Vision Grants

• 2009 - Scott D. Halpern, MD, PhD, MBioethics, Effects of ICU Census on Rationing and Patient Survival
• 2008 - Jeremy M. Kahn, MD, MSc, Clinician Attitudes Toward Regionalization of Adult Critical Care
• 2007 - B. Robert Gibson, MD, The Efficacy of GLP-1 (7-36) Amide for Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Surgical Patients
• 2006 - Nasia Safdar, MD, MS, Enhancing Patient Safety By Preventing Nosocomial Infections

Patient Safety Oriented Research Grants

• 2005 - Elizabeth A. Martinez, MD, MHS, Organization of Care and Outcomes in Cardiac Surgery
• 2004 - Neal R. Patel, MD, MPH, Computerized Pediatric Dosing Decision support in a Pediatric ICU
• 2003 - Robert A. Fowler, MD, B.Sc, MS, Blood Conservation and Restrictive Phlebotomy in Critically Ill Patients
• 2002 - Christopher Parshuram, MC, ChB, Evaluating Mechanisms of Error: Characterizing Inherent Inaccuracies of Infusion Preparation

Success Story

Rob Fowler, MDCM, MS (EP)FRCPC, assistant professor at the University of Toronto and at the Sunnybrook and Women’s College Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, Canada, researches blood conservation techniques and has reached several successful milestones with help from the SCCM.

After winning the 2003 Patient Safety Award, Fowler was able to complete a project demonstrating that patients develop anemia to a lesser degree and avoid the need for blood transfusions when a no-waste sampling system is used along with a smallest-volume phlebotomy tubes, point-of-care testing, and an extensive healthcare worker education strategy. The initial project has blossomed into peer-reviewed papers and abstracts, and a multicenter blood conservation trial currently is underway.“Financial assistance and mentorship from SCCM members has translated into a multifaceted program of blood conservation and was instrumental in the research I have been involved with during the last three year,” Fowler said.