Our policy innovation lab aims to better understand the landscape for health technology development in New Brunswick (NB) to address the barriers NB based researchers and innovators consistently run into; we are particularly focused on health technologies aimed to benefit our aging population. In this session, we will provide an overview of this approach and […]

May 2021—As many as 80% of long-term care residents may be suffering from persistent pain. Yet pain problems in this population are underrecognized, underassessed and undermanaged. Underlying conditions causing pain may go undetected leading to increased suffering and, often, higher future health care costs. Current policies specify minimum standards for pain assessment that do not […]

June 2021—Homelessness among older people is on the rise in Canada and international contexts. This webinar outlines key issues and needs with regards to late life homelessness, and highlights gaps in policy and practice. It shares lessons and insights from research with older people with lived experience, and provides suggested directions for change. Speaker: Amanda […]

July 2021—Long-term care homes are complex settings in which people live and work. They are a place many call "home" in their later years yet they are highly-regulated environments with a strong emphasis on safety and security. This paradox emerges as a key message from our review of policies in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and […]

August 2021—Social isolation and loneliness among older adults has been described as a global epidemic by the US Surgeon general prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. It may impact one’s health and has been said to cost $1644 USD per person yearly in health care dollars. Systems are slowly realizing the importance of addressing this issue. […]

September 2021—Although international, federal, and provincial / territorial laws protect the rights of people living with dementia to make their own decisions or participate in decision-making where they have capacity issues, people living with dementia are often excluded from making decisions about health care, money, and other every day issues that matter to them. This […]

November 2021—In 2020, AGE-WELL brought together a broad cross-section of industry leaders in technology and aging along with older adults and caregivers to form an Industry Advisory Group on the future of aging in place.  The first output of this working group was a whitepaper on the tech-enabled home.  You will hear about the conclusions […]

Advancing the Role of the Internet of Things in Public Health Research Date: February 8, 2022 at 3:00pm AT/2:00pm ET Description: Dr. Plinio Morita will explore the role of Internet of Things (IoT) technology in informing public health research and will discuss how the siloed data ecosystems that we currently have around the world prevent data from […]

Including older people from disadvantaged groups in research practice: A compensation series  Date: February 22, 2022 at 2:00pm AT/1:00pm ET Description: Research practice often overlooks larger questions about meaningful participation, disadvantage, and vulnerability. One notable example is how standard and historical practices of not-compensating particular groups, or of restricting compensation as a form of control, […]