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Firefighters and scientists working together to improve #firefighter health and safety through research.
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Joined February 2017
🚨 Help shape a national peer support network for firefighters across Canada 🇨🇦. We're seeking input from firefighters, leaders & family members @CdnFireChiefs . Sessions held online. Learn more & sign up: . 📧 oncall@mcmaster.ca
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Publication #2: A comparison of firefighter mental health education programs: A descriptive thematic analysis of firefighter experiences.
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Dr. Stretton has already published two of her thesis chapters:. Publication #1: The Link Between Stress and Cardiac Outcomes in Firefighters: An Example of Critical Analysis of Causation.
taylorfrancis.com
Heart disease (HD) is the leading cause of death and disability; in 2019, cardiovascular disease alone killed 18.6 million people worldwide. Stress is widely
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RT @chronicpainCOE: 💡Sex & gender shape how Veterans experience chronic pain. 👩⚕️👨⚕️ From access to care to recovery, it matters. 📊 View….
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RT @chronicpainCOE: 💡Are sex & gender considered in chronic pain research for Veterans? . Dr. Joy MacDermid’s work shows why it matters — e….
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RT @CdnFireChiefs: The Great Canadian Fire Census 2025 has launched! Keep up the great work @cdnfirechiefs: over 100 surveys done so far! S….
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RT @FirewellHealth: 📢NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!. @SoundtheSirenNS study's key finding: the importance of the "Fire Family" as a significant asp….
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📢NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!. @SoundtheSirenNS study's key finding: the importance of the "Fire Family" as a significant aspect of the organizational culture & support system for volunteer firefighters in rural Nova Scotia. 🔗article below
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“I’ve developed tools to help assess how much difficulty firefighters have at work . firefighters often experience really traumatic events that can affect their physical and mental health. That line of research was also mentioned as part of the award.” - @joymacdermid, PhD.
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Our new paper summarized the content & expected mechanisms and outcomes of studied interventions for Veterans living with chronic pain. Thank you @chronicpainCOE for supporting this great work by @ellefurtado13, @joymacdermid, @pavlosbob, @uwo_dwalton .
tandfonline.com
To describe the content of studied intervention programs, the rationale/mechanism and outcomes from these studies and the limitations and gaps within the existing literature.CINAHL, EMBASE, PubMed,...
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On International Women's Day, we spotlight the women firefighters & fire organizations that #AccelerateAction for gender equality in the fire service! . @FSWOntario.@FSwomenBC.@WomeninFireOrg.@WFSUK1.@CdnFireChiefs.@WomenOf911.@ctif_org
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"Phase 1, starting in 2025, will address PFAS in firefighting foams to better protect firefighters and the environment.".
The Government of Canada announced new steps to protect Canadians and ecosystems from polyfluoroalkyl substances (#PFAS), also known as “forever chemicals”. Find out more:
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