Cardiovascular disease and spinal cord injury
Results from a national population health survey
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- Received December 2, 2012
- Accepted in final form April 22, 2013
- First Published July 24, 2013.
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Author Disclosures
- Jacquelyn J. Cragg, MPH,
- Vanessa K. Noonan, PhD,
- Andrei Krassioukov, MD, PhD, FRCPC and
- Jaimie Borisoff, PhD
- Jacquelyn J. Cragg, MPH,
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- Vanessa K. Noonan, PhD,
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I am a paid employee of the Rick Hansen Institute.
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The Rick Hansen Institute receives research funding from Canadian provincial and federal governments. (1) Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Principal Applicant, 2012; (2)Public Health Agency of Canada, Co- applicant, 2011-2013;
As mentioned previously, I am an employee of the Rick Hansen Institute. I am listed as a co-applicant on several studies that are sponsored by the Rick Hansen Institute.
The Rick Hansen Institute receives funding from the Rick Hansen Foundation. BC Rehab Foundation also provided a grant for a study that I am a co-applicant.
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- Andrei Krassioukov, MD, PhD, FRCPC and
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- Jaimie Borisoff, PhD
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1. US Provisional Patent Application 61/721091 – “Mobility System Including an Exoskeleton Assembly Releasably Supported on a Wheeled Base” Inventors: Jaimie F. Borisoff and Vince Rafer; Date Filed: 11/1/2012; 2. US Provisional Patent Application 61/645468 – “Wheelchair and Frame for a Wheelchair” Inventors: Jaimie F. Borisoff; Date Filed: 5/10/2012; (Canadian Patent also filed). 3. US Provisional Patent Application 61/643223 – “Stand-assist Manual Wheelchair Footrest Retraction Device” Inventors: Jeswin Jeyasurya and Jaimie F. Borisoff; Date Filed: 5/04/2012 4. US Provisional Patent Application 61/604935 – “Wheelchair Frame” Inventors: Jaimie F. Borisoff; Date Filed: 2/29/2012 5. PCT Patent Application - PCT/CA2012/050912 – “Lifting Staircase Assembly” Inventors: Borisoff JF, AG Handford, D Leland, and EC Janzen; Date Filed: 12/19/2012 6. United States Patent 7950684 - “Wheelchair Side Guards”. Flexible wheelchair clothing guards: lightweight, malleable, and aesthetic; also minimizing pressure areas around hips and buttocks. Inventors: Jaimie F. Borisoff; Date Filed: 10/25/2007; Date Awarded: 05/31/2011 7. United States Patent 8042824 – “Wheel Mount Assembly”. Rear wheel camber bar design that offers infinite adjustments to both the wheelchair's centre-of- gravity and wheel camber angle. Inventors: Jaimie F. Borisoff; Date Filed: 11/29/2007; Date Awarded: 10/25/2011
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(1) Instinct Mobility Inc., President
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1. Canada Research Chair in Rehabilitation Engineering Design, Tier II Canada Research Chairs, (Principal Applicant),(2011-2015) 2. Rehab Eng Lab Equipment Purchase and Installation, Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) & BC Knowledge Development Fund,(Principal Applicant),2012-2014) 3. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) I2I 428619-2012, (Principal Applicant),(2012) 4. Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Engage 434565-12, (Principal Applicant) , (2012)
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(1) BCIT Discovery Parks Fund
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- From the School of Population and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine (J.J.C.), International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD) (J.J.C., A.K., J.B.), and Department of Medicine, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (A.K.), University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Rick Hansen Institute (V.K.N.), Vancouver; GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre (A.K.), Vancouver Health Authority; and British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) (J.B.), Burnaby, Canada.
- Correspondence to Ms. Cragg: craggj{at}interchange.ubc.ca
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