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The Canadian Guidelines and Resources for Cancer Detection in Firefighters (CAN-CDF) will produce the first national evidence-based recommendations for cancer detection in firefighters. Funded by Health Canada and led by the McMaster University Cochrane Canada and GRADE Centres, the project Read More
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact of tailored organizational implementation strategies for PeerOnCall in the fire service. PeerOnCall is a mobile peer support app platform designed by and for Canadian public safety personnel. In order to Read More
The FIREWELL Coordinating Centre will be closed from December 19, 2025 to January 4, 2026, inclusive. We will respond to inquiries when we re-open on January 5, 2026. Read More
FIREWELL team members presented research at provincial and national conferences this fall: Canadian Institute for Military and Veteran Health Research (CIMVHR) Forum 2025. Ottawa, Canada. October 20-22, 2025 Osifeso T, MacDermid J, Berinyuy D, Szekeres Mike, Parikh P, Faber Read More
The Summer 2025 issue of The Dispatch is now available. In this issue: - FIREWELL media interviews - FIREWELL presentations: work-related shoulder disorders and mental health training - FIREWELL publications: mental health in volunteer firefighters To read newsletter: click here Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Sara Stretton (Western University, supervisor: Dr. Joy MacDermid) on successfully defending her doctoral thesis, "The Link Between Occupational Stress and Heart Disease Among Firefighters: Identification of Psychosocial Workplace Factors and Considerations". Dr. Stretton has already published two Read More
FIREWELL team members presented research at national and international scientific conferences this spring/summer: 2025 Orthopaedic Symposium. Kelowna, BC, May 3, 2025 Killip S, Thayalan N, MacDermid J, Lomotan M, Gewurtz R, Sinden K. Exploring Canadian Career Firefighters’ Understanding of the Read More
Sara Stretton (PhD candidate, Western University) and Nick Halmasy (After The Call)Â wrote an opinion piece on the "Sense of Coherence" and how it can be applied to firefighter. To read article: click here Read More
Dr. Joy MacDermid, FIREWELL Scientific Director, is a Guest Editor of the Journal FACETS' Special Collection of Papers on "Public Safety Personnel Health and Wellbeing". "This collection welcomes primary research and evidence syntheses that address physical, mental, or social health Read More
Dr. Joy MacDermid, FIREWELL Scientific Director, was interviewed by the Cape Breton Post about being recognized with the Order of Ontario for her research, including her work with firefighters. To read the article: click here Read More
Congratulations to Temitope Osifeso, PhD candidate (Western University) for receiving the Canadian MSK Rehab Research Network Traineee Award at the 2025 Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Graduate Research Conference at Western University for her presentation titled, "Shoulder to Shoulder: North-American firefighters Read More
Temitope Osifeso (PhD candidate, Western University) discusses her research on firefighters and shoulder injuries on Western Gradcast Radio and Podcast. Read More
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