John Hirdes

Teaching interests

Health informatics, gerontology

Courses

HLTH 451/HSG 620C - Health Information Management

Current major funding sources

• CIHR
• Health Canada Transition Fund 

Selected publications

• Fletcher, P.C., Hirdes, J.P. (In press). Risk factors for one-time fallers and multiple fallers among institutionalized seniors.  Journal of Gerontological Nursing.
• Fletcher, P.C. & Hirdes, J.P.  (In press). Restriction in activity resulting from fear of falling among community-based seniors using home care services. Age and Ageing.

• Fletcher, P.C., Hirdes, J.P. (In press). Risk factors for fall events for community-based seniors from the National Population Health Survey. Canadian Journal on Aging.

• Hirdes, J.P. (In press). Long term care funding in Canada: A policy mosaic.Journal of Aging and Social Policy.

• Tjam, E.Y., Hirdes, J.P. (In press). Health, psycho-social and cultural determinants of medication use in the Chinese-Canadian elderly, Canadian Journal on Aging.