Dr. Robin Urquhart named the new Scientific Director of Atlantic PATH

Posted on February 26, 2021February 25, 2021 by pathwp

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Robin Urquhart has been named the new Scientific Director of Atlantic PATH. Dr. Urquhart is an Associate Professor, the Canadian Cancer Society Endowed Chair in Population Cancer Research in the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, and a Senior Scientist with the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute and Read more about Dr. Robin Urquhart named the new Scientific Director of Atlantic PATH[…]

Diabetes, Brain Infarcts, Cognition, and Small Vessels in the Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds Study

Posted on February 24, 2021 by pathwp

Journal: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Authors: Hertzel C Gerstein, Eric E Smith, Chinthanie Ramasundarahettige, Dipika Desai, Philip Awadalla, Philippe Broet, Sandra Black, Trevor J B Dummer, Jason Hicks, Alan Moody, Jean-Claude Tardif, Koon K Teo, Jennifer Vena, Salim Yusuf, Douglas S Lee, Matthias G Friedrich, Sonia S Anand Abstract: Background Diabetes is a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease and cognitive impairment. The anatomical basis for this is uncertain. Read more about Diabetes, Brain Infarcts, Cognition, and Small Vessels in the Canadian Alliance for Healthy Hearts and Minds Study[…]

CanPath Research

Posted on February 24, 2021April 8, 2021 by pathwp

Attention Health Researchers: CanPath – The Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health – is Canada’s national population health platform built to enable scientists to explore the complex factors that contribute to chronic disease and cancer. CanPath has collected data from approximately 330,000 volunteer Canadians, including information about health, lifestyle, environment and behaviour. The size of the Read more about CanPath Research[…]

Congratulations to Dalhousie University Medical student, Bartosz Orzel

Posted on February 24, 2021 by pathwp

Congratulations to Dalhousie University Medical student, Bartosz Orzel on their Research-In-Medicine project publication examining regional comparisons of associations between physical activity and cardiovascular disease in Atlantic Canada. https://bit.ly/3pqSeif

Regional Comparisons of Associations Between Physical Activity Levels and Cardiovascular Disease: The Story of Atlantic Canada

Posted on February 24, 2021 by pathwp

Journal: Canadian Journal of Cardiology Authors: Bartosz Orzel, Melanie Keats, Yunsong Cui, Scott Grandy Abstract: Background Physical inactivity is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Atlantic Canada is a region with lower physical activity (PA) levels and poorer CVD outcomes than the rest of Canada. Yet, within-region variation is expected. This study aimed Read more about Regional Comparisons of Associations Between Physical Activity Levels and Cardiovascular Disease: The Story of Atlantic Canada[…]