Current Grants

Peer-Reviewed Grants

Development of an educational program for the medical management of alcohol use disorder in the emergency department. Borgundvaag, B, Dushenski, D, McLeod, SL, (2021) MSH/UHN Innovation. $129,100. 

Which is the best tool to combat Social Isolation and Loneliness - a secure, user friendly video-conference solution or cost-effective telephone support?.  Lee, J, TR, Ovens, H, Melady, D, Borgundvaag, B, McLeod, SL. (2021) MSH/UHN Innovation.  $100,742.

Co-designing a web-based education platform for patients with early pregnancy loss. Varner, C, Ovens, H, McLeod, SL. (2021) MSH/UHN Innovation $74,643.

A provincial evaluation of Ontario’s pilot program for virtual acute care. McLeod, SL, Ovens, H. (2021) Ontario Health $73,585.

Understanding delirium pathophysiology using urine metabolomics from older people with hip fractures. Lee, J, Borgundvaag, B, McLeod, SL, Mohindra, R. (2021) Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Grant $845,325. 

The right care, for the right patient, at the right time, by the right provider: A value-based comparison of the management of ambulatory respiratory diseases in walk-in clinics, primary care physician practices and emergency departments. Borgundvaag, B, Ovens, H, McLeod, SL. (2021) Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Grant $100,000. 

Development of an educational program for the medical management of alcohol use disorder in the emergency department. Borgundvaag, B, McLeod, SL. (2021) UofT Comprehensive Research Experience for Medical Students $ 5,500.

Geriatric Emergency Department Collaborative (GEDC) 3.0: Expanding Dissemination and Enhancing Evaluation. Melady, D. (2021) John A. Hartford Foundation/West Health Institute  $3,200,000. 

Selective neuroimaging for head-injured emergency patients who take anticoagulant medication Garewal, K, Lee, J, McLeod, SL, Varner, C. (2021). Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Grant $ 1,239,300.

A provincial evaluation of all funded emergency department led virtual urgent care initiatives. McLeod, S, Ovens, H. (2021). Ontario Health $ 107615.

Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network: Determining Real-World Vaccine Effectiveness and Duration of Protection Against Variants of Concern. Mohindra, R. (2021) Canadian Institute of Health Research $496,134.

Emergency department utilization before 20 weeks of pregnancy and risk of severe maternal and neonatal morbidity. Varner, C and McLeod, S. (2021). Certification in the College of Family Physicians (CCFP) $ 14966.8.

Climbing the learning curve for first trimester pregnancy bedside    ultrasound image interpretation. Varner, C. (2021). MUN Seed, Bridge and Multidisciplinary Fund $9,932.

Cancer care for patients diagnosed with cancer through the emergency department. Grewal, K, Borgundvaag, B, Mohindra, R, Ovens, H, McLeod, SL. (2022) CAEP $ 10, 000.

Is there an association between emergency department utilization within 20 weeks of pregnancy and risk of severe postpartum maternal and neonatal morbidity? Varner, C, McLeod, SL (2022). CAEP $ 10,000.

Virtual Wraparound Care: Providing virtual support and care through the experience of early pregnancy loss? Varner, C, McLeod, SL, Ovens, H (2023) MSH/UHN Innovation $ 170,387.00

Transformative Training for trauma informed care: How to better serve the health care needs of People who use Drugs. Borgundvaag, B (2023) Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program $470,027.00

Occult Opioid-Associated Cardiac Arrest. Mohindra, R (2023) AFP Innovation (St. Mike's) $ 36338.3

Understanding cancer care following a new or suspected cancer diagnosis through the emergency department. Grewal, K, McLeod, SL, Ovens, H, Mohindra, R (2023) CIHR $206,550.00

Cancer care for patients with a new cancer diagnosis from the emergency department: A qualitative study of health care providers. Grewal, K, McLeod, SL (2023) University of Toronto CREMS $5500.00

Experience and perception of care by refugee patients presenting to a community emergency department. Mohindra, R, McLeod, SL, Varner, C (2023) University of Toronto CREMS $5500.00

Experience and perception of care by refugee patients presenting to a community emergency department. Mohindra, R, McLeod, SL, Varner, C (2023) CAEP $10,000.00

 

Non Peer-Reviewed Grants

Predictors of Workload in the Emergency Room: POWER 3 Study.  McLeod, SL (2022).  $750,000

Virtual Wraparound Care. Varner, C. (2022) $ 1000,000.

Evaluation of an innovative virtual follow-up program for emergency department visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mohindra, R, Hannam, P, McLeod, SL. (2022) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) $ 20,000.