Division of Geriatric Medicine
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Congratulations to all authors, including our own Dr. Papaioannou, Ms. Courtney Kennedy, and Dr. Sharon Marr from the Division of Geriatrics, on their publication regarding a study done concerning Osteoporosis. The newly accepted publication is titled, "An Interdisciplinary Knowledge Translation Intervention in Long-Term Care: Study Protocol for the Vitamin D in Osteoporosis study (ViDOS) Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial."
Full publication: Kennedy CC, Ioannidis G, Giangregorio LM, Adachi JD, Thabane L, Morin SN, Crilly RG, Marr S, Josse RG, Lohfeld L, Pickard LE, King S, van der Horst ML, Campbell G, Stroud J, Dolovich L, Sawka AM, Jain R, Nash L, Papaioannou A. An Interdisciplinary Knowledge Translation Intervention in Long-Term Care: Study Protocol for the Vitamin D and Osteoporosis Study (ViDOS) Pilot Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Implement Sci. Forthcoming 2012. (See photo 1)
CGS Oral Presentation:
Kennedy CC, Ioannidis G, Giangregorio LM, Adachi JD, Thabane L, Morin SN, Crilly RG, Marr S, Josse RG, Lohfeld L, Pickard LE, King S, van der Horst ML, Campbell G, Stroud J, Dolovich L, Sawka AM, Jain R, Nash L, Papaioannou A. Care gap in long-term care: Baseline data from the Vitamin D and Osteoproosis Study (ViDOS). April 19-21, 2012, Quebec City, Annual Canadian Geriatrics Society Conference. (See photo 2 above of Dr. Papaioannou presenting)
Ms. Courtney Kennedy holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alberta, a Master of Science from the Department of Community Health & Epidemiology at Queen's University and is a PhD student in the Health Research Methodology program at McMaster University under the supervision of Dr. Lehana Thabane, Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou, and Dr. Jonathan Adachi. Courtney is a member of the Geriatric Research Group at HHS/St. Peter's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. Her research interests are centred on knowledge translation related to bone health in long-term care, and epidemiological aspects of osteoporosis and fractures in the frail elderly. She is the PhD candidate on the Vitamin D in Osteoporosis Study (ViDos) - a CIHR funded knowledge translation randomized controlled trial in 40 long-term care homes - and is a working group member with the Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy for Long-Term Care. Courtney has worked on several osteoporosis studies including as Project Coordinator for an Osteoporosis Canada systematic review of BMD testing in men aged 50+ years, and has several CaMos publications including 'the osteoporosis care gap in men with fragility fractures', and 'the impact of incident fractures on health-related quality of life'. She has over 20 published journal articles and 50 oral or poster presentations.
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Ms. Janet Pritchard (above), PhD Candidate in the Medical Sciences program at McMaster University is researching the impact of type 2 diabetes on skeletal health under the primary supervision of Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou. Using novel imaging and microscopy modalities, Ms. Pritchard is aiming to further our knowledge on the mechanism of elevated fracture risk in adults with type 2 diabetes. Ms. Pritchard has been funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Training Program in Skeletal Health Research, the Department of Medicine Graduate Student Initiative, and the Ontario Graduate Scholarship for her PhD. Research funding has been kindly provided by the Lloyd Carr Harris Foundation and Amgen Canada. On June 22, 2011 at St. Peter’s Hospital, Hamilton Health Sciences, Ms. Pritchard was awarded the Amgen Fellowship Award where the funds will go to the current research she is conducting.
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Ms. Courtney Kennedy (above) is a PhD Candidate in the Health Research Methodology program at McMaster University and a member of the St Peter's Geriatric Research Group. Her research interests are centred on knowledge translation related to bone health in long-term care, and epidemiological aspects of osteoporosis, fractures and frailty in the elderly. She is the PhD candidate on the Vitamin D in Osteoporosis Study (ViDos) – a CIHR funded knowledge translation randomized controlled trial in 40 long-term care homes. In September 2011, at the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research in San Diego, she received a President’s Poster Competition Award for her abstract entitled “How Can We Improve Bone Health in the Long-term Care Setting? Lessons from the ViDOS study”.
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Dr. Michelle Gagnon (left) and Ms. Anne Pizzacalla (right) on receiving awards at the 8th Annual SAGE Awards on May 27, 2011. Dr. Gagnon received the Executive Senior Leadership award. Dr. Gagnon is a dedicated geriatrician and brilliant educator, committed to sharing her knowledge with residents, other physicians, allied health care providers and older adults and their caregivers. Many health professionals have been attracted to the field of geriatrics due to Dr. Gagnon’s mentoring and encouragement. Ms. Pizzacalla received the Individual award. Anne is not only a skilled clinician, leader and innovator; she is described by her colleagues as an influential educator. Anne’s “can do” attitude has lead to many pioneering accomplishments including the establishment of the first Hospital Elder Life Program in Canada.
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On behalf of the Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, I would like to congratulate Dr. Heather McLeod on being awarded the prestigious W. Watson Buchanan AFP Clinician Educator Award, Medicine Internal Career Award. This award promotes the work of young scientists and educators in the Department of Medicine who are within the first five years of their initial appointment. Dr. McLeod will use this award to support her research, which will focus on evidence based best practice for enhancing geriatric specific knowledge and skills within the pre-clerkship and clerkship program with the Undergraduate MD program at McMaster University.
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