Martin Connell, University of Toronto

Research

Back Pain Fragility Function Rehabilitation Trauma

Latest funding

Association between length of stay and one-year mortality in elderly patients with non-operative fractures of the thoracolumbar spine or pelvis
CIHR · 2019 · Principal investigator
$86,146

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Association between length of stay and one-year mortality in elderly patients with non-operative fractures of the thoracolumbar spine or pelvis

Principal investigatorCIHR2019Catalyst Gr: Addres. Musculoskeletal Cond./Arthritis in Cnds - Back/Neck pain

Principal investigators: Wasserstein, David; Connell, Martin P; Ravi, Bheeshma

Keywords: Back Pain; Fragility; Function; Rehabilitation; Trauma

$86,146

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Back Pain Dear Professor Connell, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on back pain connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Association between length of stay and one-year mortality in elderly patients with non-operative fractures of the thoracolumbar spine or pelvis" (2019), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]