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Reporting period ending: 2022-03-31

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Ongoing programs:
PRAXIS' FOUR PROGRAMMING AREAS ARE: CURE (TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH), CARE (BEST PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION), COMMERCIALIZATION AND CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT. PRAXIS ALSO UNDERTAKES PLATFORM ACTIVITIES RELATED TO NETWORK DEVELOPMENT, BEST & BRIGHTEST, INFORMATICS, THE RICK HANSEN SPINAL CORD INJURY REGISTRY (RHSCIR) AND MANAGEMENT/ADMINISTRATION. IN F2020, THE CURE (TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH) PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON THE USE OF BIOMARKERS IN CLINICAL TRIALS, AS WELL AS ASSESS AND DEVELOP PROTOCOLS FOR THE USE OF NEURO-RESTORATIVE TECHNOLOGIES. THE CARE (BEST PRACTICE IMPLEMENTATION) PROGRAM WILL DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE NATIONAL SCI CARE, HEALTH AND WELLNESS STRATEGY AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT PROJECTS THAT WILL PROVIDE IMPORTANT CONTENT FOR THIS STRATEGY. THE COMMERCIALIZATION PROGRAM WILL MOBILIZE AND EXPAND THE RECIPIENT'S GLOBAL NETWORK TO DEVELOP COMMERCIALIZATION INITIATIVES, CONNECT INNOVATORS WITH FUNDING SOURCES, AND IMPLEMENT EVALUATION MECHANISMS TO IDENTIFY PROMISING TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRANSLATION. THE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM WILL CONNECT CONSUMERS AND RESEARCHERS TO ENABLE INTEGRATED KNOWLEDGE TRANSLATION

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Operations Outside Canada

• UNITED KINGDOM

• UNITED STATES

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