Congratulations to Shannon Killip (PhD trainee) for receiving the Excellence in Oral Presentation Award for her presentation at the McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences Research Plenary. Shannon's presentation, Differences in disability management outcomes in first responders compared to high Read More
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The Dispatch: May 2019
The May issue of The Dispatch is now available. In this issue: -home fire safety -disability management -musculoskeletal disorders and mental health -smoke exposure To read newsletter: click here To view newsletter archive: click here Subscribe to The Dispatch below Read More
Robin Campbell presenting at Worth Living Mental Health Conference
Robin Campbell (PhD candidate, Dalhousie University) will be a panelist at the Worth Living Mental Health Conference in Halifax on May 31, 2019. For more info on the conference: click here Read More
Trainee presents FIREWELL research at McMaster’s FHS Research Plenary
Shannon Killip (Rehabilitation Sciences PhD trainee, supervisor: Dr. Joy MacDermid) presented her FIREWELL research at the McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences Plenary Session. Killip S. Differences in disability management outcomes in first responders compared to high and low physical Read More
Dr. Amanda Brazil receives PhD in education from UPEI
Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Brazil who received her PhD in education from the University of Prince Edward Island on May 10 2019. Dr. Brazil’s PhD research was titled, "Everyone goes home: Exploring the implicit learning of critical incidents in the Read More
FIREWELL trainee awarded CIHR Summer Studentship
Congratulations to undergraduate, Noah Carr-Pries, who was awarded the CIHR Undergraduate Summer Studentship for his project titled, "Assessment of Facilitators, Barriers and Preferences for Safe Exercise Routines in Firefighters: An Injury Prevention Investigation." Noah will conduct his research project under Read More
In the Media: Dr. MacDermid’s resiliency training research in Vancouver and PEI firefighters featured on Western News
Dr. Joy MacDermid (Western University) was interviewed on the Western News about her new CIHR-funded study on mental health resiliency training in Vancouver and Prince Edward Island (PEI) firefighters. This research is conducted in partnership with Vancouver Fire & Rescue Read More
The Dispatch: April 2019
The April issue of The Dispatch is now available. In this issue: -trauma exposures, firefighter fitness; healthy and safety issues faced by women firefighters; and cancer rates. To read newsletter: click here To view newsletter archive: click here Subscribe to Read More
Congratulations to Robin Campbell for passing her PhD comprehensive exam!
Congratulations to Robin Campbell, a volunteer first responder and PhD student, for passing her PhD Comprehensive Exams on: 1) Interventions & strategies to address trauma among public safety personnel, 2) the organizational culture of the rural volunteer fire service, 3) Read More
OPINION: When harmful memes catch fire on social media
Educating firefighters to knock down the spread of misinformation BY: Nick Halmasy There was no shortage of opportunities to feel failure in the fire service. Due to the fast-paced, unpredictable manner of the work (from medical calls to structure fires), Read More
FIREWELL members present research at provincial and national conferences
In March, several FIREWELL members presented their firefighter research at provincial and national conferences. Dr. Amanda Brazil (University of Prince Edward Island) was a panelist on "21st Century Families" at the University of Prince Edward Island Satellite Conference - Families Read More
The Dispatch: March 2019
The March issue of The Dispatch is now available. In this issue: -new research on home fire safety; firefighter fitness, sleep, trauma and toxic exposures To read newsletter: click here To view newsletter archive: click here Subscribe to The Dispatch Read More
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