Alexandra Papaioannou
Overview
Alexandra Papaioannou is a Professor in the Department of Medicine and the lead investigator for the Long-term Care Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy. Papaioannou is a leading researcher with expertise in clinical practices that involve osteoporosis and frailty in older adults, as well as long-term care and community dwellings. She is the Executive Director of the Geriatric Education and Research in Aging Sciences (GERAS) Centre and serves as the Co-Director of the Hamilton Canadian Multi-Centre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos) and the Fracture Think Osteoporosis project. Papaioannou has authored over 300 peer-reviewed articles. Her expertise is in clinical practices involving osteoporosis and frailty in older adults.
Affiliations
- Professor; Executive Director, GERAS Centre
- Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
- Member, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), McMaster University
- Associate Member, Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, Faculty of Health Sciences
- Professor, Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
Education
- BScN, McMaster University
- MSc, McMaster University
- MD, McMaster University
Related Projects
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Comprehensive prediction of osteoporosis fracture through machine learning and DXA (bone density) imaging
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Applying convolutional neural networks to predict vertebral fracture risk in the lumbar spine using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry images
2024 MIRA | sMAP Master’s Scholarship
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PACIFIC – A Post-Acute Care Intervention for Frailty using Information and Communication Technology
Leveraging today’s health technology to co-design a complex community-based frailty intervention for older post-acute care patients.
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Evaluating the use of the Fit-Frailty App in inpatient rehabilitation units to monitor frailty in older adults
MIRA EPIC-AT Fellows (Master’s level)
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Mapping how, where, and when sedentary behaviour occurs in older adults who are frail: A mixed methods longitudinal study
2022 AGE-WELL/MIRA Postdoctoral Fellow
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Building on what we know: Using design thinking to tailor routine assessments and interventions for fall and fracture prevention in long-term care
2021 Labarge Postdoctoral Fellow in Mobility
