The official account for the Faculty of Health Sciences at #WesternU
London, ON, Canada
Joined July 2009
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@roulahawa joins the #AnnualHealthEquitySummit as a panelist!
In "Policy & Practice in Action: Strengthening SRH Strategies," she’ll share strategies in sexual health, including HIV prevention, and mental health for South Asian newcomer women.
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Last week, #WesternU's CRHESI released London’s first Health & Homelessness Evaluation Report showing progress: supportive housing improves stability, hubs connect people to homes, frontline staff are vital, and preventable deaths are down 20%.
Read more: london.ca/wholeofcommunityev…
ALT Two people embrace indoors. On the left, text reads: ‘Whole of Community System Response Research and Evaluation Report. Learn about initial impacts and ongoing priorities.’ Bottom right corner shows the Health + Homelessness logo.
Western Health Sciences retweeted
“The fact that a donor has given to Western to help students who are struggling to find their value and their place in this world is such an inspiration and a huge motivator.” - clinical kinesiology graduate Aaron Beier
#WesternU @westernuFHS
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Congrats to @AllanaSaleema who has been inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (CAHS) as one of five Emerging Leaders!
This is the first time in its history that CAHS has inducted a group of early-career researchers as Emerging Leaders.
news.westernu.ca/2025/08/wes…
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Four #WesternU faculty members were recognized by @ONgov with Early Researcher Awards. Congratulations to Liliana Alvarez, Thomas DeFalco, Yalda Mohsenzadeh and Lyle Muller. 👏 #PurpleAndProud @WesternUScience @WesternuFHS news.westernu.ca/2025/08/ear…
New 📄 collaboration with @joymacdermid in @JrnlHandTherapy: ‘Reliability and validity of using smartphone sensor and photography to measure hand and upper extremity joint range of motion: A systematic review’ 🔓 doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2025.0…
Western Health Sciences retweeted
Fourth-year neuroscience student Madison Henderson is studying chronic pain through an Undergraduate Summer Research Internship, an experiential learning opportunity at #WesternU.
"I feel like I’m helping make a difference."
@WesternuFHS @SchulichMedDent
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Western Health Sciences retweeted
Shahnaz is a third-year PhD candidate in Nursing (Perinatal Mental Health) @westernufhs
She says involvement in different university committees and activities has helped her develop long-term connections within and outside @WesternU.
Read more at international.uwo.ca/spotlig…
New 📄 by @joymacdermid in @JHandSurg: ‘Endoscopic versus open carpal tunnel release: A randomized trial’ @westernuSPT @VPRWesternU @WesternU 🔒 doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2025.…
New 📄 by @anitarena, @leighacomer1 in @HarpsJournal: ‘It is time to acknowledge and act on the importance of power in integrated knowledge translation’ @westernuNursing @CRHESI @westernuCCAA #westernuSHS 🔓 doi.org/10.1186/s12961-025-0…
New 📄 by @anitarena, @slsibbald, @leighacomer1 in @HarpsJournal: ‘How does integrated knowledge translation work? A realist review’ @westernuNursing @CRHESI @westernuCCAA #westernuSHS @VPRWesternU @WesternU 🔓 doi.org/10.1186/s12961-025-0…
New 📄 by @ExpresslyLesley in Wellbeing, Space and Society: ‘Sexual consent education among youth experiencing homeless in Toronto, Canada: findings from an arts-based and qualitative study’ #westernuSHS 🔓 doi.org/10.1016/j.wss.2025.1…
New 📄 asks: How do people with lower limb amputations experience and navigate community accessibility? @ke_nugent, Susan Hunter doi.org/10.1097/pxr.00000000…
New 📄 by @susana_caxaj in the Journal of International Migration and Integration: ‘Cultural Safety in Service Provision for Migrant Agricultural Workers? An Empirical Exploration’ @westernuNursing @CRHESI 🔓 doi.org/10.1007/s12134-025-0…
New 📄 asks: How do occupational therapists view using movement guidelines for preschoolers with disabilities? @leahtaylor09, @aidan_loh, @LiliLapierre, @ShaunaMBurke, @trish_tucker2 @CAOT_ACE's @CJOT_RCE doi.org/10.1177/000841742513…
New 📄 collaboration with J.B. Orange, @marie_y_s in @CAOT_ACE's @CJOT_RCE: ‘Navigating Cognitive Screening and Service Delivery for Sensory Impairment in Occupational Therapy’ #westernuSHS #westernuCSD 🔓 doi.org/10.1177/000841742513…
New 📄 collaboration with @abrushton in @BMJ_Open: ‘Patient lumbar discectomy journey (DiscJourn) in the UK: a qualitative study’ @westernuSPT @westernuCCAA @VPRWesternU @WesternU 🔓 doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025…
New 📄 asks: How can we design a neck exercise program that really works and keeps patients motivated? @abrushton @BMC_series MSK Disorders doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-0…
New 📄 collaboration with @smpeters9 in @plosone: ‘Aerobic minutes and step number remain low in inpatient stroke rehabilitation’ @westernuSPT @VPRWesternU @WesternU 🔓 doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone…
New 📄 co-authored by Susan Hunter in International Journal of Mental Health Nursing: ‘‘I Felt Like I Was Invisible’: Nursing Students' Experiences of Mental Health Clinical Placement—A Cross‐Sectional Study’ @WesternU 🔓 doi.org/10.1111/inm.70112