{"id":33831,"date":"2026-02-12T18:45:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T22:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/?p=33831"},"modified":"2026-02-13T12:09:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T16:09:30","slug":"heart-health-month-supporting-innovation-that-improves-transplant-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/heart-health-month-supporting-innovation-that-improves-transplant-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart Health Month: Supporting Innovation that Improves Transplant Outcomes\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Heart Health Month: Supporting Innovation that Improves Transplant Outcomes<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

February is Heart Health Month\u2014a time to reflect on the importance of cardiovascular health and to spotlight the research that helps improve outcomes for people living with heart disease and transplantation. At CDTRP, supporting innovative, patient-centred research is central to our mission, and our <\/span>Innovation Grant Competition<\/span><\/b> plays a key role in advancing new ideas with real-world impact.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One standout project from a past Innovation Grant Competition funded by <\/span>Big Gifts for Little Lives<\/span><\/b><\/a>,\u00a0 focused on <\/span><\/span>optimizing<\/span> varicella (chickenpox) immunization in children and youth with solid organ transplants, including heart transplants<\/span><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The initial CDTRP Innovation Grant provided critical early support for this work, helping the team build momentum and generate evidence that went on to attract <\/span>additional funding from other sources.<\/span> Over time, the project\u2019s findings were also shared through <\/span>a peer-reviewed publication<\/span>, extending its impact beyond the original study and contributing to improved clinical knowledge and practice in transplant care.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This project is a powerful example of how early-stage funding can catalyze meaningful research and long-term impact. As we continue to champion innovative ideas across transplant research, we invite researchers, clinicians, and trainees to consider applying for the <\/span>2026 CDTRP Innovation Grant Competition<\/span><\/b>. Your idea could be the next to shape practice, inform policy, and improve lives.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Read the research article: <\/span>https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/37746885\/<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Apply now: <\/span>https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/cdtrp-is-launching-the-2026-research-innovation-grant-competition\/<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":33836,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,75],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33831","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33831"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33831"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33831\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33844,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33831\/revisions\/33844"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33836"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33831"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33831"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cdtrp.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33831"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}