This issue contains stories about: CAH Trainees granted EPIC-AT Fellowships to pursue digital health solutions for older adults, doctoral student Louise Castillo’s research and development of the UR Caregiver app for caregivers of people living with dementia, new Aging Studies graduate program co-coordinators announced, CAH Director awarded the 2023 Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging, and a welcome to new Aging Studies Masters students.
The CAH Newsletter features stories and updates on member research and awards, CAH events, graduate education, and a variety of other topics related to aging and health research.
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We will present results of our Healthy Seniors Pilot Project on Thurs, June 26, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. and discuss how different stakeholders can work together to help ensure older adults get adequate immunization coverage. Registration link: https://ow.ly/lSnP50Wala7 @GovCanHealth
Congratulations to the CLSA Catalyst Grant recipients!
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/yh4axrue
Nominations are now open for the 2025 Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging!
Recognizing outstanding KM efforts that have made a difference in the lives of older adults at the local or regional level.
Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/2naxxdt8
#KnowledgeMobilization
📅Mark your calendars! Join us on June 24 for a webinar on exploring what #accessibility means in the context of #AgeTech. Learn about the intersecting barriers that contribute to digital exclusion & strategies to improve accessibility. Register today: https://shorturl.at/cqscR
The CAH congratulates Dr. V. Puplampu (Faculty of Nursing) and her international team on their remarkable research and success as a Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Aging Planning and Dissemination Grant recipient.
The team working on the project "Older Adults’ Experience of Vulnerability and Inequity in Recovering from the Pandemic’ were hosted by Dr. Puplampu on the U of R campus in May 2025.
We studied the impact of ageism and pain on pandemic stress among older adults. Our findings suggest that both ageism and pain influence pandemic-related stress, although ageism mediated pain's impact on pandemic stress. @UofRAgingCentre @gjgasmundson
The Impact of Ageism and Pain on Pandemic-Related Stress in Older Adults: A Structural Equation...
Although research has linked ageism and pain to increased stress in older adults, their influence on stress within ...
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