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	New scientist profile: Dr. Sibel Aydin aims to personalize care for inflammatory arthritis April 28, 2022 - Rheumatologist Dr. Sibel Aydin wants to help her patients with inflammatory arthritis return to their regular activities by giving them treatments to reduce pain and protect their joints.
	Five scientists at The Ottawa Hospital ranked among world’s top researchers November 26, 2021 - Five scientists at The Ottawa Hospital have made it onto the prestigious list of Highly Cited ResearchersTM for 2021, with multiple papers that rank in the top one percent in their fields. Their research has been used and built upon by tens of thousa
	New scientist profile: Dr. Paul E. Beaulé aims to improve hip surgery August 18, 2021 - As an orthopedic surgeon specialized in preserving and replacing hips, Dr. Paul Beaulé has seen first-hand how these surgeries can dramatically improve his patients’ quality of life. An overarching motivation for his research is understanding wh
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	Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital awarded eight grants worth $5 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research August 10, 2021 - These projects will advance science and improve health in areas such as cancer immunotherapy, orthopedic surgery, long-term care, neuromuscular disease, blood clots, vascular disease, aging, kidney disease and Inuit health.
	How well do COVID-19 vaccines work in people with cancer, immune conditions and other populations of interest? July 15, 2021 - Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have been awarded more than $8 million to lead four national studies that will answer important questions about COVID-19 vaccines, including how well they work in people with cancer and
	How well do COVID-19 vaccines work in people with inherited and medication-related immune deficiencies? July 15, 2021 - People with inherited immune deficiencies have a greater risk of developing severe COVID-19 and may be less likely to respond to vaccines. People with multiple sclerosis, arthritis and other immune-mediated diseases may also be at risk because medica
	COVID-19 and rheumatoid arthritis: using big data to understand risks and improve treatments December 10, 2020 - Rheumatoid arthritis is an inflammatory disease that primarily affects the joints. Dr. Sibel Aydin is harnessing big data from ICES and the Ontario Best Practice Research Initiative to determine if people with rheumatoid arthritis are more or less li
	Dr. Peter Tugwell wins Barer-Flood Prize in Health Services and Policy Research September 30, 2020 - The prize recognizes a senior researcher in the field of health services and policy research who has made a significant impact on policy research, policy and/or care delivery in Canada.
	New scientist aims to harness stem cells to repair bone and cartilage July 4, 2018 - Could stem cells be harnessed to help broken bones heal faster? Could they repair damage due to osteoarthritis and sports injuries? Speed healing in people having joint replacement surgery? These are just some of the questions that Dr. Daniel Coutu w
	Rehabilitation researchers win national awards for work on stem cells, mobility June 23, 2017 - Two research groups won national awards at the Canadian Association of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation’s national conference. Dr. Mark Campbell and his team won paper of the year* for the first study to show that the mesenchymal stem cells (

Researchers

Name	Scientific appointment	Diseases, conditions and populations of interest	Research and clinical approaches
Aydin, Sibel MD	Associate Scientist (ICD)	Arthritis, Autoimmune disease, Bone and joint degeneration, COVID-19, Population health	Epidemiology, Imaging
Coutu, Daniel PhD	Scientist (RM)	Aging, Arthritis, Autoimmune disease, Bleeding disorders, Blood cancer, Bone and joint degeneration, Bone and joint injuries, Musculoskeletal conditions, Osteoporosis	Basic research, Bioinformatics, Biomaterials, Cell therapy, Gene expression, Gene therapy, Genetics, Genomics, Imaging, Immunotherapy, Molecular and cellular biology, Proteomics, Regenerative medicine, Stem cells, Surgery, Systems biology, Transgenic/knockout models, Translational research
Hepworth, Elliot	Clinician Investigator (ICD)	Arthritis
Mansour, Ramy MSc FRCR	Clinician Investigator (CR)	Arthritis, Bone and joint degeneration, Bone and joint injuries, Musculoskeletal conditions	Artificial intelligence and data science, MRI muscle imaging
Tugwell, Peter O.C., MD, FRCPC	Senior Scientist (MIR)	Arthritis, Global health, Population health	Clinical research, Epidemiology, Knowledge translation and implementation research, Patient engagement, Public health, Systematic reviews

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Clinical Trials

The following list of clinical trials is pulled from ClinicalTrials.gov using the search terms "Arthritis” and “Ottawa Hospital.” More advanced search options are available. If you find a clinical trial that interests you, you can bring the information to the next appointment with your care team and ask if you are eligible for the study. If so, they may be able to refer you to the study team. Visit ohri.ca/patients to learn more about participating in research and clinical trials.

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Publications

The following research publications are pulled from PubMed using the search terms "Arthritis" and "Ottawa Hospital", with publication date of 2020 or later. More advanced search options are available. Note that PubMed is hosted by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and is only available in English.

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