Seniors Health and Wellness
News and research

Research relating to older adults is happening within St. Michael’s, including research on dementia, glaucoma and trauma.
St. Michael’s Hospital has a neuroscience research program and is also affiliated with the newly formed Toronto Dementia Research Alliance.
To read more about research that has been published from St. Michael’s researchers, please click on the links below.
Topic: Drug policy research
Researcher: Dr. Andrea Tricco
Bringing the geriatric medicine community online, one tweet at a time
Topic: Health care and social media
Researcher: Dr. Camilla Wong
Topic: Fracture risk and trauma
Researcher: Dr. Camilla Wong
Topic: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder and drugs
Researcher: Dr. Nicholas Vozoris
Plan early, talk often: normalizing end-of-life planning in the cystic fibrosis clinic
Topic: End-of-life planning
Researcher: Dr. Elizabeth Tullis
Cart full of fun helps seniors ACE their hospital stay
Topic: St. Michael’s Acute Care of the Elderly Unit
ACE-ing health care for frail elderly patients
Topic: St. Michael’s Acute Care of the Elderly Unit
Topic: Music therapy
Helping frail senior patients transition from hospital to home
Topic: Transition of care
Study suggests lower-income Ontario seniors less likely to access newly approved drugs
Topic: Health equity and medications
Researcher: Dr. Michelle Sholzberg
Topic: Dementia risk and diabetes
Researcher: Dr. Gillian Booth
People with HIV in Ontario living longer, as mortality rate drops more than 70 per cent
Topic: Transformation into chronic illness
Researcher: Dr. Tony Antoniou
Cognitive enhancers do not improve cognition or function in people with mild cognitive impairment
Topic: Cognitive enhancers
Researcher: Dr. Andrea Tricco and Dr. Sharon Straus
Topic: Dementia and art
Researcher: Dr. Luis Fornazzari
Patients who are engaged in their own care are more likely to reduce the risk of future fractures
Topic: Fracture risk and patient engagement
Researcher: Dr. Dorcas Beaton
Older patients will make lifestyle changes to avoid fractures
Topic: Fracture risk and lifestyle changes
Researcher: Dr. Joanna Sale
Topic: Dementia and drugs, vitamins and herbal supplements
Researcher: Dr. Raza Naqvi
Rapid eye movements significantly delayed in people with glaucoma
Topic: Rapid eye movements
Researcher: Dr. Neeru Gupta
Topic: Improved care for seniors admitted for trauma
Researcher: Dr. Camilla Wong
People with dementia less likely to return home after stroke: study
Topic: Dementia and stroke
Researcher: Dr. Gustavo Saposnik
Looking old may not be a sign of poor health
Topic: Appearance and health status
Researcher: Dr. Stephen Hwang
Ontarians suffering from rheumatoid arthritis not receiving the speciality care they need
Topic: Rheumatoid arthritis
Researcher: Dr. Arlene Bierman
Common antibiotic linked to bleeding in older patients on warfarin
Topic: Warfarin and antibiotics
Researcher: Muhammad Mamdani
Novel circulation in eye could lead to new glaucoma treatments
Topic: Glaucoma and lymphatic channels
Researcher: Yeni Yücel
Alzheimer's drug puts patients at increased risk of abnormally slow heart rate: study
Topic: Dementia and medication
Researcher: Laura Y. Park-Wyllie