O'Brien Institute members well represented in PRIHS V competition

Total funding for 4 Institute-led projects is $3.8 million

Several Institute members have received PRIHS V program funding for the competition launched in May, 2019. The projects are:

Surgery for Non-malignant Colorectal Polyps: Can we do better? Dr. Steven Heitman, MD, $632,174

e-Mental Health (eMH) for Youth and Young Adults in Alberta, Dr. David Johnson, MD, $1,002,045

Don’t Misuse My Blood: Reducing Avoidable Blood Tests and Avoidable Blood Transfusions in Patients admitted to Critical Care and High-risk Surgical Units in Alberta, Dr. Daniel Niven, MD, $751,654

Empowering food insecure Albertans to manage their diabetes through a subsidized healthy food prescription program, Dr. Dana Lee Olstad, PhD, $1,480,211