Emily Schaeffer
PhD
Investigator and Research Director, Orthopedic Surgery, BC Children's Hospital
Co-Investigator. Advanced MR Imaging of Perthes Disease to Improve Treatment. Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Co-Primary Investigator. PedORTHO: A prospective multicenter observational registry of orthopaedic trauma and health outcomes in skeletally immature children. Funding Source: AO Documentation and Publishing Foundation, Clinical Investigation and Documentation (AOCID).
Co-Primary-Investigator. Peterson Fund for Global Hip Health. Funding Source: BC Children's Hospital Foundation.
Co-Primary-Investigator. PedORTHO: A prospective multicenter observational registry of orthopaedic trauma and health outcomes in skeletally immature children. Funding Source: British Columbia Orthopaedic Association.
Co-Primary-Investigator. Observation vs Bracing in dysplastic stable hips in infants. Funding Source: Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America.
Co-Primary-Investigator. Centre for International Child Health: China Care Pathway Development and Knowledge Exchange. Funding Source: Centre for International Child Health.
Co-Primary-Investigator. Global Pediatric Orthopaedic Implant Safety & Efficacy. Funding Source: OrthoPediatrics.
Co-Investigator. Digital Health Accelerator Grant: Tracked 2D Ultrasound in DDH. Funding Source: BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute.
Co-Primary-Investigator. Comparing observations vs bracing radiologically dysplastic, stable hips in infants with DDH. An international, multi-centre non-inferiority randomized control trial. Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
Co-Primary-Investigator. Development of a Care Pathway for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip in India: A study methodology to guide similar efforts in other countries and for other conditions. Funding Source: Canadian Institutes of Health Research – IMHA Inclusive Research Excellence Prize – Team Science.
Co-Investigator. Patient/Parent engagement in DDH research. Funding Source: Michael Smith Health Research BC Convening and Collaborating Grant.
Co-Investigator. An Assessment of Outcomes in the Operative and Non-operative Management of Pediatric Radial Neck Fractures – a single-centre prospective study. Funding Souce: Evidence to Innovation BCCHR Seed Grant.
Co-Investigator. Integrating Data Quality Assurance and Dynamic Modelling for Predicting Clinical Markers and Follow-up in Pediatric DDH Patients: A Comprehensive Work on Global Hip Dysplasia Registry. Funding Source: BCCHR Digital Health Accelerator Grant.
2023–present - For Children We Care Endowed Scholar, BC Children's Hospital Foundation
2021 - Branch for Global Surgical Care Instructor Appreciation Award, University of British Columbia
2021 - Science Co-Op Supervisor Recognition Award, University of British Columbia
2020 - Science Co-Op Supervisor Recognition Award, University of British Columbia
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