Accolades
2025
October
Dr. Monidipa Dasgupta and Nurse Practitioners Karli Crunican, Lyndsay Beker and Michael Olawoore have been recognized with the LHSC Patient Safety Champion Award in the Team category for their impactful work on the Acute Care for the Elderly (ACE) Unit. Their initiative, No Holds: Alternatives to Restraints for Respect, Mobility, and Safety (No-HARRMS), significantly reduced the use of physical restraints through evidence-informed interventions including NP case management, staff education, policy updates, and dynamic documentation tools.
September
Dr. Manuel Montero-Oddasso - 2025 recipient of the Irma M Parhad Award for Excellence, a national award in Neurology and Dementia. The plaque and award will be presented to Dr. Montero-Odasso during the Canadian Conference of Dementia (CCD) meeting in October.August
PhD student, Eden Mancor - supervised by our team member Karen Li at Concordia University, won the best abstract prize at the 2025 AAIC in Toronto for her analysis of our SYNERGIC trial, specifically on lifetime cognitive and motor reserve predictors of responsiveness to exercise and cognitive training
Dr. Manuel Montero-Oddasso - has received the CIHR CCNA Team Grant for $1.2 million over 4 years. This grant will fund the development of prediction models for dementia using motor markers, as well as the creation of the Canadian Guidelines for Proactive Lifestyle Interventions to improve cognition and delay dementia.
July
Dr. Jenny Thain - appointed as Clinical Lead for Hip Fracture by Ontario Health. In this provincial leadership role, Dr. Thain will collaborate closely with the Ontario Health team to enhance hip fracture care across the province, focusing on the implementation of Hip Fracture Quality Standards through knowledge dissemination and education.
May
Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso - Dr. Montero-Odasso’s paper, detailing the secondary outcomes of the “SYNERGIC Trial” on gait and falls, was presented during the prestigious Presidential Session at the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Meeting in Chicago. This session features only the highest-ranked submissions, making this a significant recognition of the study's impact and excellence.
April
Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso - Dr. Montero-Odasso received the “Researcher of the Year Excellence Award” from the Schulich Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University
March
Dr. Alishya Burrell - Appointed as the Assistant Dean, Leaner Experience (UME) (Acting), Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, effective March 1, 2025 to August 31, 2025.
2024
December
Dr. Sheri-Lynn Kane - Recipient of the Department of Medicine Excellence in Adminsitration Award
Dr. Jenny Thain - Recipient of the Department of Medicine Innovation Award
October
Orthogeriatric Hip Team - Winner of the Team Patient Safety Award for London Health Sciences Centre. Dr. Jenny Thain as part of the Orthogeriatric Hip Team were recognized for winning the Team Patient Safety Award for LHSC as a result of the tremendous collaborative work to advance excellence and integrate care as it relates to the Orthogeriatric Hip Population at VH. Building an interprofessional implementation team was key and done with excellence ensuring quality standards were implemented with clear vision and purposed. As such the Orthogeriatric Hip Team has been recognized and as one that has applied an evidence informed quality improvement project that has improved outcomes for patient safety.
September
Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso - Appointed as inaugural holder of Wolfe Research Professorship in Aging
Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso - Inducted as Fellow at the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences (FCAHS)
April
Dr. Alishya Burrell - Recipient of the Peter McCracken Physician Innovator in Education Award at the Canadian Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting
2023
May
37th Annual Geriatric Medicine Refresher Day - The 1st in-person conference since 2019 was a huge success with Key Note speakers, Dr. Mamta Gautum and Dr. Peter Lin, starting and ending the day on a high.
Dr. Jenny Thain - Appointed as Co-Chair of the Royal College of Physicans an Surgeons Canada Program Directors Subcommittee
Dr. Laura Diachun - Appointed as Assistant Dean, Postgraduate Learner Experience, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry
April
Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso - Study aiming to slow cognitive decline in older adults gets $1.5M boost
2022
May
36th Annual Geriatric Medicine Refresher Day - Half-day virtual conference was a great success with our very poplular Key Note Speaker Teepa Snow's energetic, insightful and informative presentation.
2021
May
Dr Jaspreet Bhangu - Schulich Scchool of Medicine and Dentistry Division of Geriatric Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award
Dr. Gabriella Jacob PGY3 - Margaret A. Banks Geriatric Medicine Research Award under supervision of Dr. Jaspreet Bhangu
Dr. Luxey Sirisegaram PGY4 - Awarded The Canadian Geriatric Society National Pfizer Incontineence Grant under the supervision of Dr. Welk, Dr Bhangu and Dr. Wagg.
February
Dr. Sheri-Lynn Kane, Nominated for the Professional Association of Residents of Ontario (PARO) 2021 Dr. Robert Conn Adocate Award for a Clinician
2020
December
Dr Jenny Thain - Schulich Scchool of Medicine and Dentistry Division of Geriatric Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award
May
Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso - Best abstract award at the AGS
January
Dr. Laura Diachun - 2020-2024 Appointed Vice-Chair of the RCPSC Subspecialty Committee for Geriatric Medicine
Dr. Laura Diachun - 2014-2020 Appointed President of the RCPSC Subspecialty Committee for Geriatric Medicine
2019
December
Dr. Jennie Wells, Schulich Scchool of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Medicine, 2019 Administatro Award of Excellence,
November
Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso, TD's 10 Most Influencial Hispanic Canadians 2019
May
Dr. Sheri-Lynn Kane - Schulich Excellence in Educaiton: Schulich Leader Award Graduate/Posgraduate
2018
May
Dr. Sheri-Lynn Kane - Schulich Scchool of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Medicine Senior Faculty Teaching Award
April
Dr. Laura Diachun, Canadian Geriatrics Society (CGS) 2018 Peter McCracken Physician Innovator in Education Award
