Researchers in this cluster focus on improving the quality of life of long-term care residents, their caregivers, and care workers with a specific focus on caregiving, loneliness, mental health, pain, and palliative care.
Natasha Gallant, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Regina
Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Ph.D., ABPP, FCAHS, Department of Psychology, University of Regina
Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, Ph.D, Faculty of Nursing, University of Regina
Mir Nabila Ashraf, Aging Studies
Kelsey Haczkewicz, Psychology
Gallant, N. L., Hardy, M.-S., Beogo, I., Conklin, J., Connelly, D., Kaasalainen, S., Keefe, J., Robitaille, A., Yous, M.-L., Fanaki, C., & Cameron, C. (2022). Improving family presence in long-term care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare Quarterly.
Gallant, N. L., Hadjistavropoulos, T., Winters, E. M., Feere, E. K., & Wickson-Griffiths, A. (2022). Development, evaluation, and implementation of an online pain assessment training program for staff in rural long-term care facilities: A case series approach. BMC Geriatrics, 22, 336.
Finnegan, H., Daari, L., Jaiswal, A., Sinn, C. J., Ellis, K., Kallan, L., Nguyen, D., & Gallant, N. L. (2022). Changing care: Applying the Transtheoretical Model of Change to embed equity, diversity, and inclusion in long-term care research in Canada. Societies (Special Issue: Corporealities of Care Research, Policy, and Knowledge), 12(3), 87.
For more information, contact Cluster Leader Dr. Natasha Gallant at Natasha.Gallant@uregina.ca.
.@jtquilliam is an impeccable Chief of Protocol for the Province & an amazing MC for the SOM ceremonies. He is an incredible creative individual who gets to the core of the issues he discusses/presents in formal functions. I’m grateful to have met you, Jason. You make SK proud.
Congratulations @DrThomasHadjist !! 🍾🥂🏆
The @CanadianPain is proud to see one of our members recognized with the Saskatchewan Order of Merit! 🎉 One of the most prestigious recognitions to add to a long list of well-deserved awards for an outstanding career.
It was an amazing honour to be invested in the Saskatchewan Order of Merit. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has been part of this journey: my students (some in the photo) knowledge users with lived experience, @UofRegina, colleagues, collaborators
UofR's Dr. Natasha Gallant has been named a Canada Research Chair in Aging and Long-Term Care, focused on reducing isolation & loneliness among older adults to prevent or delay dementia. This award is part of $4.4M in federal funding to U of R scholars!
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This issue contains stories about:
the CAH Distinguished Lecture, Dr. Angela McGinnis’s research, CAH Award for Innovation winners, our 2024 Brain Awareness Week event, and the CAH Director’s upcoming induction into the Saskatchewan Order of Merit.
https://research.uregina.ca/cah/newsletters/2665/
SSM’s virtual conference, Social Precribing: Living Well in our Communities, is MAY 29 & 30! 3 weeks away! Speakers’ photos & bios now on the website. It will be an excellent event. Speaker info, agenda, registration and more at https://skseniorsmechanism.ca/conference-2024/