of expertise, helping improve the lives of people living with physical disabilities, and a team of ICORD Researchers was one of the winners.
“One of the ways that BC Rehab supports people with disabilities is by sponsoring research and educational programs aimed at improving clinical care at GF Strong and other rehabilitation facilities. The BC Rehab Research Awards are an important part of this support,” said Paul Richard, Chairman of the BC Rehab Board. Each award provides research groups at GF Strong with $15,000 per study to investigate and research ideas that might otherwise not receive funding, and we are proud to play a role in expanding the techniques and knowledge that can improve the life of anyone living with a disability.”
The ICORD Research team includes Marie Carlson, Dr. Ross Davidson, Dr. Stacy Elliott, Dr. Andrei Krassioukov and Dr. Vanessa Noonan, and is entitled Validation of the International Autonomic Standards for Evaluation of Individuals with Chronic Spinal Cord Injury: Focus on Sexual, Bladder and Bowel Function. Research partners for this project include the Rick Hansen Institute and UBC.
