Recent research about physical activity, healthy aging and the prevention of heart attacks
May 08, 2023 12:00 PM
Professor Mark Haykowsky, UofA Faculty of Nursing
Recent research about physical activity, healthy aging and the prevention of heart attacks
Mark Haykowsky, PhD, FACC, FAHA
Mark Haykowsky is a Professor, and Research Chair in Aging and Quality of Life in the Faculty of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, at University of Alberta. His internationally recognized research program examines the biological mechanisms underpinning the decline in cardiovascular health and cardiorespiratory fitness across the healthy aging and heart failure continuum, and the role of lifestyle interventions to improve cardiovascular and skeletal muscle function. A second research area is in the cardiooncology field with specific focus on the role of exercise training to prevent cardiovascular and skeletal muscle deconditioning across the breast cancer survivorship continuum. A final research focus is in Sport Cardiology. Mark has published over 300 peer-reviewed journal articles, reviews, book chapters, and expert opinion papers.
Professor Haykowsky's current course: NURS 311 - Evidence Informed Nursing Practice
The course provides a hands on approach to evidence-informed nursing practice. This includes formulating clinical questions, systematic searching of electronic databases, reading, interpreting and critically appraising health research. Emphasis is on developing thinking and information literacy skills necessary to be an astute research consumer, and using evidence to inform clinical decision making.
Chair of the day is Sean Price