Alexandra Papaioannou
Contact Information
- 905-521-2100 ext. 77715
- papaioa@mcmaster.ca
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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
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)
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
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
Can dance reduce falls-risk in older adults with mild cognitive impairment?
2018 MIRA Postdoctoral Fellow
Portable technology to support exercise in the homes of frail older adults: A development and pilot study
2017 MIRA Postdoctoral Fellow
