Speaker: Gord Turner, Vice President of Sales and Operations for CareLink Advantage and Helpline Description: Caregiving is hard. And most caregivers have no background or training prior to being thrust into the role. Educating family about their loved ones condition and attending support group talks certainly help…but it does not change the enormity of their […]
Speaker: Vivian Tran, AGE-WELL HQP, Ph.D. Student, Department of Psychology, University of Regina Description: Although mHealth technologies are widely accessible, there is limited uptake in healthcare settings. Preventable health conditions, such as pain, have long-term implications at the individual, system, and economic levels. The presentation will focus on new mHealth technology, such as the PACSLAC-II […]
Speaker: Dr. Sandra Magalhaes, Research Associate, New Brunswick Institute for Research, Data and Training (NB-IRDT), University of New Brunswick Description: Frailty is a negative outcome associated with aging. For older couples, the presence of frailty in one partner increases the risk of frailty in the other, which has important implications for supporting community-dwelling older couples […]
