FIREWELL
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Firefighters and scientists working together to improve firefighter health and safety through research.
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🗣️ New #FIREWELLResearch publication!
Dr. Stretton et al. conducted a scoping review of the existing literature to better understand the relationship between the sense of coherence and public safety personnel mental health.
Open-access paper: journalhss.com/wp-content/u...
Dr. Stretton et al. conducted a scoping review of the existing literature to better understand the relationship between the sense of coherence and public safety personnel mental health.
Open-access paper: journalhss.com/wp-content/u...
December 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🗣️ New #FIREWELLResearch publication!
Dr. Stretton et al. conducted a scoping review of the existing literature to better understand the relationship between the sense of coherence and public safety personnel mental health.
Open-access paper: journalhss.com/wp-content/u...
Dr. Stretton et al. conducted a scoping review of the existing literature to better understand the relationship between the sense of coherence and public safety personnel mental health.
Open-access paper: journalhss.com/wp-content/u...
Temitope Osifeso (PhD candidate, @westernu.ca) presented her new paper, "Shouldering the Burden: Exploring the Challenges and Impact of Work-Related Shoulder Disorders on North American Firefighters", at St. Joseph's Health Care London Joint Mental Health Research & Innovation Day 2025.
November 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Temitope Osifeso (PhD candidate, @westernu.ca) presented her new paper, "Shouldering the Burden: Exploring the Challenges and Impact of Work-Related Shoulder Disorders on North American Firefighters", at St. Joseph's Health Care London Joint Mental Health Research & Innovation Day 2025.
🚨 New FIREWELL Publication Alert! 🚨
Osifeso et al.'s study offers valuable insights into the physical, occupational, and psychosocial impacts of work-related shoulder disorders in North American firefighters.
Open-access paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Osifeso et al.'s study offers valuable insights into the physical, occupational, and psychosocial impacts of work-related shoulder disorders in North American firefighters.
Open-access paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
November 21, 2025 at 7:44 PM
🚨 New FIREWELL Publication Alert! 🚨
Osifeso et al.'s study offers valuable insights into the physical, occupational, and psychosocial impacts of work-related shoulder disorders in North American firefighters.
Open-access paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Osifeso et al.'s study offers valuable insights into the physical, occupational, and psychosocial impacts of work-related shoulder disorders in North American firefighters.
Open-access paper: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
📢 New FIREWELL publication alert! 📢
A #FIREWELLResearch study found that the Resilient Minds program could be successfully adapted, implemented, and delivered for volunteer firefighters.
Open-access paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A #FIREWELLResearch study found that the Resilient Minds program could be successfully adapted, implemented, and delivered for volunteer firefighters.
Open-access paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 4, 2025 at 4:51 PM
📢 New FIREWELL publication alert! 📢
A #FIREWELLResearch study found that the Resilient Minds program could be successfully adapted, implemented, and delivered for volunteer firefighters.
Open-access paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A #FIREWELLResearch study found that the Resilient Minds program could be successfully adapted, implemented, and delivered for volunteer firefighters.
Open-access paper: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Thank you to all the firefighters who visited the FIREWELL booth at the Fire Service Women Ontario Trade Show last night!
It was also thrilling to meet the past (Louise Hine-Schmidt) and current (Tracey Shields) FSWO presidents. We're always proud to partner with FSWO on our research!
It was also thrilling to meet the past (Louise Hine-Schmidt) and current (Tracey Shields) FSWO presidents. We're always proud to partner with FSWO on our research!
October 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Thank you to all the firefighters who visited the FIREWELL booth at the Fire Service Women Ontario Trade Show last night!
It was also thrilling to meet the past (Louise Hine-Schmidt) and current (Tracey Shields) FSWO presidents. We're always proud to partner with FSWO on our research!
It was also thrilling to meet the past (Louise Hine-Schmidt) and current (Tracey Shields) FSWO presidents. We're always proud to partner with FSWO on our research!
We're also presenting our latest Veteran research, funded by the @chronicpaincoe.bsky.social, at the #CIMVHRForum2025.
Come visit posters P181, P182, P185, P186 at 2-3 pm today ⬇️
Come visit posters P181, P182, P185, P186 at 2-3 pm today ⬇️
October 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We're also presenting our latest Veteran research, funded by the @chronicpaincoe.bsky.social, at the #CIMVHRForum2025.
Come visit posters P181, P182, P185, P186 at 2-3 pm today ⬇️
Come visit posters P181, P182, P185, P186 at 2-3 pm today ⬇️
The FIREWELL Research Team is at the #CIMVHRForum2025 presenting our latest firefighter research at 2-3 pm today!
Come visit our posters (P118 and P119) ⬇️
Come visit our posters (P118 and P119) ⬇️
October 21, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The FIREWELL Research Team is at the #CIMVHRForum2025 presenting our latest firefighter research at 2-3 pm today!
Come visit our posters (P118 and P119) ⬇️
Come visit our posters (P118 and P119) ⬇️
Temitope Osifeso (PhD candidate, Western University) interviewed firefighters about their experiences with work-related shoulder disorders.
Check out her summary of firefighters' perspectives on the risks and causes of shoulder injuries on duty ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Check out her summary of firefighters' perspectives on the risks and causes of shoulder injuries on duty ⬇️⬇️⬇️
August 25, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Temitope Osifeso (PhD candidate, Western University) interviewed firefighters about their experiences with work-related shoulder disorders.
Check out her summary of firefighters' perspectives on the risks and causes of shoulder injuries on duty ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Check out her summary of firefighters' perspectives on the risks and causes of shoulder injuries on duty ⬇️⬇️⬇️
Firefighters face challenging situations that can have consequences for their mental health.
We developed a survey for firefighters and other PSP with IAFF, CPA, CACP, WWC, and SolGen to help them:
ureginacan.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We developed a survey for firefighters and other PSP with IAFF, CPA, CACP, WWC, and SolGen to help them:
ureginacan.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
August 13, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Firefighters face challenging situations that can have consequences for their mental health.
We developed a survey for firefighters and other PSP with IAFF, CPA, CACP, WWC, and SolGen to help them:
ureginacan.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
We developed a survey for firefighters and other PSP with IAFF, CPA, CACP, WWC, and SolGen to help them:
ureginacan.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
🚨 Help shape a national peer support network for firefighters across Canada 🇨🇦
We're seeking input from firefighters, leaders & family members
Sessions held online.
Learn more & sign up: shorturl.at/08jLy
📧 oncall@mcmaster.ca
We're seeking input from firefighters, leaders & family members
Sessions held online.
Learn more & sign up: shorturl.at/08jLy
📧 oncall@mcmaster.ca
August 7, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🚨 Help shape a national peer support network for firefighters across Canada 🇨🇦
We're seeking input from firefighters, leaders & family members
Sessions held online.
Learn more & sign up: shorturl.at/08jLy
📧 oncall@mcmaster.ca
We're seeking input from firefighters, leaders & family members
Sessions held online.
Learn more & sign up: shorturl.at/08jLy
📧 oncall@mcmaster.ca
☀️ The Summer 2025 Dispatch is here ☀️
Check out FIREWELL's latest firefighter research on work-related shoulder disorders and mental health.
mailchi.mp/c9574cdcab25...
Check out FIREWELL's latest firefighter research on work-related shoulder disorders and mental health.
mailchi.mp/c9574cdcab25...
August 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
☀️ The Summer 2025 Dispatch is here ☀️
Check out FIREWELL's latest firefighter research on work-related shoulder disorders and mental health.
mailchi.mp/c9574cdcab25...
Check out FIREWELL's latest firefighter research on work-related shoulder disorders and mental health.
mailchi.mp/c9574cdcab25...
📣 How do firefighters manage their work-related shoulder injuries?
Temitope Osifeso (PhD candidate, Western University) shared her research findings at the 2025 World Physiotherapy Congress in Singapore.
vimeo.com/1100315214/0...
Temitope Osifeso (PhD candidate, Western University) shared her research findings at the 2025 World Physiotherapy Congress in Singapore.
vimeo.com/1100315214/0...
WCPT 2025 (T. Osifeso): Firefighters’ Perspectives on Navigating Interventions & Healthcare Choices for Work-Related Shoulders
Osifeso T, MacDermid J, Berinyuy D, Parikh P, Faber K. Shoulder to Shoulder: North American Firefighters’ Perspectives on Navigating Interventions and Healthcare…
vimeo.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:38 PM
📣 How do firefighters manage their work-related shoulder injuries?
Temitope Osifeso (PhD candidate, Western University) shared her research findings at the 2025 World Physiotherapy Congress in Singapore.
vimeo.com/1100315214/0...
Temitope Osifeso (PhD candidate, Western University) shared her research findings at the 2025 World Physiotherapy Congress in Singapore.
vimeo.com/1100315214/0...
Huge to congratulations to Dr. Sara Stretton for successfully defending her PhD thesis at @westernu.ca! 👏👏👏
We wish Dr. Stretton all the best with her post-doctoral fellowship at Memorial University!
We wish Dr. Stretton all the best with her post-doctoral fellowship at Memorial University!
July 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Huge to congratulations to Dr. Sara Stretton for successfully defending her PhD thesis at @westernu.ca! 👏👏👏
We wish Dr. Stretton all the best with her post-doctoral fellowship at Memorial University!
We wish Dr. Stretton all the best with her post-doctoral fellowship at Memorial University!
📢NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!
@SoundtheSirenNS study's key finding: the importance of the "Fire Family" as a significant aspect of the organizational culture & support system for volunteer firefighters in rural Nova Scotia.
Open-access paper: journals.brandonu.ca/jrcd/article...
@SoundtheSirenNS study's key finding: the importance of the "Fire Family" as a significant aspect of the organizational culture & support system for volunteer firefighters in rural Nova Scotia.
Open-access paper: journals.brandonu.ca/jrcd/article...
April 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
📢NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!
@SoundtheSirenNS study's key finding: the importance of the "Fire Family" as a significant aspect of the organizational culture & support system for volunteer firefighters in rural Nova Scotia.
Open-access paper: journals.brandonu.ca/jrcd/article...
@SoundtheSirenNS study's key finding: the importance of the "Fire Family" as a significant aspect of the organizational culture & support system for volunteer firefighters in rural Nova Scotia.
Open-access paper: journals.brandonu.ca/jrcd/article...
“I’ve developed tools to help assess how much difficulty firefighters have at work ... Firefighters often experience really traumatic events that can affect their physical & mental health.” Dr. @joymacdermid.bsky.social, PhD
www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
Pain studies earn Cape Breton born doctor Order of Ontario
Dr. Joy MacDermid has made her home of Cape Breton proud after receiving the honour of the Order of Ontario for her influential work.
www.saltwire.com
March 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“I’ve developed tools to help assess how much difficulty firefighters have at work ... Firefighters often experience really traumatic events that can affect their physical & mental health.” Dr. @joymacdermid.bsky.social, PhD
www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
www.saltwire.com/cape-breton/...
Our new paper summarized the content & expected mechanisms and outcomes of studied interventions for Veterans living with chronic pain.
Thank you to the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans for supporting this important work!
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/I4CTR...
Thank you to the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans for supporting this important work!
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/I4CTR...
Non-pharmacological interventions for veterans living with chronic pain: a scoping review and intervention map
To describe the content of studied intervention programs, the rationale/mechanism and outcomes from these studies and the limitations and gaps within the existing literature.CINAHL, EMBASE, PubMed,...
www.tandfonline.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Our new paper summarized the content & expected mechanisms and outcomes of studied interventions for Veterans living with chronic pain.
Thank you to the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans for supporting this important work!
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/I4CTR...
Thank you to the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans for supporting this important work!
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/I4CTR...
On International Women's Day, we spotlight the women firefighters & fire organizations that #AccelerateAction for gender equality in the fire service!
March 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
On International Women's Day, we spotlight the women firefighters & fire organizations that #AccelerateAction for gender equality in the fire service!
Check out this great interview with Temitope Osifeso on her #FIREWELLResearch on firefighters and work-related shoulder injuries.
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493 | #InspiringMinds 3: Easing the Load: Shoulder Injuries and Firefighters | GradCast
This week, we engage in the third episode of our collaboration with Inspiring Minds, a campus-wide partnership between Western Research, the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, the Writing Su...
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February 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Check out this great interview with Temitope Osifeso on her #FIREWELLResearch on firefighters and work-related shoulder injuries.
gradcastradio.podbean.com/e/493-inspir...
gradcastradio.podbean.com/e/493-inspir...
Feb 11 is International Day of Women & Girls in Science!
Today we celebrate FIREWELL's #WomenInScience who strive to improve firefighter musculoskeletal and mental health through their research!
🔗 to publications below ⬇️
Today we celebrate FIREWELL's #WomenInScience who strive to improve firefighter musculoskeletal and mental health through their research!
🔗 to publications below ⬇️
Women make up only 35% of STEM graduates worldwide.
UNESCO encourages more women and girls to get involved in science education.
On #WomenInScience Day, let's amplify their voices!
www.unesco.org/en/days/wome...
UNESCO encourages more women and girls to get involved in science education.
On #WomenInScience Day, let's amplify their voices!
www.unesco.org/en/days/wome...
February 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Feb 11 is International Day of Women & Girls in Science!
Today we celebrate FIREWELL's #WomenInScience who strive to improve firefighter musculoskeletal and mental health through their research!
🔗 to publications below ⬇️
Today we celebrate FIREWELL's #WomenInScience who strive to improve firefighter musculoskeletal and mental health through their research!
🔗 to publications below ⬇️
A great interview with our Scientific Director Dr Joy MacDermid about firefighters' MSK health!
"Preventing MSK injuries & retaining firefighters in the service are really linked because MSK injuries often cause firefighters to retire early from the service."
www.cdnfirefighter.com/qa-how-firef...
"Preventing MSK injuries & retaining firefighters in the service are really linked because MSK injuries often cause firefighters to retire early from the service."
www.cdnfirefighter.com/qa-how-firef...
Q&A: How Firefighters Can Improve Musculoskeletal Injury Recovery - Canadian Firefighter Magazine
Canadian Firefighter associate editor Jared Dodds recently sat down with Dr. Joy MacDermid to discuss firefighter health, particularly examining musculoskeletal injuries and how firefighters can best ...
www.cdnfirefighter.com
February 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
A great interview with our Scientific Director Dr Joy MacDermid about firefighters' MSK health!
"Preventing MSK injuries & retaining firefighters in the service are really linked because MSK injuries often cause firefighters to retire early from the service."
www.cdnfirefighter.com/qa-how-firef...
"Preventing MSK injuries & retaining firefighters in the service are really linked because MSK injuries often cause firefighters to retire early from the service."
www.cdnfirefighter.com/qa-how-firef...
The January 2025 Dispatch is here:
- #FIREWELLResearch: female firefighters' reproductive health; work-related shoulder disorders
- other research: mental health, physical fitness
- cancer resources
READ: mailchi.mp/8fa38c1a3071...
- #FIREWELLResearch: female firefighters' reproductive health; work-related shoulder disorders
- other research: mental health, physical fitness
- cancer resources
READ: mailchi.mp/8fa38c1a3071...
January 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The January 2025 Dispatch is here:
- #FIREWELLResearch: female firefighters' reproductive health; work-related shoulder disorders
- other research: mental health, physical fitness
- cancer resources
READ: mailchi.mp/8fa38c1a3071...
- #FIREWELLResearch: female firefighters' reproductive health; work-related shoulder disorders
- other research: mental health, physical fitness
- cancer resources
READ: mailchi.mp/8fa38c1a3071...
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Great to hear from people from different countries and sectors who are working to support the health of public safety personnel
January 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Great to hear from people from different countries and sectors who are working to support the health of public safety personnel