PRIHS 6 – 2020

As a result of the PRIHS 6 competition, Alberta Innovates invested in six projects with a total funding of $6.3 million. Projects are to run from June 2021 to November 2024.

Project at a Glance

Funding Awarded: $6.3 million
Sector: Health & Life Sciences
Program: Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Health System (PRIHS) Program
Researcher Project Title Institution Award Amount
Vincent Agyapong Reducing inpatient readmission rates for patients discharged from acute psychiatric care in Alberta using peer and text message support University of Alberta $979,868
Mark Hamilton Reducing Ventricular/Lumbar Drain and Ventricular Shunt Insertion Infections in the Neurosurgery, Trauma, and ICU Patient Population in Alberta University of Calgary $942,262
Matthew Hicks The Alberta Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Mother-Baby Care ImprovEmeNT (NASCENT) Program: A stepped wedge cluster randomized trial of a hospital-level Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome intervention University of Alberta $1,264,750
Oleksa Rewa Improving the delivery of acute dialysis to critically ill patients in Alberta – DIALYZING WISELY University of Alberta $830,255
Shannon Ruzycki/Anna Cameron A Perioperative Glycemic Management Pathway for Reducing Length of Stay in Albertan Surgical Patients University of Calgary $1,287,838
Mark Swain Eliminating hepatitis C in Alberta is feasible and cost-effective University of Calgary $986,166