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Meet the Team
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
Students
The HULC Clinical Research Laboratory provides education and training to the next generation of clinical researchers. Under the direction of Dr. Joy MacDermid, the lab produces high-quality research on measuring, predicting and reducing upper extremity disability with a focus on surgery and rehabilitation. Students and trainees play an important role on our team. They include post-doctoral fellows, Ph.D. and Master’s candidates, co-op students, clinical fellows, residents, medical students, and physiotherapy students.
Trainees
The HULC Clinical Research Laboratory provides education and training to the next generation of clinical researchers. Under the direction of Dr. Joy MacDermid, the lab produces high-quality research on measuring, predicting and reducing upper extremity disability with a focus on surgery and rehabilitation. Students and trainees play an important role on our team. They include post-doctoral fellows, Ph.D. and Master’s candidates, co-op students, clinical fellows, residents, medical students, and physiotherapy students.
Current Trainees
Daniel Briatico
Past Trainees
Aksha Mehta
Bansari Patel
Hajra Batool
Mahdiyeh Shafiezadeh Bafghi
Safa Jamaluddin
Opportunities
All of the HULC labs provide excellent training opportunities. See each of our lab websites for details.
There are about 20-25 trainees in the Clinical Research Lab. The lab has opportunities available for post-doctoral fellows, PhD and master’s candidates, co-op students, clinical fellows, residents, medical students and physiotherapy students.
Students can pursue a master’s or Ph.D. with Dr. MacDermid by enrolling in the Faculty of Health Sciences. Dr. MacDermid supervises students in multiple fields including Physical Therapy, Measurement and Methods, and Health Promotion. For more details on these programs and the admission requirements and process consult with the website and program staff. Funding is available for students who meet program requirements.
https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/programs/hrs/programs.html
Post-docs are individually arranged and dependent on funding.
Medical trainees can take research training by enrolling in the Masters in Surgery:
https://www.schulich.uwo.ca/surgery/education/msc_in_surgery/index.html
Training and Permissions
As a hospital-based clinical research lab, HULC adheres to the policies of St. Joseph’s Health Care London and Lawson Health Research Institute. Students and trainees are required to complete the appropriate training and permissions through Medical Affairs at St. Joseph’s.
Learn more about orientation information at St. Joseph’s, including required learning.
If you have any questions related to training or permissions in your role at HULC, please speak to your supervisor.
Partners
Methamphetamine Harm Reduction Project Launch Event
Integrating harm reduction strategies into hospital settings for people who use methamphetamine
You are invited to attend this virtual launch event for the Methamphetamine Harm Reduction Project, being led by researchers at Parkwood Institute Research, a program of Lawson Health Research Institute.
Friday, April 23, 2021
10 - 11 a.m.
Register here
Evidence-based harm reduction strategies, for example needle exchange services, supervised injection sites and safe supplies, have been used in the community to reduce the risk of infection and overdose, and the risk of other harmful behaviour like crime.
Currently, harm reduction strategies for methamphetamine use are not used in Canadian hospitals. The standard of care does not allow the use of illicit substance in hospital, making implementation of harm reduction strategies challenging. A safe consumption of substances requires an exemption under Section 56.1 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act from Health Canada.
A recent London, Ontario study found that people who use methamphethamine actually have a greater risk of infection in hospital than in the community. "This may be due to better access to harm reduction in the community compared to in hospital, and so people are using cleaner techniques," explains Dr. Michael Silverman.
With support from Health Canada, a new hospital-based research study led by Dr. Cheryl Forchuk seeks to find what harm reduction strategies are needed and whether these can be implemented in hospital. This study represents a groundbreaking shift for the health care system in Canada.
The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.