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 Dr. Alexandra
Papaioannou is a Professor in the Department of Medicine, Director of
the Division of Geriatric Medicine, McMaster University, with joint appointment in the Division of
Rheumatology. She is an Associate Member in the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics. Dr.
Papaioannou is the Past Chair of the Scientific Advisory Council of Osteoporosis Canada (OC) and past Chair
of the Board.
Dr. Papaioannou was awarded the Lindy Fraser Award (2005). She is
Co-Director of the Hamilton Canadian Multi-Centre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos) and is leading the Fracture
Think Osteoporosis project, a chronic disease management program in Hamilton, Ontario and lead investigator
for the Long-term Care Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy. Dr. Papaioannou is a member of the Scientific Advisors
of the International Osteoporosis Foundation.
Dr. Papaionnou received an Ontario Career Scientist Award and has served
on a number of Ontario Minstry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) Committees including serving as the
Co-Chair of the MOHLTC Osteoporosis Strategy for Ontario, a public health initiative to prevent and reduce
the impact of osteoporosis, fractures and falls.
She has served on CIHR committees including Scientific Officer of the
Mobility in Aging - Pilot Project Committee. Dr. Papaioannou has received a number of CIHR grants including
"Improving Prescribing of Medications and Patient Safety in Long-Term Care" and has been a co-investigator of
a number of team CIHR grants: "Helping seniors and primary care professionals optimize the use of drugs to
improve health (TIPPS)" and "Training program in skeletal health research." Dr. Papaioannouo is an Associate
Member of the Centre of Evaluation of Medicines, St. Joseph's Healthcare, and a Geriatrician at Hamilton
Health Sciences.
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