The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton

Do you have a health innovation idea or early-stage project? Join our Health Innovation Bootcamp, a collaborative program offered by St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Mac Health ICE, and Hamilton Health Sciences, designed to help Health Innovators like yourself advance ideas and create positive impact on patient care! The program will be delivered in-person at The Clinic @ St. Joe's (Charlton campus) along with The Clinic's other locations at Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University. The Health Innovation Bootcamp is an immersive, project-focused education program to provide curious innovators with the building blocks of entrepreneurship. You and a select group of health care innovators will come together in-person over six sessions to explore and validate innovative ideas for commercial potential through weekly challenges. The program will provide a comprehensive understanding of the health innovation pathway and equip participants with valuable skills. The six sessions will be held on Tuesdays from 12pm to 2pm, starting September 24 until November 5. Application Deadline: September 13, 2024. Learn more and register here: https://bit.ly/49TiEAB #WeAreStJoes #WeCollaborateToInnovate #HealthcareInnovation

Great News 🎉 The Juravinski Research Institute has officially announced their support for the Entrepreneurship Matchmaking Pilot Program. This initiative will help connecting researchers from McMaster University, Hamilton Health Sciences, and The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton with Innovators to tackle health-care challenges and enhance patient care through technological solutions. Read more below

📢 The Clinic at St. Joe's - Commercialization Programming Feedback Request! Our Innovation & Partnerships team is seeking feedback on their commercialization programming offered via The Clinic @ St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton (Chalton Campus). With your valuable feedback, we aim to further improve the Bootcamp and expand our offerings in the future! The flagship offering of The Clinic @ St. Joe’s is the Health Innovation Bootcamp. The current Bootcamp is offered in-person as a 6-week program, requiring a 2-hour commitment each week (typically between 12pm to 2pm or 4:30pm to 6:30pm). In this Bootcamp, participants learn about various topics with the goal of translating a health-related idea or research concept to a solution with commercial potential. At the end of the 6 weeks, participants pitch their solution for a chance to win the top prize of $1,000. Click here to provide your feedback. We greatly appreciated your effort - https://bit.ly/3WsuAEH Mac Health ICE #Innovation #WeAreStJoes

A team of respiratory scientists from across Canada have been awarded a $2 million lung health team grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research | Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada to study the role of mucus in asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and chronic cough. The CANMuc team believes that mucus is a significant contributor to clinical symptoms and severity of asthma, COPD, and chronic cough. Yet current strategies for diagnosing and treating these chronic respiratory diseases have focused primarily on assessing lung function and lung inflammation. “[We] have identified the lack of biomarkers and standardized tools as the main reasons why mucus blockages are not assessed adequately,” says Manali Mukherjee, Ph.D., who is leading the CANMuc team from the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health (FIRH), a joint McMaster University – St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton research institute in Hamilton, Ontario. The CANMuc team will collaborate over a five-year period to better understand how mucus accumulates in the airway and to develop clinical tests for mucus biomarkers aimed at improving treatment. Check out the full story here: https://bit.ly/46tf3cr McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences #asthma #COPD #cough #respirology #TheFirestone #HamOnt

The Research Staff Recognition Award recognizes a research staff member at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton who provides outstanding service; fosters innovation; takes initiative; and creates a positive influence and rapport in the workplace. Nominations for the Research Staff Recognition Award are due by July 31, 2024. Submit a nomination online via our website: research.stjoes.ca/awards. Spread the word and let’s celebrate excellence together! Pictured: Barbara Baker, 2023 Research Staff Recognition Award recipient. #WeAreStJoes #StaffRecognition

Nominations for the McArthur Research Award are due by July 31, 2024❗ The Anne & Neil McArthur Research Award celebrates an internationally recognized researcher whose field of study is also a focus of research at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and The Research Institute of St. Joe's Hamilton. Submit a nomination online via our website: research.stjoes.ca/awards Spread the word and let’s celebrate excellence together! Pictured: Dr. Lawrence Mbuagbaw, 2023 McArthur Research Award Recipient. Check out his McArthur academic presentation on our YouTube channel - https://lnkd.in/et2dQ9rr #WeAreStJoes #ResearchAwards

🌟 Healthcare + Engineering Collaborative Event Recap: Bridging Healthcare & Engineering: The Research Institute, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, and the W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology, McMaster University hosted this collaborative event, providing students with a hands-on teaching experience to apply their knowledge and enhance patient care outcomes through innovative solutions. The event drew an impressive crowd of over 40 attendees, including members from St. Joe's Innovation Committee. The event showcased our students’ innovative spirit, with their presentations sparking valuable discussions and garnering constructive feedback💡. A heartfelt thanks to the Chairs of the collaborative, including Dr. Robert Fleisig (Professor; W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology) and Rick Badzioch (Vice President; Renal, Ambulatory Services and Clinical Support Programs; St. Joe's) and the Steering Group leads, Mackensey Bacon (Manager; Innovation & Partnerships; The Research Institute) and Richard Allen (Community Engagement Consultant; W Booth School of Engineering Practice and Technology) for their support for this program. Excited about innovation? The Call for Project Proposals for the 2024-2025 academic year is live! Share your ideas with us through our portal: https://bit.ly/4bVe9qb Submission deadline: August 2, 2024 Let's innovate together! #WeAreStJoes #Innovation #HamOnt #McMasterU #HealthInnovation

☀️ This year's Midsummer Mixer is on July 25! ☀️ All are welcome to join us for The Research Institute's 5th annual Midsummer Mixer community outreach event. We're showing our gratitude to everyone who has supported research at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. Visit us in the Spiritual Garden (Charlton campus, opposite main entrance) on Thursday, July 25, 2024 anytime between 11am and 2pm to join the fun! Featuring: 🔹 Oversized novelty games, including Pop Shot 🏀, Giant Jenga, Giant Connect 4, and others 🎯 🔹 A selection of frozen treats ❄️ 🔹 Board games 🎲 🔹 Snacks 🍿 🔹 Summer tunes 🎵 🔹 And much more 😃 The entire St. Joe's community is invited – researchers, learners, hospital staff, physicians, patients, and community members. We hope to see you there! Learn more about research at St. Joe's on our website (https://research.stjoes.ca) or come to the Midsummer Mixer and chat with our team! #communityoutreach #networkingevent #staffappreciation #summerparty #IceCreamSocial

🌟 Story of the Week - Conquering a chronic lung infection🌟 Lung problems plagued David Shoots since his youth. It would take buying a dream cottage as an adult for him to finally piece together the puzzle behind his poor health. David visited the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health (FIRH) at St. Joe's for testing. There, under the care of respirologist Dr. Gerard Cox, David was finally able to get the answers he needed. Check out the full story here: https://bit.ly/4czLB6G About the FIRH: For decades, the Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health – a partnership between McMaster University / McMaster Faculty of Health Sciences and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton – has been a world leader in the treatment of lung diseases like #Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (#COPD), and #PulmonaryFibrosis. The goal of the Institute is to conduct research that increases the understanding of respiratory health and disease though collaborative clinical studies that aim to enhance patient care at the Hospital. The Institute’s reputation as a leader in respiratory health is not only evident in the volume of high-quality, peer- reviewed studies it produces, but also by putting into practice new and innovative treatments that enhance the care of the patients St. Joe’s serves. #WeAreStJoes #TheFirestone #HamOnt

🌟 Exciting News🌟 We’re thrilled to announce the kickoff of a new pilot program at St. Joseph's Villa & Foundation called The Happiness Programme, by Social-Ability. This is the first-of-its-kind activity that blends interactive, sensory light technology with a structured and guided program of training and support. Thanks to a grant from the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation's Discovery and Adopt Program, The Research Institute of St. Joe’s Hamilton is supporting this one-year pilot, which launched during the Villa's Seniors Month ribbon cutting event on June 20. The event was attended by more than 40 staff, including many recreation therapists, Foundation members, and residents who had an opportunity to interact with the technology. Through this pilot program, we aim to: ✅ Increase physical participation and resident engagement by 20% from baseline. ✅Boost resident social interactions by 20% from baseline. ✅Improve family and staff satisfaction with resident engagement through the program. The program will be seamlessly integrated into daily and weekly recreational schedules, with a special focus on one-on-one sessions in various settings. We expect significant improvements in physical, social, and cognitive well-being, combating apathy. Staff evaluation surveys will also be conducted after 2-3 months to gather feedback and assess the program’s impact. We’ll also capture patient and family voices through interviews. A huge shoutout to Deborah Fernandes (Clinical Lead), Niloofar Heidarinejad BSc, MLT, MHA (Project Coordinator, Innovation & Partnerships), Mackensey Bacon (Manager, Innovation & Partnerships), Zayn Moosa (Innovation & Partnerships Intern) and the incredible team at St. Joseph's Villa Dundas and Social-Ability for making this a successful event. Social-Ability aims to provide safe, meaningful, and engaging activities for those living with cognitive and physical care needs. It also equips staff with a tool to care in a creative, engaging way that allows residents to access hundreds of programs. Follow us to learn more about other exciting healthcare innovation initiatives! #WeAreStJoes #Innovation #DedicatedtoDiscovery #LongTermCare #SeniorCare