The Geras Centre for Aging Research

What does it really mean to age well?

In our latest episode of GeriEvidence, Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou is joined by Dr. Tricia Woo and Dr. Jasmine Mah for a practical, myth-busting conversation on healthy aging.

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Check out the new updated OsNET website 🎉
OsNET (Os=bones, NET=network) is Canada’s Bone Health Research Network, uniting patient partners, scientists, and healthcare professionals.
Explore the new site: osnet.ca

Published in JAGS! The Canadian CT Head Rule (CCTHR) guides imaging after head injury with loss of consciousness, amnesia, or disorientation, but evidence is limited when the fall history is unclear.

Read here: agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Now Recruiting: Long-Term Care (LTC) Resident Representative 🏡

We’re looking for #LTC Residents to help shape the future of care. Your voice can create meaningful change!

Interested or know someone who would be a great fit? Reach out today at kanela@hhsc.ca!

Check out the new updated OsNET website 🎉

OsNET (Os=bones, NET=network) is Canada’s Bone Health Research Network, uniting patient partners, scientists, and healthcare professionals in a multidisciplinary community.

Explore the new site: osnet.ca

Congratulations to our team and our co-investigators on the recent publication in BMC Trials, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research ✨ 👏

Read it here: rdcu.be/e2HNg

💡 Did you know? People living with dementia experience worse outcomes following a hip fracture than those without dementia. They experience higher mortality rates, reduced functional recovery and reduced quality of life.

To learn more, visit the link bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/4...

Fit-Frailty App featured on CHCH News! 🎉 In this segment, Dr. Kennedy highlighted why frailty screening matters and how the Fit-Frailty App is helping bring comprehensive assessment into real-world care and research.

Check it out today on our website: www.gerascentre.ca/our-research...

A new 2025 scoping review highlights the serious impact of hip fractures in people living with dementia, including higher hospitalization rates, falls, and institutionalization 🦴 📚
To learn more, visit the link: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/4...

Bones matter, especially in long-term care. Hip fractures remain a leading cause of hospitalization, yet many are preventable.

🦴 Explore the key facts in our bone health infographic and learn why action cannot wait.

Learn more on our website today: www.gerascentre.ca/bone-health/

A new session of Cognitive Groove is starting soon at the Hamilton Downtown Family YMCA! Cognitive Groove is designed to support brain health, mobility, and strength through functional, music-based movement.

Learn more: www.ymcahbb.ca

This Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, GeriEvidence brings together lived experience and system leadership in an impactful conversation on Alzheimer’s care with Phyllis Fehr and Adam Morrison.

🎧 Listen now: open.spotify.com/episode/7kk2...

Check out this infographic highlighting fracture prevalence, risk, cost, impact, and prevention strategies in home care, which was designed by the 3F Research Group at Dalhousie University.

Learn more here:https://3fresearchgroup.ca/research-excellence/featured-projects/

#homecare #fracture

Spot It Early: 10 Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Podcast Episode · GeriEvidence · 2026-01-23 · 5m

GeriEvidence Season 2 is here!
In recognition of Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, Dr. Papaioannou shares the 10 early signs that individuals and families most commonly describe when they first come to see a geriatrician.

Spotify: spotifycreators-web.app.link/e/BnfjPqWJa0b

We’re excited have the PREVENT Trial featured in the latest edition of the Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy Fracture Link newsletter. Thank you to the OOS for sharing and amplifying this important work.

Geras Deputy Director Dr. George Ioannidis recently visited theCLINIC for as an alumni advancing health innovation with Program Manager Shaaf Farooq.

Excited for what’s ahead! ✨

Celebrating our incredible trainees, Elizabeth Zhou (1st Place – Master’s Poster Award) and Noorain Mamdani, for their outstanding research contributions at the 2025 McMaster Institute for Research on Aging & Labarge Knowledge Exchange!

📢 Don’t miss this 4-part long-term care fracture prevention webinar series with Dr. Caitlin McArthur

📅 Jan 12, 19, 26 and Feb 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM EST

Register using the link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

It was a pleasure to host Dr. Jasmine Mah, MD, PhD, as a visiting scholar from Dalhousie University with McMaster’s Department of Medicine (Geriatrics) and the Geras Centre for Aging Research!

Osteoporosis Month is a great time to highlight supports for long-term care teams. The LTC fracture prevention toolkit offers free, evidence-informed resources to help reduce fractures and promote safer movement for residents.

Access the toolkit by visiting osteostrategy.on.ca/ltc-toolbox/

McMaster University’s 15th Annual Update in Geriatrics brought together more than 600 participants for a virtual event highlighting advances in care for older adults. The Planning Committee honoured leaders in the field, Paul O'Byrne, Esther Coker and Shari Duxbury!

🗣 Interfluence: Between what’s said and what’s heard lies. Excited for Dr. Haesun Moon’s 2025 Dr. Rory Fisher Lecture - exploring how listening differently can transform care. 🩺✨
🗓 Nov 20 | 12–1 PM ET

📍Visit us at the Seniors Active Living Fair Today - Tuesday, October 21, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Flamborough Family YMCA.

Visit our booth to learn more about our work and speak with our team!

Are you a woman aged 55–70 who has recently gone back to school? 🎓
A PhD candidate from Laurentian University is researching the experiences of women who return to postsecondary education later in life. For questions or more information, please contact Ursula Cafaro by email at ucafaro@laurentian.ca

We’re excited to share the latest episode of the GeriEvidence, hosted by Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou. In this episode about #BoneHealth and #Physiotherapy, we are joined by Bonny O'Hare to discuss her expertise and passion for osteoporosis care and physiotherapy with our listeners

Link in bio!

Lunchtime walk with the Geras crew! ☀️

🚨 New! The IOF Rehabilitation Working Group has published an important review in Calcified Tissue International on the impact of physical activity and sedentary behaviour on bone health across the lifespan.

Read the full article here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Special Finale: Hear from the Director of Communications at OARC on why the PREVENT Trial matters to residents in LTC. This nationally funded study supports fall and fracture prevention while promoting person-centred care. #PREVENT #LTC #ResidentVoices
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Calling All Leaders – Last Chance to Join!
🌟 The Midlife Power Shift: Women’s Leadership & Wellness Retreat
📅 Sept 26–27, 2025 | 📍@kingbridge_centre

Secure your place today: kingbridgecentre.com/the-midlife-...

Why does the PREVENT Trial matter to you in long-term care? Hear residents and a family member share how this study helps reduce hip fractures and why prevention and person-centred care matter. Learn more in the link in our bio. #PREVENT #LTC