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Highlights

AGE-WELL comes to Toronto Rehab
Toronto Rehab became host institution for AGE-WELL, a newly-launched national research network focused
on developing and commercializing new technology to keep older adults in their homes safely and longer.
Dr. Alex Mihailidis, Senior Scientist, Toronto Rehab, is co-scientific director of AGE-WELL. click here

Dr. Andrea Furlan leads new ECHO project
Dr. Andrea Furlan, Toronto Rehab scientist and physician, leads the new Extensions of Community Healthcare
Outcomes (ECHO) project that connects chronic pain specialists with primary care providers in underserved
areas of Ontario to empower them to provide timely and appropriate treatment, diagnostic testing and
prescriptions for patients with chronic pain.

Improved transfer process for hip fractures
Hip fracture patients spend an average of seven fewer days in the hospital thanks to an improved transfer
process.Today, 40 per cent more patients move to Toronto Rehab within five days of their surgery at Toronto
Western. Patients start rehab with less function but achieve the same outcomes.

AGE-WELL will “establish
Canada as a leader in designing
and implementing technology
that contributes significantly to
the well-being of older people,”
says Dr. Alex Mihailidis, Senior
Scientist, Toronto Rehab and Joint
Scientific Director, AGE-WELL.

(Photo: UHN)

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