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On International Women's Day, we celebrate the women firefighters & fire organizations that are actively giving to gain gender equality in the fire service! #IWD2026 @FSWOntario

WCPT 2025: vimeo.com/1100315214/065… GradCast: gradcastradio.podbean.com/e/493-inspirin…

3) "Missing Mobility": Perspectives of North American Firefighters on the Risks and Causes of Work-Related Shoulder Disorders Article: link.springer.com/article/10.100… Summary: firewell.ca/research/findi…

Huge congratulations to Dr. Temitope Osifeso for successfully defending her PhD thesis! 👏👏👏 Dr. Osifeso has published and presented her research to different audiences🧵

❄️ The Winter 2026 Dispatch is here ❄️ Check out FIREWELL's latest firefighter work: ➡️ musculoskeletal health ➡️ cardiac health ➡️ mental health mailchi.mp/644daf0045ce/f…

🚒🩺 Help improve cancer detection for firefighters across Canada. We are inviting healthcare professionals, health service providers, firefighters of all types, researchers, health economists, and policymakers who currently provide, manage, or receive care or services relating to cancer detection for firefighters to develop new Canadian guidelines and resources. 👉 Learn more & apply here: firewell.ca/call-for-parti…

🚨 NEW PUBLICATION ALERT 🚨 A new FIREWELL study explored the recovery, treatment, and return-to-work process following acute cardiac events experienced by firefighters, with a specific focus on psychological stress and mental health. Read article: rdcu.be/e20zQ

Excellente nouvelle ! 🚒🩺 Dr Robby Nieuwlaat, directeur du centre Cochrane Canada de l’université McMaster, et Dr Wojtek Wiercioch, directeur du centre GRADE de l’université McMaster, ont reçu un financement pour mener un projet national de trois ans et demi visant à élaborer les premières lignes directrices fondées sur des preuves pour le dépistage du cancer chez les pompiers, un groupe à haut risque de cancer. Lancé pendant le Mois de la sensibilisation au cancer chez les pompiers, ce projet comble une lacune importante dans notre système de santé. Pour en savoir plus sur le projet, cliquez ici : firewell.ca/fr/resources/l… Inscrivez-vous à notre bulletin d’information pour recevoir des mises à jour sur le projet et savoir comment y participer : forms.office.com/r/raL7fcwYp3 #FirefighterCancerAwarenessMonth #FirefighterHealth #CancerPrevention #EvidenceBasedCare #ResearchFunding @FirewellHealth

Great news! 🚒🩺 Dr. Robby Nieuwlaat, director of the McMaster Cochrane Canada Centre, and Dr. Wojtek Wiercioch, director of the McMaster GRADE Centre, have received funding to lead a 3.5-year national project to develop Canada’s first evidence-based cancer detection guidelines for firefighters, a group at an elevated risk of cancer. Launching during #FirefighterCancerAwarenessMonth, this project addresses a critical gap in our healthcare system. Learn more about the project here: firewell.ca/resources/guid… Sign up for our newsletter for project updates and to find out how to participate: forms.office.com/r/raL7fcwYp3 #FirefighterCancerAwarenessMonth #FirefighterHealth #CancerPrevention #EvidenceBasedCare #ResearchFunding @FirewellHealth

Our Scientific Director Joy MacDermid's "Q&A: How firefighters can improve musculoskeletal injury recovery" was the 5th most read story of 2025! cdnfirefighter.com/qa-how-firefig…

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2026!

🎄 Wishing you all a safe and joyful holiday season! ☃️

How do work-related shoulder disorders affect firefighters’ health, work, and daily lives; and what barriers do they face during recovery? Read the latest #FIREWELLResearch lay summary: firewell.ca/research/findi…

🗣️ New #FIREWELLResearch publication! Dr. Stretton et al. conducted a scoping review of the existing literature to better understand the relationship between the sense of coherence and public safety personnel mental health. Open-access paper: journalhss.com/wp-content/upl…

Read the open-access paper: link.springer.com/article/10.118…

Temitope Osifeso (PhD candidate, @westernuFHS) presented her new paper, "Shouldering the Burden: Exploring the Challenges and Impact of Work-Related Shoulder Disorders on North American Firefighters", at the @stjosephslondon Joint Mental Health Research & Innovation Day 2025.

🚨 New FIREWELL Publication Alert! 🚨 Osifeso et al.'s study offers valuable insights into the physical, occupational, and psychosocial impacts of work-related shoulder disorders in North American firefighters. Open-access paper: link.springer.com/article/10.118…

On November 11th, we remember the brave military personnel, including military firefighters, who served and sacrificed for our country.