St. Joseph’s: Parkwood Institute
Two new interventional studies have been brought to London, focused on improving quality of life for patients with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers. Both hope to improve upon standard approaches to treating agitation, a core symptom of Alzheimer’s. Agitation is a significant source of stress...
You are invited to the second in a series of Research Bites. These informative and interactive talks focus on specific illnesses, their prevention and related research being conducted by researchers in London, Ontario. Topic: Therapeutic seizure for depression: The positive and not so positive...
Leading the Canadian arm of the project is Dr. Lena Palaniyappan who is using Artificial Intelligence to help personalize treatment for patients with psychosis. Dr. Palaniyappan is an Associate Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute, Associate Professor at Schulich Medicine & Dentistry and...
The Gait and Brain Lab is welcoming Professor Tahir Masud from the British Geriatrics Society on Monday, April 29, 2019 @ 2:45 p.m. Professor Tahir Masud is a geriatrician expert in falls and osteoporosis, and current president of the British Geriatric Society. Professor Masud will give a lecture...
Treatment-resistant depression is a severe form of illness that does not respond to traditional therapies like medication and counselling. It is particularly common in patients with depression from bipolar disorder who are left with limited treatment options. “There are some mental illnesses that...
Mental health services are rooted in relationships. When it comes to delivery, and specifically community-based and outpatient services, connection and communication between the individual and care provider need to be the focus. When we think of youth in particular, technology is a regular form of...
The immune system is one of our greatest defenses against disease and injury. But what happens when it betrays us? With conditions like rheumatoid arthritis the immune system is manipulated to attack the human body. Inflammation, normally a protective immune response, can be employed to cause...
You are invited to the first in a series of Research Bites,. These informative and interactive talks will focus on specific illnesses, their prevention and related research being conducted by researchers in London, Ontario. Topic: Prevention and Awareness: Delirium Speaker: Dr. Niamh O’Regan, Lawson...
Dr. Richardson is consultant psychiatrist and Medical Director of the Parkwood Operational Stress Injury (OSI) Clinic in London, Ontario. He is also the Scientific Director of the MacDonald Franklin OSI research Centre at the Parkwood Institute and a fellow with the Canadian Institute for Military...
