Funding & Grants

Our clinical and research excellence would not be possible without the support of our funding partners.

    Research Funding

    • Medtronic of Canada: provides crucial baseline funding which allows us to retain our valuable employees and their ongoing clinical research

    • Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation: donations through our charitable link (www.thegive.a/cesc/) provide much needed operational support for our non-funded projects

    • Praxis: Funds the Rick Hansen Spinal Cord Injury Registry (RHSCIR) and hosts the GRP data repository platform for RHSCIR and the Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network registry (CSORN) at our site.

    • BioTalent Canada Student Work Placement Program: provides wage subsidies to hire student Research Assistants registered in STEM, healthcare, business programs and other programs at Canadian post-secondary institutions

    • Research NB (previously NBHRF): has provided several knowledge translation grants & partnership matching funds for student projects, and an Undergraduate / Medical School Summer Studentship Award for one of our staff.

    Sponsored Clinical Trials

    • Smith & Nephew: clinical trial support for the REGENETEN Global RCT Study- Resorbable collagen implant Augmentation In Surgical Repair of the Rotator Cuff

    Project Grants

    • Dalhousie University Advancement Funding Grant: project support for Canadian Spine Outcomes and Research Network Registry

    • Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation- Dragon's Den Grant: clinical trial support for "Elucidating the effects of a prehabilitation program on spinal surgery candidates with cardiac comorbidities"

    • Recreation New Brunswick from the inclusive Recreation Activity Fund Grant: for our “Elucidating the effects of a prehabilitation program on spinal surgery candidates with cardiac comorbidities” study.

    • Saint John Regional Hospital Foundation- Fund for Innovative Research Excellence (FIRE) Grant: clinical trial support for "Effects of Intra-Operative Ropivaciane Epidural Injection on Post-Operative Outcomes Following Elective Lumbar Fusion"

    • New Brunswick Innovation Foundation (NBIF) Strategic Opportunities Fund Grant: project support for "3D Printing technology as a method for preoperative reconstructive surgical planning, phase 1"

    • Chesley Family Research Grant: project support for "Assessing the Medical Experiences of High Acuity Patients Living in Homelessness in Saint John, New Brunswick"

    • Fund in Research Excellence Grant: project support for "Examination of Life Satisfaction Following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury Induced Quadriplegia and Paraplegia: Comparing Society’s Expectations to Patient Reported Life Satisfaction"

    • Chesley Family Research Grant: for our "Psychological Risk Factors for Poor Spine Surgery Outcomes" study.

    • Health Promotion and Research Foundation Grant: (Horizon Health Network) operating grant to support initiation of our “Traditional open versus minimally invasive decompression and fusion of the lumbar spine: an objective biomechanical assessment of recovery” study.

    • New Brunswick Health Research Foundation Grant: seed operating grant to support initiation of “Traditional Open Versus Minimally Invasive Decompression and Fusion of the Lumbar Spine: a Prospective Randomized Cohort Study”

    • IWK Centre for Pediatric Pain Research Grant: we collaborate with the IWK on the Clinical Trial "Post-Operative Recovery following Spinal Correction: Home Experience (PORSCHE Study)." A prospective observational study examining the pain and recovery patterns in a pediatric population following scoliosis correction surgery.
    http://pediatric-pain.ca/

    • Health Promotion and Research Foundation Grant: Tier I grant for “Selective Nerve Root Injections can Prevent the Need for Surgery in Patients Suffering from Lumbar Disc Herniations”