It is important for seniors and caregivers to acknowledge the fact that hundreds of researchers around the world are working towards a better understanding and appreciation of the aging process. Their work contributes greatly to the decisions made by governments as well as the many decision makers who work with and care about older adults. The following is a partial list of the presentations given at the CAG annual meeting in Calgary, AB as well as the Symposium: Excellence in Aging care in Fredericton, NB.
Culture, quality care and quality living
Relationships trump new buildings: Dr. Janice Keefe, Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, Mt. Saint Vincent University, NS,CA. . Session presented at the Symposium Excellence in Aging Care, 2015, Fredericton, NB, CA.
“Getting back to normal”: Older women’s decisions and actions after a fall–Bergeron C., Friedman D., Messias D.K.H., Spencer M., Miller S., Universities: South Carolina, Colombia, South Carolina, USA, Brown , Providence Rhode Island, USA . Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary AB, CA
Quality, change and optimism equal Excellence–Dr. Carole Estabrooks, University of Alberta,Edmonton, Alta, CA. Session presented at the Symposium Excellence in Aging Care, 2015, Fredericton, NB, CA.
The importance of strong leadership at all levels within an organisation dealing with the elderly-Dr. Kathleen Valentine, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, CA. Session presented at the Symposium Excellence in Aging Care, 2015, Fredericton, NB, CA.
How creating culture valuing relationships and homelikeness is associated with higher resident quality of life in senior residences – Dr. Janice Keefe, Mt Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS, CA. Session presented at the Symposium Excellence in Aging Care, 2015. Fredericton, NB,CA.
A qualitative exploration of aging perceptions among caregivers of older adults-Meisner B., Binnington L., Spassiani N.,Universities: Dalhousie, Halifax, NS., Toronto, Toronto, ON, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary AB, CA
The centrality of control to quality of life for diverse older adults in Assisted Living homes -Koehn S., Mahmood A., Stott-Evenshen, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary AB, CA
Constellations of care in Residential Long-term care: Negotiating relationships among residents, families and staff–Baumbucsh J., Beaton D., Leblanc Marie-Eve, Phinney, A., O’Connor D., Rodney P., Ward-Griffin C., Universities: UBC, Vancouver, BC,CA, Simon Fraser, Western Ontario, London, ON, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary AB, CA
ElderDog Canada: Supporting Seniors and their Canine Companions– Cole A., Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS. CA . Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary AB, CA
Pet ownership, survival, cardiovascular health, and quality of life over time: The Manitoba follow-up Study, Swift A., Tate R., University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Pet ownership, other domestic relationships, and satisfaction with life among seniors: Results from a Canadian National Survey-Himsworth C.,Rock, M., Universities: British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CA, Calgary, Calgary, Alta, CA, O’Brien Institute for Public Health, Calgary, AB, CA, BC Ministry of Agriculture, Abbotsford, BC, Ca. . Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
The Role of Neighborhood Physical and Social Environments on Aging in Place: A preliminary Conceptual Framework, Bigonesse C., Chaudhury H., Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC,CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
‘’Integrated working’’: Establishing the intricacies of partnership building with stakeholders to achieve sustainable solutions for positive aging-in-place, Fang M.L., Woolrych R, Canham S., Sixsmith A.,( Gerontology research Centre) Simon Fraser University, BC, CA, (School of the Built Environmnent), Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, (Institute of Health and Wellbeing), University of Northampton, UK . Session presented at the 44thannual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Nursing Home Support for Aging in Place: Shaping the future for All, Dupuis-Blanchard S., Gould O., Université de Moncton, Moncton, NB.CA , Mount Allison University, Sackville, NB,CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Interpersonal relationships enhance familiarity and sense of home in long-term care, Canham S., Battersby L.,Fang M.L., Woolrych R., Sixsnmith J., Sixsmith A., Gerontology research Centre, Simon Fraser University, BC, CA, School of the Built Environmnent, Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh, UK, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Northampton, UK. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Examining the hospital Elder life program in a rehabilitation setting: A mixed method evaluation–Huson K., Stolee P., Heckman G., Pearce N., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CA. . Session presented at the 44thannual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
The effectiveness of physical activity interventions on the health of older women: A systematic review – Lynne Young, Debra Sheets, Clare Koning, Pal Skar, Kara Schick-Makaroff, Kathryn Paul University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
“My mobility is my freedom” – The everyday lives and experiences of older adults mobility – Thea Franke, Joanie Sims-Gould, Meghan Winters, Habib Chaudhury, Heather McKay University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver, B C, Canada, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Housing, living environment and social participation of older people: a participatory action research project – A Sévigny, A Tourigny, M Fortier, A Frappier, P-H Carmichael Centre d’excellence sur le vieillissement de Québec, CHU de Québec, Québec, Canada, Université Laval, Québec, Canada, Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Québec, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Community engagement in the lives of older lesbian and bisexual women: Implications for successful aging and health promotion – Alisa Grigorovich; University of Toronto, ON, CA. Session presented at the 44thannual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
The meaning, antecedents and outcomes of ‘social connectedness’’ for older adults: A concept analysis – Hannah O’Rourke; Ryerson University, Toronto, ON, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Do People Walk the Walk or Merely Talk the Talk? How Important is Having Amenities Within Walking Distance to Middle-Aged and Older Adults and Does it Relate to Walking? – Verena Menec, Cara Brown, Nancy Newall, Scott Nowicki. University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Two-way Mentorship: An Intergenerational Program with Diverse Seniors and College Youth– Nellie Sheppard; Sheridan College, Brampton, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
The Centrality of control to quality of life for diverse older adults in Assisted Living homes Sharon Koehn, Atiya Mahmood, Sarah Stott-Eveneshen. Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Pet ownership, other domestic relationships, and satisfaction with life among seniors: Results from a Canadian National Survey – Chelsea Himsworth, Melanie Rock; University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, O’Brien Institute for Public Health, Calgary, AB, Canada, BC Ministry of Agriculture, Abbotsford, BC, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Promoting health for an aging population: The role of community services in enhancing benefits and addressing challenges of pet ownership for seniors – Ann Toohey, Jennifer Hewson, Cindy Adams, Melanie Rock; University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, O’Brien Institute for Public Health, Calgary AB, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Funding Wheeled Mobility in the Later Years: Where You Live Matters – Emma M Smith, William C. Miller, Kathleen Martin Ginis. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Rehabilitation Research Program, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, Vancouver, BC, Canada, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Exploring possibilities in developing intergenerational programs through co-locating nursing homes and childcare centres – Lori E Weeks, Colleen McQuarrie, Lorraine Begley, Thomy Nilsson, Andrew MacDougall. Dalhousie University Halifax, NS, Canada, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, Health PEI, Charlottetown, PEI, CA. . Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Work and retirement
Health and wellness concerns of Canadian commercial motor vehicle drivers-Crizzle Al., Bigelow P”, Myers A., McCrory C., Gooderman S., Thiffault P.,University of Waterloo, Waterloo On,CA., Transport Canada, Ottawa, ON,CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Baby Boomers and the transition to retirement-Genoe R., Liechy T., Marston H., Sutherland V.,- University of Regina, Regina SK,CA, The Open university, Milton Keynes, UK. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Enriching or discouraging? Two competing pictures of aging and paid work in later life– Casey B., Berger E., Universities: McMaster, Hamilton, ON.CA, Nipissing, North Bay, ON, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Meaning-Centered Men’s groups for men facing retirement: an upstream intervention designed to prevent the onset of suicide risk in later life– Heisel M., Flett G., Links P., Norman R., Moore S., O’Rourke N., Sarma S., Eynan R., Wilson K., Fairlie P., Farrell B., Harris K., Kerr M., Schroeder B. Universities: Western Ontario, London, ON, York University, Toronto, ON, Athabaska , Athabaska, AB, Simon Fraser, Vancouver, BC, Guelph, Guelph, On, CA.Canadian Coalition for seniors men’s health, Ottawa ON, St. Joseph’s Health Care, London, ON, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, On, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Determinants of work participation in older workers; results from a systematic review of prognostic studies–Steenstra I., Cullen K., Irvin E., Van Eerd D., Gignac M., Beaton D., Yazdani A., Algarni F., Gross D., Alavinis M., Scott-Marshall H., Geary J. Universities: Toronto (Dalla Lana School of Public Health), Toronto, On, Alberta( Dept. of Physical Therapy), Edmonton, AB, Waterloo(Work and Health), Waterloo, ON, Alberta(Faculty of rehabilitation Medicine), Edmonton , AB., CA., King Saud, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia(Dept. of Health Rehabilitation Sciences), Pacific Coast (Workplace Health Studies) Port Alberni, BC, CA, Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, On, CA
Ageing workers with work-related musculoskeletal injuries–Algarni F., Gross D., Senthilselvan S., Crites-Battie M., University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB,CA. . Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Do prognostic factors for receiving wage replacement benefits differ between older and younger workers–Algarni F., Gross D., Senthilselvan S., Crites-Battie M., University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB,CA. . Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Disability prevention for aging employees: a best-evidence synthesis of workplace wellness interventions–Williams-Witt K., White M., Dionne C., Koehorne M., Wagner S., Schultz S., Koehn C., Harder H., Pasca R.é, Warje O., Hsu V., McGuire L., Schulz W., Kube D. Universities: Lethbridge, Calgary ,AB, UBC (Dept. of Family Practice and Dept. of Educational and counselling psychology), Laval (Dept. de réadaptation, Faculté de médicine), Québec,QC.CA, UBC (School of Population and Public Health), Vancouver, BC, UNBC (School of Health Sciences), Prince George, BC,CA., Stantec Inc., Markham, On, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Interventions to promote work participation in older workers: results from a systematic review– Steenstra I., Cullen K., Mahood Q., ., Irvin E., Yazdani A., Van Eerd D., Alavinia M. , Beaton D., Gignac M., Scott-Marshall H., Gross D., Geary J. Universities: Toronto (Dalla Lana School of Public Health), Toronto, On, Alberta( Dept. of Physical Therapy), Edmonton, AB, Waterloo(Work and Health), Waterloo, ON., Pacific Coast (Workplace Health Studies) Port Alberni, BC, CA., Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, On, CA. Session presented at the 44thannual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Technology and Aging
Factors which affect acceptance of GPS technology among dementia clients and their caregivers-Cruz A., Liu L., Ruptash T., Barnard S., Juzwichin D., Universities of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta, CA Del Rosio, Bogota Colombia, SA, Alberta Health Services, CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Smart homes and home health monitoring technologies for older adults– Liu l., Stoulia E., Nokolaidis I.,Cruz A., Rincon A., Universities of Alberta, Edmonton, AB,CA, Bogota, Colombia, SA. Session presented at the 44thannual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Stick-on hip protectors and patient compliance-O’Hearn E., Russell C, Robinovich S., Feldman F.,Simon Fraser University,Burnaby BC,CA, Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, BC,CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Canadian technology innovators’ perspective on mild cognitive impairment: a focus group study–JacksonP.,Nygard L., Mihailidis A., Astell A.,Sixsmith A., Universities: Simon Fraser, Vancouver BC,CA, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, Toronto, Toronto, ON,CA, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
The use of digital technologies for story telling among people with dementia: a literature review – Kobayakawa M., Liu L., University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB,CA. Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Examining the hospital Elder life program in a rehabilitation setting: A mixed method evaluation-Huson K., Stolee P., Heckman G., Pearce N., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, CA. . Session presented at the 44th annual Scientific and Educational Meeting, CAG, 2015, Calgary Alta, CA
Story telling and care in the field of gerontology
So what happened? Exploring ethical tensions in narrative gerontology and narrative care–Vera Caine, Janice Huber, University of AB, Edmonton, AB,CA. Session presented at the Symposium Excellence in Aging Care, 2015, Fredericton, NB, CA.
The meaning of place in narrative gerontology: Reflections from a narrative inquiry study with three older women–Roslyn Compton, SIAST, Saskatoon, SK,CA. . Session presented at the Symposium Excellence in Aging Care, 2015, Fredericton, NB, CA.
The importance of the stories of others: Narrative embeddedness as a feature of resilience among older adults, Dolores Furlong, William Randall, Clive Baldwin, Sue McKenzie-Mohr, Elizabeth McKim, St Thomas University, Fredericton, NB, CA. . Session presented at the Symposium Excellence in Aging Care, 2015, Fredericton, NB, CA.
The meaning of narrative care: Care providers’ understanding of life story work in German nursing homes, Charlotte Berendonk, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB.CA. Session presented at the Symposium Excellence in Aging Care, 2015, Fredericton, NB, CA.