by Julie Dufresne | Jun 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Pamela Tanguay, a doctoral candidate in health sciences research at the Université de Sherbrooke, was in Ottawa last week to present the team’s scientific poster « Components that Influence Self-Efficacy in Patients Participating in a Hybrid Cardiac Rehabilitation Program » at the annual conference of the Canadian Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (CACPR) and the Toronto-Ottawa Heart Summit. The information comes from the APRES Study which is a pragmatic randomized controlled trial to promote post-cardiac rehabilitation physical activity by exercising at home https://impactslab.com/en/research/apres_study/
by Julie Dufresne | Jun 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
A new paper from Prof Myles O’Brien and collaborators (Beverly Schwartz Jennifer PettersonMolly CourishMadeline ShivgulamDerek Kimmerly) shows the impact of endothelial function on the changes in beat-by-beat blood pressure during cardiac cycles absent of muscle sympathetic nerve activity bursts. You can read this article in Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic & Clinical 👉 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S156607022400047X?via%3Dihub
by Julie Dufresne | Jun 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Frailty is a medical condition of reduced function and health in older individuals. Dr. Myles O’Brien from the IMPACTS Lab at the Centre de formation médicale du N.-B. and Dr. Judith Godin from the Geriatric Medicine Research Unit at Dalhousie University just published a book chapter “Sex Differences and Frailty” within the book “Frailty: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Assessment, Management, and Prevention” edited by Dr. Jorge Ruiz and Dr. Olga Theou.
by Julie Dufresne | Jun 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
Professor Myles O’Brien from ImpactsLab and his students attended the 2024 American College of Sports Medicine annual meeting in Boston. During the event, Prof Myles O’Brien offered a lecture entitled “To Who and Where Do I Send My Patients to be Physically Active?” alongside Dr. Jonathon Fowles and Dr. Taniya Nagpal.
Podium presentation: Taylor Wilson “Impact of a Walk with a Future Doc program on participant frailty levels.”
Posters presentation: Madeline Shivgulam “What are the qualifications for an exercise professional? A content-analysis of Canadian job advertisements”, Jocelyn Waghorn “Meeting muscle strengthening guidelines is associated with better cardiovagal baroreflex sensitivity in adults”, Emily MacDonald “Impact and perceptions of a workplace wellness initiative providing a standing desk converter to academic staff”, Minji Choi “Impact of a Medical Student led Walk with a Future Doc program on executive function in older adults” and Molly Courish “Relationship between frailty and Executive Function by Age & Sex in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging”.
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) advances and integrates scientific research to provide educational and practical applications of exercise science and sports medicine. ACSM is the largest and oldest organization in the world dedicated to sports medicine and exercise science.
Photo: Pamela Tanguay with Prof Rivard Nathalie, Vice-Dean, Graduate Studies, Research and Innovation, Prof Nicole Marquis, Co-Director, and Prof Patrice Perron, Associate Dean and Executive Vice-Dean. Pr Mathieu Belanger, who was absent when the photo was taken, is also co-director.
Photo: Daniel Saucier flanked by Dr Michel Landry, Associate Dean, French Atlantic, and Prof Mathieu Belanger. Prof Colleen O’Connell, who was not present when the photo was taken, is also co-director.