RDS Canada Faculty Receive CIHR Funding
1 June, 2024
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), in partnership with the Institute of Health Services and Policy Research and the Azrieli Foundation and its Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence (CCCE), has announced a significant grant to support a Nipissing University-led project titled “A Realist Evaluation of Rare Dementia Support: Peoples, Spaces and Places.”
This three year project will include a team of researchers and collaborators including:
Mary Pat Sullivan, Veronika Williams, Jeff Thornborrow, Dorothy Larkman and Charles Anyinam, Nipissing University
Sebastian Crutch, University College London (UK)
Matthias Hoben, York University
Stephanie Tierney, University of Oxford (UK)
Ethan Hume, Graduate student, Western University
Claire Wester, McGill University Dementia Education Program
Josie McGee, Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada
The project aims to localize and expand the RDS Canada model within Canada, ensuring it reaches diverse populations and regions. The research will evaluate the effectiveness of different support mechanisms, examining how and when they impact individual and family well-being. The study will also provide insights into the best ways to offer centralized specialist support alongside local general support across Canada.