On Friday, February 17th (in RIC 119 at 6pm) we will host our 2016-2017 Distinguished Lecture. This year’s speaker is Dr. Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe, Professor of Psychology at Washington State University. Her lecture, titled “Maximizing Brain Health and Independence in Old Age,” will discuss research about optimizing health and wellness as people age, reducing dementia risk, and improving healthcare delivery through preventative interventions and smart and assistive technologies. Moreover, Dr. Schmitter-Edgecombe will discuss research related to healthy brain aging behaviours and an intervention to promote sustained behaviour change, as well as work with aging assistive and intelligent technologies that can support activities of daily living and provide real-time intervention. The long-term objective of the work that she will present is to extend the everyday functional independence of the aging population through preventative interventions and by developing smart environments and technologies that promote proactive health care and provide real-time assistance.
Her research has been funded by over $10 million in grants from multiple NIH institutes, NSF, the Alzheimer’s Association, the Department of Defense, and by the Life Sciences Discovery Fund and Attorney General’s Office of Washington State. Dr. Schmitter-Edgecombe has published more than 100 peer-reviewed publications investigating attention, memory, and executive function abilities, everyday functioning and the efficacy of interventions with aging, neurodegenerative disorders, and traumatic brain injury populations. Dr. Schmitter-Edgecombe has worked extensively with older adults and cognitively impaired populations.
We will also present the winner of the 2016-2017 Centre on Aging and Health Award for Innovation in Health Care Delivery, which recognizes Regina-based individuals, groups, or organizations offering health care to older adults who have introduced an innovative approach to service provision or who has conducted field research to evaluate services or programs for older persons.
Open to the public. Admission is free.
Research and Innovation Centre (RI) Room 119
Free parking is available in Lot 1 M
Refreshments will be provided
For more information: 306-337-8477 or cah@uregina.ca
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TOMORROW - Thurs. March 5 at 6:30pm!
The 2025-26 CAH Distinguished Lecture, "Don't Panic! It's Just Aging." with speaker Dr. Sally Chivers (Trent University).
U of R Education Auditorium. Open to the Public. Free admission. Free parking after 5pm in surface Public, M & Z lots.
Free surface parking after 5PM (in all surface Public, M and Z parking lots). Parking lots 3, 6 & 2 recommended. Parking lots 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 16 & 17 included in parking map.
*Please note: 30 minute & 2 hour time-limits on parking (as signed) are enforced 24 hours/day.*
We are pleased to announce the 2025-2026 CAH Distinguished Public Lecture on Thursday, March 5 at 6:30pm! Dr. Sally Chivers (Trent University) will deliver her talk, "Don't Panic! It's Just Aging."
U of R Main Campus, Education Auditorium (EA 106). Free admission & parking.
Free surface parking all evenings after 5PM (in public surface, M & Z parking lots). Parking lots 3, 6 & 2 recommended.
- *Please note: 30 minute & 2 hour time-limits on parking (as indicated by signs) are enforced 24 hours/day.*
We just published a state of the art systematic review of pain assessment tools for people living with severe dementia. We provided recommendations for the most supported tools @AIGMcLennan @UofRegina https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272735826000139?via%3Dihub
The Winter 2026 CAH Newsletter has stories about:
Research on menopause with Canada Research Chair Dr. Jennifer Gordon, upcoming CAH spring public events, CAH relaunching research participant pool, CAH Director inducted as Fellow of the RSC, and more!
https://research.uregina.ca/cah/newsletters/issue-41/
Congratulations to #URegina's @DrThomasHadjist, newly elected as a Fellow of the @src_rsc. His groundbreaking work is improving care for older adults with #dementia and chronic pain worldwide.
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Two #URegina researchers have been elected Fellows of the @src_rsc — the country’s highest academic honour. 👏
Congrats to Dr. @rncarleton and @DrThomasHadjist, whose research is improving lives across Canada and beyond.
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