title: A small grant funding program to promote innovation at an academic research hospital.
abstract: Innovation is important for the improvement of health care. A small grant innovation funding program was implemented by the Hospital for Sick Children(SickKids) for the Perioperative Services group, awarding relatively small funds (approximately $10 000) in order to stimulate innovation. Of 48 applications,26 (54.2%) different innovation projects were funded for a total allocation of $227 870. This program demonstrated the ability of small grants to stimulate many applications with novel ideas, a wide range of innovations and reasonable academic productivity.
authors.affiliation: From the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (Orrell); the Division of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., (Yankanah); and the Department of Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont. (Heon, Wright).
authors.forename: Kelsey
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Orrell
authors.affiliation: From the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (Orrell); the Division of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., (Yankanah); and the Department of Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont. (Heon, Wright).
authors.forename: Rosanna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yankanah
authors.affiliation: From the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (Orrell); the Division of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., (Yankanah); and the Department of Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont. (Heon, Wright).
authors.forename: Elise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heon
authors.affiliation: From the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland (Orrell); the Division of Orthopaedics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont., (Yankanah); and the Department of Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ont. (Heon, Wright).
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000191:economics; D005381:Financing, Organized / Q000191:economics*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric / Q000191:economics*; D006801:Humans; D062069:Inventions / Q000191:economics; D009936:Organizational Innovation / Q000191:economics; D016730:Program Development / Q000191:economics*