3F Research Group

Happy Feature Friday! This week we are sharing another practical resource produced by the Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy for Long-Term Care.

Check out the AGEWELL EPIC Conference – Free for all registrants! This is the largest trainee-focused event at the intersection of health, aging, and technology. Follow this link for more details! agewell-nce.ca/epic-conference

Last week, Jasmine travelled to Toronto for OSNET’s Clinical Research Day, the Canadian Musculoskeletal Conference, and the Fragility Fracture Network Canada Congress — connecting with bone health experts and returning inspired for her future research.

Happy Feature Friday! This week we are sharing another practical resource produced by the Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy for Long-Term Care.

MScRR student Jasmine presented her thesis at the Dalhousie Crossroads Conference this weekend and also supported the event as part of the organizing committee. She valued the opportunity to connect with researchers from across Canada.

Check out this newly released video by the Atlantic Research Collaboration on Long-Term Care! youtube.com/watch?v=ZuXFRm…

For the next few weeks we will be sharing practical resources for fracture prevention in home and longterm care. These have been produced by the Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy for Long-Term Care in collaboration Geras Centre for Aging Research.

Happy Feature Friday! Today we are sharing a study looking at the association between communication impairments and strategies and the receipt of physical and occupational therapy for long-term care residents with dementia. To read more head to the link! pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41386777/

It's Feature Friday! Today we are highlighting a scoping review looking at Physical Activity Interventions for Older Adults With Dementia or Cognitive Impairment in Sub-Saharan Africa. To read more head to the link below! journals.sagepub.com/.../10.1177/14…

Happy Feature Friday! Today we are sharing a study looking at the quality of work life in Atlantic Canadian longterm care homes. To read more head to the link below: sciencedirect.com/org/science/ar…

Congrats Jasmine, MSc in Rehab Research student, on being awarded a 2025 VHA Graduate Research Award! vha.ca/research-and-i…

Congrats to Sydney, combined MSc in Rehab Research and MScPT student in the 3F Research Group, for receiving the 2025 Abe Leventhal Trainee Award from the Alzheimer’s Society of Nova Scotia. Learn more here: alzheimer.ca/ns/en/sra

Congratulations to Jasmine, MSc in Rehab Research student in the 3F Research Group, for receiving a 2025 EPIC-AT Fellowship from AGE-WELL. Learn more here: agewell-nce.ca/archives/21540…

Congratulations to Sydney and Michael, trainees in the 3F Research Group, for receiving 2025-26 CANTRAIN student awards! We are so proud of you. Learn more here: wecantrain.ca/.../stude.../2…

Happy holidays from the 3F Research Group! Wishing everyone a restful and joyful winter break.

Help us adapt fracture prevention guidelines to the home care context. Interested? Contact Jasmine at jasmine.friedrichyap@dal.ca

The other night we celebrated our fabulous Dementia Moves research assistants, volunteers, physiotherapy assistants, and physiotherapists with some classic bowling! Thank you for all you do to support the Dementia Moves study!

Happy Feature Friday! Today we are sharing the protocol for a scoping review on physical activity-based interventions in the management of dementia or cognitive impairment in sub-Saharan Africa. Stay tuned, results are coming soon!

It's Feature Friday! Today we are highlighting a scoping review of interventions using an interRAI information system to guide care management and assess intervention efficacy in older adults. To read more head to the link below... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/08…

Happy Team Member Tuesday! Today we are introducing Karla de Waal, a research assistant with our group. To read more about Karla head to our website!