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Harmehr Sekhon, MSc, PhD

Associate Scientist, St. Mary's Research Centre

Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, McGill University


Email: harmehr.sekhon@mcgill.ca

Fields of Interest

  • Older Adult Care

  • Digital technologies (Virtual and augmented reality, wearable, apps, AI/robtics)

  • Mental, social and physical health

  • Community dwelling, long-term care, and in-patient

Selected research grants & collaborations

  • Co-Principal Investigator: "Virtual Reality Mindfulness Meditation Intervention for Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia", Canadian Alzheimer's Society and CARE Grant

  • Co-Principal Investigator: "Virtual Reality based Music Intervention in an Acute Geriatric Setting", Canadian Alzheimer's Society and CARE Grant

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Selected publications

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  • Sekhon, H., Dickinson, R. A., Kimball, J. E., Cray, H. V., Alkhatib, F., Moore, I., ... & Vahia, I. V. (2024). Safety considerations in the use of extended reality technologies for mental health with older adults. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 

  • Sekhon, H.*, Lavin, P.*, Vacaflor, B.*, Rigas, C., Cinalioglu, K., Su, C.L.,  Bodenstein, K.,  Dikaios, E., Goodman, A., Coulombe, F., Ibrahim, M., Bein, M., Gruber , J., Se, J., Sasi, N., Sandra, D., Walsh, C., Nazar, R., Hanganu, C., Berkani, S., Royal, I., Schiavetto, A., Luxemberg, D., Alexopoulos, G., Looper, K., Launay, C., McDonald, E.G., Seitz, D., Kumar, S., Beauchet, O., Khoury, B., Bouchard, S., Battistini, B., Fallavollita, P., Miresco, M., Bruneau, M.A., Vahia, I.,  Bukhari, S.**, Rej, S.**. (2022). Isolating Together during COVID-19:  Results from the Telehealth Intervention Program for Older Adults (TIP-OA). Frontiers in Medicine 

  • Sekhon, H., Cray, H., Vahia, I., (2021). Robots in Geriatric Mental Health: Pipe Dream or Viable Solution? American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 

  • Sekhon, H.*, Sekhon, K.*, Launay, C., Afililo, M., Innocente, N., Vahia, I., Rej, S., Beauchet, O. (2020). Telehealth and the rural dementia population: A Systematic Review. Mauritas 

  • Cinalioglu, K., Lavín, P., Bein, M., Lesage, M., Se, J., Gruber, J., Bukhari, S., Sasi, N., Noble, H., Beauchet, O., Andree-Bruneau, M., Launay, C., Battistini, B., Fallavollita, P., Bouchard, S., Khoury, B., Vahia, I., Rej, S., Sekhon, H. (2023). Effects of Virtual Reality Meditation in Older Adults: The Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Psychology 

  • Elbaz, S.*, Gruber, J.*, Elberhoumi, K., Bukhari, S., Rej, S.**, and Sekhon, H** (2023). Evaluation of a Virtual 4-Week Digital Literacy Program for Older Adults During COVID-19: A Pilot Study. In press Educational Gerontology 

  • Cinalioglu, K.*, Elbaz, S.*, Sekhon, K., Su. C.L., Rej, S.**, Sekhon, H.** Exploring Differential Perceptions of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Among Younger vs Older Canadians: Results from the 2021 Canadian Digital Health Survey. JIMR 

  • Lavin, P.*, Lesage, M.*, Monroe, E., Kanevsky M., Gruber, J., Cinalioglu, K., Rej, S.**, Sekhon, H.** (2022). Humanoid Robot Intervention vs Treatment as Usual for Loneliness in Long-term Care Homes: Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Frontiers in Psychiatry 

  • Elbaz, S.*, Cinalioglu, K.*, Sekhon, K., Gruber, J., Rigas, C., Bodenstein, K., Naghi, K., Lavin, P., Greenway, K., Ipsit, V., Rej, S.**, Sekhon, H.**. (2021). A Systematic Review of Telemedicine for Older Adults with Dementia during COVID-19: An Alternative to Face-to-Face Services? Frontier in Neurology 

  • Paquin, V., Sekhon, H., Rej, S. (2022). Time to Think “Meta” – Risks and Benefits of Virtual Worlds in Mental Illness. JMIR Serious Games

Other resources

  • TBD

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