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Lawson believes that we need to drive discovery while also being strategic in our health research investments, and translate discoveries into practice to create value both for our patients and for our economy. 

Lawson partners with both provincial and national advocacy organizations. 

CAHO

The Council of Academic Hospitals of Ontario (CAHO) represents Ontario’s 23 research hospitals that play a unique and vital role in the province’s health care system. Collectively, the organization provides advanced patient care services, train the next generation of health care professionals, and conduct leading-edge research to discover tomorrow’s care today. As connectors in the system, CAHO creates capacity and generate a healthier, wealthier, smarter Ontario.

CAHO advocates on behalf of its members and all of Ontario to achieve strategic objectives and provide for best possible care for patients. Find more about how investment in health research is making Ontario Healthier, Wealthier and Smarter.

• Healthier, Wealthier, Smarter: A Health Research Agenda for Patients, People and Prosperity
• Ontario Research Fund (ORF)

HealthCareCAN

HealthCareCAN is the national voice of healthcare organizations across Canada. It fosters informed and continuous, results oriented discovery and innovation across the continuum of healthcare. The organization acts with others to enhance the health of the people of Canada; to build the capability for high quality care; and, to help ensure value for money in publicly financed, healthcare programs.

Advocating for better health and health care

The increasing complexity of health and healthcare demands an ongoing focus on patients, a recommitment to research and the acceleration of the spread and uptake of research results. The organization is committed to expanding overall research capacity, supporting the spread of innovation and advancing research in support of overall service excellence in health by:

• Advocating for sufficient funding and favourable policy for the generation and use of research and innovation;

• Expediting the spread and translation of research and innovation in collaboration with members and partners such as the Canadian Institutes of Health Research; and

• Advancing national recognition of the leadership, best practice, research excellence and enterprise of members.

Current issues

Key initiatives

Research Canada

Research Canada is a national, broad-based alliance dedicated to advancing health research through collaborative advocacy. The organization engages all sectors – including government – to build support for health research. Research Canada brings greater attention to the critical importance of long-term, sustainable health research funding as an investment in Canada’s future. 

Advocacy Program

Research Canada’s Advocacy Program is designed to foster relationships and understanding among Canada’s elected officials and policy makers. Working closely with our members and partners, we strive to build awareness across the federal government and its many departments for the value of Canadian health research as a catalyst to improve health and generate wealth.

• Non-partisan parliamentary Health Research Caucus
• Institute Visit Program
• Initiatives such as the 2015 Election resource “Your Candidates Your Health”

Policy Initiatives

Research Canada is an advocacy organization engaged in influencing the public policy process directly and indirectly. In terms of the latter, the organization undertakes an education program that demonstrates the value proposition of health research through activities such as Public Opinion Polls and the Parliamentary Health Research Caucus.

Research Canada also plays an important role in directly influencing policy through its participation in public policy processes and through the R8 or Research Eight —a group of eight national health organizations dedicated to advancing health research and health innovation through a series of activities focused on creating policy work products and lobbying government directly.

Research at Lawson spans the continuum of life and mirrors the clinical areas of across St. Joseph’s Health Care London. Lawson is involved in all types and phases of clinical trials. Ethical clinical research and participant safety are our utmost priority.

Where does clinical research happen?

Depending on the research being done, it can take place in many different locations, including:

• Doctor’s offices
• Hospitals
• Medical centres
• Community nusing stations
• Academic centres, such as universities and medical schools
• Clinics
• At your home

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is a clinical trial?
• Participating in clinical trials
• Regulations and guidelines
• Considerations for participants and questions to ask
• Clinical Trials Ontario
• It Starts With Me
• Where can I find open clinical trials?

Contact

If you have questions, please call 519-667-6649 or email @email. 

Contact us 

For general information or Lawson-specific questions:

Phone: 519 646-6005
Email: @email

To reach a member of the Lawson/St. Joseph’s Communications team with a story idea or a media-related inquiry, contact:
Communication and Public Affairs
Phone: 519 646-6100 ext. 66034
Fax: 519 646-6215
Email: comdept@sjhc.london.on.ca

If you need to contact a communicator after office hours (Mon to Fri, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm), call Switchboard at 519 646-6100 and ask them to page the communicator on-call.

Directions and parking 

The main office of Lawson Research Institute is located within St. Joseph's Hospital. You can find a map to St. Joseph's Hospital along with Parking information below.

Lawson Research Institute inside St. Joseph's Hospital
268 Grosvenor Street
London, Ontario, N6A 4V2

Parking options

For those planning to park at or near St. Joseph’s Hospital, please ensure you leave extra time to do so. Due to the high number of people coming for care at St. Joseph’s Hospital, our two parking garages located on Grosvenor Street and on Cheapside Street are often at capacity Monday to Thursday between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. ‘Lot full’ signs are posted when the parking garage(s) are full. Metered parking is available on the streets around the hospital. 

As parking availability isn’t guaranteed at or nearby the hospital, St. Joseph’s encourages patients and family caregivers to consider making alternate travel arrangements when coming to the hospital, such as using public transit, taxi or being dropped off and picked up. Drop off areas are available at Entrance 1 and 2 on Grosvenor Street and Entrance 4 on Cheapside Street. 

St. Joseph’s recognizes the frustration the lack of parking availability may cause and apologizes for any inconvenience. Thank you for your patience and understanding while we seek solutions to this issue.

Grosvenor parking garage  

Daily rate: Minimum rate of $4 for the first hour and then $2 increments every half hour to a maximum of $8.75 after 2 hours.

Monthly rate: $60.75

There are 989 parking spaces in the Grosvenor Street parking garage.

View a printable map of parking spaces at St. Joseph's Hospital, Grosvenor Street Parking Garage (including accessible spaces).

The parking garage entrance is located on Grosvenor Street, across the street from Grosvenor Entrance 1. The garage is connected to Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care through the underground tunnel (take elevators at northwest corner of the garage, see below).

Tunnel access at St. Joseph's Hospital

When visiting St. Joseph's Hospital and parking in the parking garage on Grosvenor Street the safest and most accessible route is through the tunnel. You can access the tunnel from the west end of the parking garage (closest to Richmond Street) by taking the elevators or stairs to level "B". When returning to your vehicle from Zone A you will need to push "T" (for tunnel) in the elevator.

Parking pay stations

Parking pay stations are located on the ground floor of both elevator lobbies located at the north-west and north-centre area of garage.

Pay stations only accept coins and credit cards. To purchase a monthly pass visit the Parking Garage office on the Wellington Street side of the Grosvenor Street Parking Garage, ground floor.

For further information, please call the parking office at 519 646-6100 ext. 65113.

Parking office hours are 8 am to 4 pm, Monday to Friday. Outside those hours, calls are directed to Precise ParkLink Inc. at 1-888-783 PARK (7275). The call centre can also be reached by intercom available on the parking pay machines in the garage's elevator lobby. 

Accessible parking spaces

Accessible parking is available on each floor of the Grosvenor Street parking garage at the west end of the garage (closest to the Richmond and Grosvenor Street corner.) These parking spots are located close to the elevator that will take you to the wheelchair-accessible ramp on street level (level 1) or the underground tunnel that connects to both Mount Hope Centre for Long Term Care and St. Joseph’s Hospital.

Limited spots for accessible parking is also available on Wellington Street and on Grosvenor Street across from the  Urgent Care Centre entrance (Entrance 2).

Cheapside parking garage

There are 132 parking spaces in the Cheapside Street parking garage.

View a printable map to parking spaces at St. Joseph's Hospital, Cheapside Street Parking Garage (including accessible spaces).

This is the closest lot for outpatients with appointments in Zones C and D of the hospital (Medical Imaging, Roth McFarlane Hand and Upper Limb Centre, Hand Therapy, Breast Care Centre, Rheumatology Centre, Physiotherapy Therapy, Occupational Therapy, WSIB Specialty Clinic, Shuttleworth Auditorium).

The entrance to the lot is on Cheapside Street just east of Richmond. It is open from 5:30 am to 5:30 pm, Monday to Friday, and closed on weekends. The elevator in the garage connects directly with the Francis and Madeleine Saul Medical Imaging Centre (Level 0) and the G. A. Huot Surgical Centre (Level 1). For appointments in Zone D, exit the parking garage elevator on Level 0 and walk across the lobby to the west side.

The parking pay station is located by the main elevators next to the gift shop in the Zone C lobby.

Parking meters at St. Joseph's Hospital

There are many city parking meters located within walking distance to St. Joseph's Hospital.

Rates are posted on the meters.

Street parking at St. Joseph's Hospital

Some of the residential streets that are within walking distance to the health centre offer one or two hour parking. Overnight parking is not permitted.

Please be courteous and do not block driveways.

Courteous parking to ensure maximum lot capacity

Please be aware that the City of London enforces parking regulations across all of St. Joseph’s sites to ensure patients, visitors, staff and physicians have adequate parking. All users of our parking facilities are asked to pay attention to parking regulations and how you park your vehicle. 

As well, those who park for more than 10 minutes in patient drop-off designated areas, in handicapped parking without a permit, at loading docks, and other restricted areas will also find their vehicles being ticketed.

Thank you for respecting our parking regulations. If you have any parking questions please contact Precise ParkLink Inc.
Email: @email
Phone: 1-888-783 PARK (7275)

Public transit to St. Joseph's Hospital

St. Joseph's Hospital is conveniently located in a central location, with easy access to public transportation. Bus stops are located along Richmond Street and close to the Cheapside Street entrances. Contact the London Transit Commission at 519 451-1347 for rates and times.

The following London Transit bus routes will drop you off near entrances to St. Joseph's, see the London Transit trip planner and route schedules and real time LTC bus route tracking for more information:

• 6 Richmond
• 13 Wellington 
• 1 Kipps Lane
• 21 Huron Heights

St. Joseph's is also just a few blocks north of Oxford Street, providing easy access from the Oxford St. bus routes.

Research findings

• Home and Family Work Roles Following the Pandemic
• Anxiety and Depression During the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Role of Sex and Gender
• Mothers' Mental Health Negatively Impacted During the Pandemic
• Changes in Home and Family Responsibilities Among Single Mothers During the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Unpaid Work Roles among Households During the Pandemic
• Family Roles and Responsibilities
• Substance Use Following the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Mental Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic in People with Medical Conditions

Resources for your mental health

COVID-19 publications

Research findings

• Home and Family Work Roles Following the Pandemic
• Anxiety and Depression During the Covid-19 Pandemic and the Role of Sex and Gender
• Mothers' Mental Health Negatively Impacted During the Pandemic
• Changes in Home and Family Responsibilities Among Single Mothers During the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Unpaid Work Roles among Households During the Pandemic
• Family Roles and Responsibilities
• Substance Use Following the Covid-19 Pandemic
• Mental Health During the Covid-19 Pandemic in People with Medical Conditions

Resources for your mental health

COVID-19 publications

Thank you for volunteering as a clinical research participant at HULC. You are helping to contribute to our growing knowledge and the advancement of clinical care. Please use these resources to assist in your role as a research participant.

Getting Here

The Roth | McFarlane Hand & Upper Limb Centre (HULC) is located at St. Joseph’s Hospital.

St. Joseph’s Hospital
Room D0-101
268 Grosvenor Street
London, Ontario   N6A 4V2 519 646-6100 ext. 64640

Find turn-by-turn directions to HULC.

Contact Us

If you have any questions related to the research study you’re participating in, please contact the HULC clinical research team at 519-646-6100 ext. 64640.

The HULC Clinical Research Laboratory includes a multidisciplinary team of surgeons, therapists, engineers, scientists, technicians and graduate students working alongside research participants to improve patient care.

Meet the Research Team

Researchers

Joy C. MacDermid

Location: St. Joseph’s Health Care London
Role: Co-director
Phone: 519-661-2111 EXT: 64636
Degree and Qualifications: BSc, BScPT, MSc, PhD
Email: @email

Academic publication:

Google Scholar Homepage: https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=O8LegU4AAAAJ&hl=en

PubMed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?cmd=PureSearch&term=macdermid+j%5bAu…

My research aims to reduce the burden of musculoskeletal (MSK) pain, injury and chronic disease in studies that:

• Develop and test useful and valid measures of MSK symptoms and work role function.
• Identify modifiable biologic, psychosocial and environmental risk factors; and test how these are mediated by sex/gender.
• Test workplace, surgical and rehabilitation interventions that optimize ability and function.
• Assess musculoskeletal health at a population level
• Conduct knowledge translation research that guides efficient and effective implementation.

I conduct my work in collaboration with HULC researchers and clinicians, trainees and committed research teams that conduct national clinical trials, and research institutes comprised of high-quality researchers including IC/ES, The  Bone and Joint  Institute, and CIPSRT. 

Staff

Katrina Munro

Name: Katrina Munro    
Location: St. Joseph’s Health Care London
Role: Clinical Research Coordinator    
Phone: 519-646-6100 EXT: 64544
Email: @email

 

Ze Lu (Steve)

Name: Ze Lu (Steve)    
Location: St. Joseph’s Health Care London
Role: Clinical research assistant    
Phone: 519-646-6100 EXT: 64544
Email: @email

 

Bansari Patel 

Name: Bansari Patel 
Location: St. Joseph’s Health Care London
Role: Clinical research assistant    
Phone: 519-646-6100 EXT: 64544
Email: @email

 

Sahar Johari 

Name: Sahar Johari 
Location: St. Joseph’s Health Care London
Role: Clinical research assistant    
Phone: 519-646-6100 EXT: 64544
Email: @email

Partners