Population health research within the Division of Geriatric Medicine at Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ aims to understand and address the broader determinants of health, function, and longevity in older adults. Our investigators use large national and international cohorts, including the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), the Quebec Longitudinal Study on Aging (NUAge), and other population-based datasets, to study trajectories of neurocognitive disorders, intrinsic capacity, frailty, multimorbidity, and disability across the life course, as well as their determinants. This research provides essential evidence to guide health policy, optimize care delivery, and identify modifiable factors that promote healthy aging at the population level.
The Division’s population health scientists combine epidemiology, data science, and health services research to explore how biological, social, and environmental factors interact to shape aging outcomes. Areas of focus include the measurement and determinants of health and function, socioeconomic and sex differences in aging trajectories, medication use and deprescribing patterns, and the impact of integrated models of care on hospitalizations and quality of life.
Our researchers are based at the  and have close ongoing collaborations with the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ Research on Organization of Healthcare Services for Alzheimers (ROSA).