CRE-MSD funds five new seed grants for 2021-22

CRE-MSD is pleased to announce that five new seed grants have been awarded funding:

Assessing the psychometric properties, usability, and health literacy requirements of an online diagnostic tool for pre-clinical identification of carpal tunnel syndrome
Researchers: Joy MacDermid, Armaghan Dabbagh, Ruby Grewal (Western University); Tara Packham (McMaster University)

Development of a survey to explore workplace risk factors and hazards common to both musculoskeletal and psychological injury
Researchers: Heather Johnston, Dwayne Van Eerd, Emma Irvin (Institute for Work & Health)

Identifying personal determinants of lifting strategy among paramedics
Researchers: Daniel Armstrong, Steven Fischer (University of Waterloo)

Personal and workplace characteristics of work-related musculoskeletal upper extremity injury claims across Canada from 2000-2019
Researchers: Daanish Mulla, Peter Keir (McMaster University)

Quantifying worker upper extremity and trunk exposures in helicopter manufacturing
Researchers: Alan Cudlip, Michael Holmes, Shawn Beaudette (Brock University)