Jonathan Jarry

• Science Communicator at McGill University

Denault, V., Plusquellec, P., Jupe, L. M., St-Yves, M., Dunbar, N. E., Hartwig, M., … van Koppen, P. J. (2020). L’analyse de la communication non verbale: Les dangers de la pseudoscience en contextes de sécurité et de justice [The analysis of nonverbal communication: The dangers of pseudoscience in security and justice contexts]. Revue internationa...

For security and justice professionals (e.g., police officers, lawyers, judges), the thousands of peer-reviewed articles on nonverbal communication represent important sources of knowledge. However, despite the scope of the scientific work carried out on this subject, professionals can turn to programs, methods, and approaches that fail to reflect...

Para los profesionales de la seguridad y la justicia (policías, abogados, jueces), los miles de artículos revisados por pares sobre comunicación no verbal representan fuentes importantes de conocimiento. Sin embargo, a pesar del alcance del trabajo científico realizado sobre este tema, los profesionales pueden recurrir a programas, métodos y enfoqu...

Objective Based on two scoping reviews and two environmental scans, this study aimed at reaching consensus on the most suitable sensory screening tools for use by nurses working in long-term care homes, for the purpose of developing and validating a toolkit. Setting A mixed-methods consensus study was conducted through two rounds of virtual electro...

SIGNIFICANCE The successful uptake, integration, and use of vision rehabilitation devices with speech output depend to a large part on their audibility. However, individuals with combined vision and hearing impairments are at a disadvantage when using devices that do not consider multiple impairments. PURPOSE Sensory rehabilitation for individuals...

Numerous social, economic and academic pressures can have a negative impact on representations of biomedical research. We review several of the forces playing an increasingly pernicious role in how health and science information is interpreted, shared and used, drawing discussions towards the role of narrative. In turn, we explore how aspects of na...

Identify effective vision and screening tools suitable for use by nurses with older adults living with dementia in LTC, in order to facilitate and expedite their necessary referral to a vision or hearing professional.

Significance: Systematic lighting assessments should be part of low vision evaluations. The LuxIQ has gained popularity as an assessment tool, but its reliability has not been examined independently and is necessary for evidence-based vision rehabilitation. Purpose: Besides magnification, improved lighting levels are a common intervention in rea...

Significance: There are no data available comparing the iPad as a portable magnification device with a portable video magnifier. Our study supports the use and integration of mainstream tablet computers into vision rehabilitation to overcome potential barriers to device uptake due to the stigma attached to traditional devices. Purpose: Portable...

Objectives This study aimed to identify screening tools, technologies and strategies that vision and hearing care specialists recommend to front-line healthcare professionals for the screening of older adults in long-term care homes who have dementia. Setting An environmental scan of healthcare professionals took place via telephone interviews bet...

Introduction: Spot reading, the ability to obtain short pieces of visual information, can easily be rehabilitated with magnification devices, such as loupes or portable closed-circuit TVs (CCTVs). However, they have limitations such as screen size and price and have previously been shown to be stigmatizing when used in public. The arrival of tablet...

Introduction: Dementia is a syndrome that affects a person’s ability to understand and express information. The higher prevalence of vision and/or hearing losses among persons with dementia in long-term care (LTC ) facilities interferes with the ability of nurses to provide optimal care because communication is compromised. Therefore, the detection...

Introduction It is unclear what sensory impairment screening content should be included in the core-educational process for occupational therapists. The purpose of this study was to identify what content is currently being taught with regard to screening for vision and hearing loss, and to gather recommendations from specialists in this field of pr...

Purpose: Low vision rehabilitation has yet to reliably demonstrate the impact of interventions on the location and stability of a preferred retinal locus, and to show the close link between changes in oculo-motor control and functional improvements. Recently, eSight Corp. (Toronto, Canada) has developed a wearable, electronic low vision aid, eSight...

Poster presented at the Gerontological Society of America annual conference

Sensory loss for Long Term Care (LTC) residents with dementia frequently goes unnoticed and untreated. Despite serious consequences for residents with dementia, there is little information available about their sensory abilities, and care assessments and practices seldom take these abilities and accessibility needs into account. Without adequate kn...

Background: Sensory loss for Long Term Care (LTC) residents with dementia frequently goes unnoticed and untreated. Despite serious consequences of sensory loss for LTC residents with dementia, there is little information available about their hearing and vision abilities, and care assessments and practices seldom take sensory abilities and accessib...

Purpose Previous studies have guided the development of deafblindness rehabilitation by reporting on the priorities of researchers and of deafblind individuals; however, service and care providers may be able to bring a different and important perspective to shaping the development of this clinical field and its research. The present study aims to...

Introduction: Hearing and vision loss amongst long-term care (LTC) residents with dementia frequently goes unnoticed and untreated. Despite negative consequences for these residents, there is little information available about their sensory abilities, and care assessments and practices seldom take these abilities or accessibility needs into account...

The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of a novel Upper Extremity clinic in a pediatric rehabilitation center. Specifically, this KT project will address the following specific aims: Aim 1: To implement a novel UE clinic at MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Center (MMRC) in collaboration with SHC-Canada. Hypothesis 1: This UE clinic...

Purpose: Optimal lighting is an essential component of low vision rehabilitation. The LuxIQ assessment tool provides a new opportunity for systematic evaluation of lighting needs; however, to date, this tool has not been evaluated for its ability to provide consistent and repeatable data. The goal of this study was to compare test and re-test data...

Introduction: The MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre operates an adapted Adult Day Centre whose objectives are to maintain or improve the seniors’ biological, psychological, and social health. Activities include walking groups and seated aerobics classes. We report on the relationship among mobility-related variables collected during a program evalua...

Background The goal of occupational therapy education is to train generalists who can refine their knowledge after graduation according to the requirements of the professional environment. However, it is currently unclear to what extent sensory screening should be included in the educational curricula. Purpose The purpose of this study was to exam...

Title: Training of Occupational Therapists in Sensory Impairment: Are we doing enough? Authors: Jonathan Jarry, Daphne Mulrooney, Elizabeth Barstow, Aliki Thomas, Walter Wittich Goal: The goal of professional entry-level education in occupational therapy (OT) is to educate generalist clinicians and ensure that they possess the required knowledge, a...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) in circulation have received an increasing amount of interest as potential minimal invasive diagnostic tools in oncology. Several diagnostic, prognostic and predictive signatures have been proposed for a variety of cancers at different stages of disease, but these have not been subjected to a critical review regarding their valid...

Proceedings: AACR 104th Annual Meeting 2013; Apr 6-10, 2013; Washington, DC Cutaneous melanoma cell proliferation is a strong prognostic factor for distant metastasis free survival (DMFS). In the current study we tested if aberrant expression of a regulator both DNA replication and cell cycle progression, i.e. the protein phosphatase 2A subunit PR...

Activated leukocyte cell adhesion molecule (ALCAM/CD166) is a progression marker of a variety of cancers, including melanoma, and is a marker for mesenchymal stem cells. ALCAM expression triggers matrix metalloproteinase activity and correlates with the transition between superficial melanoma growth and deep dermal invasion in vivo. We previously s...

This is an 11-year survey of molecular analysis of APC germline mutations for the province of Quebec done at the Molecular Pathology Unit of the Jewish General Hospital which offers genetic testing for hereditary forms of colorectal cancer for the whole of Quebec province. We report on 47 unique mutations seen in 66 families affected with familial...

Lynch syndrome is one of the most common autosomal dominantly inherited cancer syndromes. Mutations in MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, and PMS2 account for greater than 98% of reported mutations in Lynch syndrome families. It has been reported that large genomic deletions in MLH1 and MSH2 are a frequent cause of Lynch syndrome in certain populations. Using a mul...

2208 Germ­line bi­allelic PMS2 mutations often cause a specific cancer syndrome characterized by café­au­lait skin pigmentationand a particular tumor spectrum, including leukemia, lymphoma,colorectal neoplasia, and cerebral malignancies (such as supratentorial primitive neuroectodermaltumor, astrocytoma and glioblastoma).The average age of tumor on...

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies (LGMD) are a heterogeneous group of pathologies. We have identified a cohort of 14 French-Canadian patients from eight different families displaying a novel form of LGMD with an autosomal recessive inheritance. These patients share some features with previously described cases of 'quadriceps myopathy' that evolved i...

Somatic mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene in nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) may predict responsiveness to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. These mutations are commonly identified using DNA sequencing methods. Although considered the gold standard, this approach is time-consuming. In addition, this approach requires large d...

Recessive ataxias are a heterogeneous group of diseases. We identified a group of 23 French-Canadian cases belonging to 17 families affected by an autosomal recessive spastic ataxia associated with frequent white matter changes. The fact that 59% of these families have a genealogical relationship to the Portneuf County of Quebec suggests that this...

Congenital muscular dystrophies (CMDS) are a heterogeneous group of disorders. A growing number of CMDS have been found to be associated with joint hyperlaxity. We recruited 14 French-Canadian cases belonging to 11 families affected by a novel autosomal recessive congenital muscular dystrophy with hyperlaxity (CMDH). All cases come from the southwe...

10068 Background: Somatic mutations of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene may predict responsiveness to tyrosine kinase inhibitors in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). These mutations are commonly identified using DNA sequencing methods. Although considered the gold standard, this approach is expensive and time-consumi...

"Mémoire présenté à la Faculté des études supérieures en vue de l'obtention du grade de maîtrise en biologie moléculaire" Thèse (M. Sc.)--Université de Montréal, 2006.