Costa among researchers seeking to improve early identification of dementia

February 9, 2021

Andrew Costa is among the McMaster researchers awarded $1 million by the Public Health Agency of Canada to determine how many Canadians live with undiagnosed dementia and improve understanding around risk factors related to the disease.

CHEPA remembers and mourns Cathy Fooks

January 4, 2021

Guindon leads research on two new studies related to tobacco and e-cigarette use

September 22, 2020

Sweetman leading several studies related to staffing and care for seniors in Ontario

September 3, 2020

Arthur Sweetman has received funding for research projects to study labour market dynamics related to the delivery of home care.

More than a dozen CHEPA members involved in COVID-19 research and activities

July 15, 2020

More than one dozen CHEPA members and students are involved in research studies, advisory committees and knowledge transfer activities related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Emma Apatu receives fellowship to transform MPH Program to meet workforce needs

July 15, 2020

Emma Apatu, Director of McMaster's Master of Public Health Program (MPH) and co-investigators Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Joel Tiller and Sarah Neil-Sztramko have been awarded a Leadership in Teaching and Learning Fellowship from McMaster's MacPherson Institute for "Transforming the Master of Public Health Program to Meet Workforce Needs".

CHEPA members to evaluate the economics of a Canadian paramedic-led model of palliative care in the home

March 4, 2020

A team of CHEPA members (Jean-Éric Tarride, Michel Grignon, Hsien Seow, Feng Xie and Gordon Blackhouse) has been selected by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer (CPAC) to conduct an economic evaluation and a budget impact analysis of a program that trains paramedics to provide palliative care in the homes of Canadians requiring urgent palliative services.

Research will use emojis to measure children's perception of their health

February 24, 2020

Lisa Schwartz is co- Principal Investigator, with Dr. Melissa Parker of McMaster’s Department of Pediatrics, on a project awarded a $100,000 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Catalyst grant for Patient-Oriented Research for a study entitled “Circle of Emotions: Refining a Novel Emoji-Based Tool to Measure Children's Experiences.”

Kapiriri receives CIHR funds to support 'last mile' adolescent research project

February 24, 2020

Lydia Kapiriri is Principal Investigator on a project entitled “Reaching "last mile" adolescent populations to support equitable sexual and reproductive health and rights in Uganda” which has been awarded a $20,000 CIHR Planning and Dissemination grant.

New research will study cardio-metabolic health consequences of late preterm birth

February 10, 2020

Laura Anderson is the Principal Investigator on a three-year CIHR Project grant to study “Late preterm birth and cardiometabolic outcomes in children and young adults: Identifying opportunities for early life interventions.” She will lead a team of co-investigators from McMaster on the project