Alex Mihailidis
@AlexM_UT
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Associate VP, International Partnerships @uoft_intl, Professor @uoft ; Scientific Director @AGEWELL_NCE; Views are my own. Also on Mastodon using same name.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined July 2019
We are heartbroken by the passing of Dr. Josephine McMurray, a deeply respected leader in the AGE-WELL network and a generous colleague. Her contributions to AgeTech, mentorship, and passion for improving lives will be remembered always. 🔗 https://t.co/kuChNhkQdM
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AGE-WELL, a federally funded national not-for-profit organization supported by #UofT, has opened its new innovation studio to support independent living & healthy aging. The immersive space was made possible with the support of @UofTEngineering & IKEA Toronto Downtown.
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Check out this short article from ATFI. Why an AgeTech Think Tank? Why now?
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AgeTech Futures Institute | 280 followers on LinkedIn. Driving Global Progress at the Intersection of Aging and Technology | The AgeTech Futures Institute (ATFI) is a global, independent think tank...
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Proud to announce that I am part of a new Think Tank dedicated to #AgeTech. Check out the new AgeTech Futures Institute @ATFI_ThinkTank. More to come.
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CTAAN’s Academic Director Dr. Shannon Freeman awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal. Congratulations!
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Proud to be a mentor to them and part of their journey. @AGEWELL_NCE
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A Scarborough retirement home has two unlikely guests for the holidays: two young men, both recently out of high school. The pair moved in earlier this year to do research while developing a new fall...
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A big loss today. He will be missed.
Dr. Jack Williams, the first Director of KITE (then called the Toronto Rehab Research Institute), has died. Dr. Williams began working on establishing the Institute in 2000—a year before it opened in 2001—and was director until 2003. More on his impact: https://t.co/C2zCJiVNSj
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Congrats to our very own @geoffreyhinton on his #NobelPrize. Very proud today to be part of the @UofT community.
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Check out the latest issue of @hospitalnewscom, featuring @AGEWELL_NCE National Innovation Challenge (pp. 30-31). #agetech #Innovation #aging
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Focus: Medical Imaging, Year in Review, Future of Healthcare, Accreditation and Hospital Performance Indicators, Latest News and Best Practices.
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Calling Stroke Survivors to Participate in User-Centered Design of a Robotic Rehabilitation Platform! Join our study and contribute to developing a user-friendly robotic system for post-stroke exercises. Reach out to @DenizJafari to learn more. #stroke #robotics
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Calling for #therapists with expertise in #reminisce therapy. We need your insights for a survey on a new tool that creates synthetic memories. Survey link for therapists: https://t.co/V3TSmJqkDg
#Research #Survey #FamilyCaregivers #Therapists #AssistiveTechnology
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Calling for Family #caregivers of a person with #dementia. We need your insights on a new tool that creates synthetic memories. Survey link for family caregivers: https://t.co/2UNMlr9Irt
#Research #Survey#FamilyCaregivers #Therapists #AssistiveTechnology
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Congrats to @CharchuRn for being named to the @WXN 2024 Canadas Most Powerful Women. So proud whenever a former trainee and colleague goes well beyond what I could ever achieve.
💯🏆 Revealing the 2024 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners! These 103 bold women are celebrated for their leadership and groundbreaking achievements that have meaningfully transformed their industries, companies, communities and country. https://t.co/BKINBhXdEo
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Congratulations to Steadiwear, an AGE-WELL startup affiliate, on launching its third-generation Steadi-3 glove designed to reduce hand tremors for people living with Essential Tremor & Parkinson’s disease. Learn more: https://t.co/2fSXGH2WwF
#HealthyAging #MovementDisorders
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So great to meet my new partners @domesticstream in person while in Barcelona. Great collaboration on synthetic memory generation and dementia.
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I am thrilled to be appointed to the @cityoftoronto #Toronto Accessibility Advisory Committee. Now, more than ever, we need to make our great city accessible to all, and remove all barriers and stigma. #accessibility #accessforall
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It was an honour to attend today’s session and officially add @UofT to the GHA.
Today, at the THE World Academic Summit in Manchester, @UofT joined with 7 other universities to found the Global Humanities Alliance. The GHA aims to raise the profile and impact of the humanities and social sciences by addressing key global issues. @AlexM_UT #THEwas
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