About TRANSFORM HF
In response to the grand challenge of inequity in heart failure care, the TRANSFORM HF Institutional Strategic Initiative was formed in partnership between the University of Toronto and the Ted Rogers Centre for Heart Research in May 2020. The initiative and its network are committed to empowering collaboration and patient-driven, technology-powered equitable care with the ultimate goal of changing the lived experience of HF care.
Value:
Master’s/PhD awards provide $18,000/year
Postdoctoral awards provide $40,000/year
Duration:
One year from September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2023
Purpose:
Trainee awards support University of Toronto Master’s, PhD, and Postdoctoral students who are conducting research that:
Purpose:
Trainee awards support University of Toronto Master’s, PhD, and Postdoctoral students who are conducting research that:
Focuses on new approaches and models of care to address heart failure and inequities in care. Specifically, research that explores how technological advances in digital health (remote monitoring and consultation; wearables and remote diagnostic sensors/testing), machine learning, and AI might enable proactive, personalized, and decentralized solutions that empower patients to become more active in their own health.
Seeks to co-create with patient or community partners to arrive at potential solutions that respond to realities of the lived experience in a manner of mutual respect and understanding of all parties involved
Explores these approaches through the lenses of basic science, clinical practice, data science and artificial technology, Indigenous health, lived experience, health systems, and/or policy change. More than one lens must be applied, and applicants must focus on the translational aspects of their research activities.
Application Deadline:
March 11, 2022 at 5:00pm EST
Submission:
Applications are to be submitted as a single PDF document via email to info@transformhf.ca by the deadline
How to Apply:
Access the complete application guidelines and form via the TRANSFORM HF website.
To learn more about TRANSFORM HF, visit our website.
