Professional Associates are clinicians or other professionals who work with older adults (e.g., practicing social workers, nurses, lawyers, older adult educators, health care administrators).
Research Interests: Older Adults, Pharmacy
Research Interests: Health psychology, aging, pain.
Research Interests: Geriatric mental health
Research Interests: Patient engagement, pain, dementia, knowledge translation
Clinical Interests: Improving assessment and management of pain in dementia especially for those in long-term care. Improving pain care services and access to self management programs and support for those with chronic pain.
Brachaniec has experience as a physiotherapist, chronic pain patient, and as a caregiver for her parents during their dementia journeys.
Research Interests: Dementia, Pain Management, Antipsychotic Medication Reduction. Masters of Science in Nursing with Healthcare Leadership Specialty
Clinical Interests: Policy, Procedure and Clinical Standard
Research Interests: Pain assessment, seniors, dementia, falls
Research Interests: Aging, women’s health, osteoporosis,anxiety and stress disorders.
Clinical Interests: Cancer, diabetes and degenerative diseases
Research Interests: Pain assessment in seniors with severe dementia, ethics
Clinical Interests: CBT psychotherapy, post-traumatic stress disorder, adult neuropsychological assessment
Research Interests: Health, older adults, aging and resiliency, impacts of isolation, mental health
Clinical and Research Interests: Neuropsychological assessment, rehabilitation and evidenced-based psychological treatment of mood, anxiety, and psychotic disorders.
Research Interests: Pain sensitivity in seniors with dementia, increased access to psychological services in rural areas of Canada
Clinical Interests: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, ACT
Research Interests: Health anxiety, anxiety, health psychology, assessment, normative data, norms for seniors, computerized assessment, Hypochondriasis, and Clinical Psychology.
Clinical Interests: Adult Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Adult Psychological Assessment, Adult Neuropsychological Assessment.
Research Interests: Role of nurse practitioners in long term care settings; Palliative/End-of-life care; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Research Interests: Pain and fall prevention
Research Interests: Illness Narratives, Comics & Aging, Narrative Nonfiction and Aging, Intergenerational Advocacy
The CAH 2025-2026 Distinguished Public Lecture, "Don't Panic! It's Just Aging." with Dr. Sally Chivers of Trent University, is now available on our YouTube channel:
https://youtu.be/rlf6kdKWszk
Our screening & panel discussion last night had an engaged audience as panelists discussed dementia care, opportunities & challenges.
Thanks to panelists @AlzheimerSK CEO Kaleta Strain, Santa Maria Exec Dir Kelly Chessie, and caregiver Don Ross for their time & valuable insights
Over 100 people attended the @UofRAgingCentre panel discussion on whether Canada can do better with dementia care. Thanks to the panelists Strain, Kelly Chessie and Don Ross.
TOMORROW!
Join us for "Dementia Care in Canada: Can We Do Better?", a public screening of documentary-style news segments on dementia and innovations long-term care, followed by a panel discussion and Q & A.
Thurs., March 19, 2026
6:30pm
Education Auditorium
Main U of R Campus
The U of R's Centre on Aging and Health will host, "Dementia Care in Canada: Can We Do Better?" for Brain Awareness Week on Thurs March 19 at 6:30pm!
Screening of documentary-style segments on dementia and innovations in long-term care, followed by a panel discussion with Q & A.
Education Auditorium
Main U of R Campus
Open to the Public. Free admission.
Free parking evenings after 5PM (in all surface Public, M and Z parking lots). Parking lots 3, 6 & 2 recommended (accessible parking available with permit). Time limits on parking apply (where signed).
Thank you to everyone who joined us last night for the 2025-2026 Distinguished Public Lecture, "Don't Panic! It's Just Aging" with Dr. Sally Chivers of Trent University!
