The Centre on Aging and Health (CAH) Award for Innovation in Health and Wellness serves to recognize Regina-based individuals, groups, or organizations offering health or wellness services to older adults. The award recognizes those who have introduced an innovative approach to service provision or who have conducted field research to evaluate services or programs for older persons. Services may be related to:
Winners will be presented with the award during a CAH-organized event open to the public (e.g., at the annual University of Regina CAH Distinguished Lecture). Award winners will also be featured in the CAH Newsletter and on the CAH website. The winner will be presented with a commemorative certificate and will be offered formal affiliation with the CAH. The award does not have monetary value.
Nominations (of 8 pages or less for the complete package of materials) will be accepted from colleagues and/or service recipients or their family members and must include:
Nominations are to be submitted to Kathryn Smart, CAH Administrator by October 15, 2024. Late or incomplete nominations will not be accepted.
The CAH Award for Innovation in Health and Wellness Nomination Forms are available on the CAH web site.
Nominations may be made in hard copy or electronic format (here via the form below). Nominations can be emailed to cah@uregina.ca or kathryn.smart@uregina.ca
Nominations can also be mailed to:
Kathryn Smart, Centre on Aging and Health
Department of Psychology
3737 Wascana Pkwy
Regina, SK
S4S 0A2
Nomination receipt will be acknowledged by e-mail. If your nomination is not acknowledged, please contact the CAH Administrator at 306.337.8477 or kathryn.smart@uregina.ca or cah@uregina.ca
Consideration of Nominations
An adjudication committee will judge the applications. The committee will consist of the CAH Administrator and 3 older adult volunteers from the community.
The adjudication committee will report to the Director of the CAH and must render its decision within two months from each nomination deadline.
Download the Innovation in Health and Wellness Award nomination form (PDF) below.
Or fill out the online form here
For further information, contact:
Kathryn Smart
CAH Administrator
cah@uregina.ca
306.337.8477
This issue contains stories about: Dr. Natasha Gallant’s CRC, the 2025 CAH Public Distinguished Lecture, research on aging and COVID-stress, Dr. Vivian Puplampu's CIHR grant, the investiture of the CAH Director into the Sask Order of Merit and more!
https://research.uregina.ca/cah/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/11/CAH-Fall-Winter-2024-Newsletter-Issue-39.pdf
Researchers from the University of Regina are recruiting patients with chronic diseases, caregivers, and healthcare providers for a study. To see if you are eligible, follow this link-https://uregina.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0MTBxH2NHxVPBrg
A $15 gift card will be given to those who will complete the interview.
It was a pleasure to meet in Tokyo with Dr Yukari Takai and her colleagues Dr Etsuko Kowaya and Dr Sayaka Toya and discuss plans for future research collaboration on #pain in #dementia
Save the date and join us in celebrating @UofRegina's 50th anniversary at the "Taste of Research" event - a special evening highlighting inspiring research that impacts our community in a fun and informal setting.
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Original: @AIGMcLennan, @LouiseCastiillo & @DrThomasHadjist compared tools assessing pain in people with dementia to tools developed for a different population
— All tools showed satisfactory psychometric properties
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Lab HQP @AIGMcLennan presenting some of his research results at #CAG_2024 @cagacg supporting the idea that lay people (e.g., informal caregivers) may be able to use observational pain assessment tools for people with dementia under professional guidance