Award Winners

RQHR Research Showcase 2011 awarded three research teams with a $500 Award of Excellence to assist them with sharing their findings outside of the RQHR. In addition to the Awards of Excellence, three teams received honourable mentions.

Award of Excellence Winners:

Psychological and Behavioural Outcomes for Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants: A Meta-Analysis.

Investigators: Dr. Michelle C. E. McCarron, Dr. Senthil K. Damodharan and Ranish Raveendrabose (Child and Youth Services).

Understanding the Implications of Health Anxiety Following Breast Cancer Diagnosis.

Investigators: Kirsten Gullickson, Dr. Heather Hadjistavropoulos and Shannon Jones (Psychology).

Outcome of Treatment of Non-metastatic Prostate Cancer with Ultra-high Prostatic Specific Antigen (PSA) in Saskatchewan Canada.

Investigators: Dr. Patricia Tai, Dr. Jon Tonita, Dr. Kurian Joseph, Carla Woitas and Dr. David Skarsgard (Cancer Care).

Honourable Mention Winners:

Infection Rates Following Pre-Biopsy Administration of a Sodium Phosphate Enema vs. No Enema: A Database Study.

Investigators: Judy Pare and Dr. Michelle C.E. McCarron (Diagnostic Imaging).

Increasing Preschool Immunization Rates in Low Socio-Economic Neighbourhoods, Regina, Saskatchewan.

Investigators: Morag Granger, Dr. Zahid Abbas, Donna Churko, Dr. Tania Diener and Michelle Bradford (Population and Public Health Services).

Contributions of Trunk Muscles to Anticipatory Postural Control in Children With and Without Developmental Coordination Disorder.

Investigators: Kyra Kane and Dr. John Barden (Children's Program).