St. Joseph’s: Parkwood Institute
Dr. Dalton Wolfe, scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute, led a tour of the physiotherapy gym at St. Joseph Health Care London’s Parkwood Institute for 14 nursing students from Kyungil University in South Korea. The nursing students have spent six weeks in Canada as part of the Health Care and...
Please join us at the annual Department of Psychiatry Academic Research Day on June 22, 2017 at Parkwood Institute, Mental Health Care Building (Auditorium and Gymnasium). Learn more about research being carried out in the Department of Psychiatry concerning mental health service delivery, diagnosis...
Lawson researchers at Parkwood Institute, part of the St. Joseph’s Health Care London family, work to improve both physical and mental health care based on the understanding that conditions of the body and mind are integrally linked. From studies on mobility after brain and spinal cord injury to...
In a new study, researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University are demonstrating that gait, or motion testing, while simultaneously performing a cognitively demanding task can be an effective predictor of progression to dementia and eventually help with earlier diagnosis. To...
Objectives of the day: To encourage knowledge exchange concerning the implementation of Choosing Wisely Canada projects – featuring special presentations by representatives from North York General Hospital and St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto as well as local organizations in the SWAHN region; To...
Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute are the first in the world conducting a clinical trial to test a triple intervention aimed at treating Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and delaying the onset of dementia. The Mobility, Exercise and Cognition (MEC) team will be incorporating physical...
From falls prevention to depression therapies, scientists at Lawson Health Research Institute are conducting important mental health studies. Held on Thursday, September 15, the 17th Annual Mental Health Research Half Day at the Parkwood Institute Mental Health Program was a chance to share and...
Researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute are the first in Canada to develop clinical practice guidelines for managing neuropathic pain with patients who have experienced a spinal cord injury (SCI). Neuropathic pain is complex and chronic, and is the most common complication reported by people...
Chronic wounds represent a significant burden in Canada. Between four and 30 per cent of patients develop a chronic wound, depending on the health care setting. Over 85 per cent of all Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) survivors will experience health complications related to pressure ulcers, injuries to the...
