The Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA) in partnership with the Global ageing Network are hosting the leading international event for professionals and consumers of long-term care and aging services. Transforming Aging Together will build on Ontario Long Term Care Association's Fall Conference, This is Long Term Care, and the Global Ageing Network's biennial international conference, to […]

Frailty matters. 1.2 million Canadians 65-plus live with frailty as do 2.5 million Canadians who are their caregivers and hundreds of thousands more in the healthcare workforce. Canadians 65-plus account for nearly half of Canada's healthcare spending (almost $100 billion), but only 15% of the population. LISTEN to expert speakers and top innovators as they […]

The 10th CCD organizing committee has put together an exciting program that has attracted a world-renowned faculty of national and international speakers, featuring plenary and parallel sessions, an exciting debate, interactive workshops, as well as oral and poster presentations! With a unique alchemy of Old-meets-New World, Québec City is an exciting location for the 10th […]

Modeled off of the social innovation lab approach, APPTA’s Policy Innovation Lab will seek to disrupt our “business as usual” problem-solving methods by exploring new processes for developing public policy solutions that enhance the lives of older adults. The objective of the Policy Innovation Lab is to address a complex challenge through a co-creation approach […]

AGE-WELL2019 will look into the future to see where the technology and aging sector is headed in coming decades, and showcase how AGEE-WELL is pushing the boundaries of research and innovation. Engaging demonstrations and presentations from across the AGE-WELL network will spotlight real-world solutions to support healthy aging. It's a major opportunity for knowledge exchange, […]

The AGE-WELL National Innovation Hub Advancing Policies and Practices in Technology and Aging (APPTA) supports governments in generating opportunities to address the policy and practice challenges of an aging population. A joint initiative of AGE-WELL and the New Brunswick Health Research Foundation, APPTA aims to bridge the gap between research and implementation, create opportunities for […]