Presentations
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 |
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7:00 a.m. |
Registration and Breakfast |
8:30 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks |
9:15 a.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
Community Caregiver Support Initiatives: Collaborations that Work | |
Laurie Sutherland- AB Health Project Coordinator, Alberta Caregivers Association Anne Goldblatt, MHSc, BA/BSW-Goldblatt Consulting |
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An Odyssey for Best Practice Senior Centres | |
Luanne Whitmarsh- RSW, CPCA- CEO, Kerby Centre | |
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Concerns Resolution: Shades of Grey (Advocates Office) | |
Deborah Prowse, LLB, MS.W- Interim Seniors Advocate Jody Lee Farrah, Alberta Health Advocate |
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9:15 a.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
Let’s Talk About the Money: Intergenerational Wealth Transfer, Financial Planning, and Third Party Decision Making | |
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10:25 a.m. | Displays and refreshments |
10:50 a.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
Development, Dissemination, and Evaluation of a Toolkit for the Implementation of Age-Friendly Alternate Transportation of Seniors in Rural and Urban Alberta | |
Bonnie Dobbs, PhD-Director, Medically At-Risk Driver Centre (MARD), University of Alberta Tara Pidborochynski, MSc, Research Coordinator-MARD, University of Alberta Mayank Rehani, MSc, Research Coordinator-MARD, University of Alberta |
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10:50 a.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
Dance in the Greater Community: Improving Health and Well-Being through Open Seniors’ Dance | |
Liza Hartling-University of Calgary student, Dance Camille Mori-University of Calgary student, Psychology |
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Promoting Seniors’ Health and Wellness at the Community Level | |
Sarah Wildgen, BPHE, MPH-Communities ChooseWell Program Officer |
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Carya-Engaged Seniors, Innovative Collaborations | |
Alison Jozsa, BSWMSW, RSW- Practice Supervisor NW Team-Carya Sidney Craig Courtice, MCEd-Elder Friendly Communities-Carya Louise Griep- Network Facilitator, The Way In Network |
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12:00 p.m. | Lunch/ Poster Sessions |
1:30 p.m. | KEYNOTE ADDRESS |
Catriona Le May Doan | |
Catriona Le May Doan has done what no other Canadian athlete has ever accomplished—she won an Olympic Gold medal and then successfully defended her 'Olympic Gold' title. Twenty-three years in the sport of speed skating taught Catriona a great deal and she realized her dream of winning an Olympic gold medal. Reaching your potential is limitless. Catriona will share strategies and tactics applied to her sport, and how they can be applied universally.
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2:45 p.m. |
Refreshments
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3:00 p.m. | Motivation, Older Adults and Participation in Physical Activity: Physical Activity for Health, a Right not a Privilege |
Dr. Joseph Levy, BA, BPHE, MSW, PhD | |
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4:00 p.m. 4 | Closing remarks |
5:00 p.m. |
Networking Reception - Royal Tyrrell Museum Discover Drumheller Night |
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 |
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7:30 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:40 p.m. | KEYNOTE ADDRESS | ||
Tim Hague | |||
Parkinson's and Perseverance: The Amazing Race | |||
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9:45 a.m. | Displays and Refreshments |
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10:15 a.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions | ||
AMA’s Senior’s In-Vehicle Evaluation | |||
Rick Robie, Driver Education, Consultant – Alberta Motor Association Caroline Gee, Program Coordinator Seniors Mobility and Aging Drivers ‑ Alberta Motor Association |
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Aging - How are healthcare and community support systems going to support us as we grow older? | |||
Dr. Douglas Faulder, Charlene Knudsen, BScN, MEd, RN, Shawna Reid, RN, MN (student), GNC (C) Seniors Health Strategic Clinical Network (SH SCN) |
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10:15 a.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions |
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Seniors Helping Seniors: Promoting Peer Support for Seniors’ Health and Wellness | |||
Janice Monfries, BA- Executive Director, Westend Seniors Activity Centre Haidong Liang, PhD-Program Manager, Westend Seniors Activity Centre |
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Hearing Loss: More Than Just an Inconvenience. Everything You Need to Know About Communicating with Seniors. | |||
Rytch Newmiller-Manager, Deaf and Hear Alberta | |||
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11:30 a.m. | Lunch and displays |
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12:30 p.m. | Concurrent Breakout Sessions | ||
The Forgotten Seniors | |||
Monica Morrison-Executive Director, Golden Circle Seniors Resource Centre Gordon Wright-John Howard Society |
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Better Choices, Better Health - A Self-Management Program for Albertans | |||
Doris Listoe, RD, BSc - Provincial Initiatives Lead, Alberta Health Services Erica Laycock, Bkin, CSEP-CPT - Chronic Condition Client Health Educator, Alberta Healthy Living Program, Central Zone, Alberta Health Services |
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Understanding Our Brain | |||
Nicole Sherren, PhD-Scientific Director and Program Officer-Norlien Foundation Alberta Health Services |
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Music Therapy For Seniors: More than Just a Sing-Song | |||
Kathryn Daniels, BMus- Dip Music Therapy-Carewest | |||
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1:45 p.m. | Refreshments |
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2:00 p.m. | GeriActors and Friends: An Introduction to Creative Aging through the Practice of Intergenerational Theatre | ||
David Barnet, Professor Department of Drama, University of Alberta Jacquie Eales, MSc-Department of Human Ecology, University of Alberta GeriActors and Friends |
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3:00 p.m. | Closing Remarks and Door Prizes | ||