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Dr. Goris Nazari successfully defended his PhD thesis

October 20, 2020 News

Congratulations to Dr. Goris Nazari (Western University, supervisor: Dr. Joy MacDermid) on successfully defending his doctoral thesis, Evidence Synthesis of Shoulder Pain among Canadian Firefighters! Three of his thesis chapters have already been published: Nazari G, MacDermid JC, Cramm H.… Read More

FIREWELL members to present research at FRC2020 Webinars

October 6, 2020 News

Several FIREWELL members are presenting their CIHR-funded firefighter research at the FRC2020 Webinars hosted by the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs. Early Experiences of the Implementation of Resilient MindsTM Date and Time: Wednesday, October 21 (10:30AM – 11:30AM Eastern Time)… Read More

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FRC2020 Webinar Series

September 23, 2020 - November 26, 2020Virtual Upcoming Events

The Virtually Fire Rescue Canada (FRC) webinar series are running from September to November 2020 (Host: Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs). The webinar series is offered free of charge to CAFC members and/or registered participants of the Virtually FRC2020 Conference.… Read More

Webinar Series: CIHR catalyst grants in post-traumatic stress injuries in public safety personnel

October 22, 2020 - February 25, 2021Virtual Upcoming Events

The Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT) and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) are hosting 1-hour webinars on the research results from the CIHR post-traumatic stress injuries in public safety personnel catalyst grants. The 1-hour presentations… Read More

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