Alberta Centre on Aging

	Visiting Scholars and Guest Speakers
	November 16, 2011 5:00 - 6:00 pm Li Ka Shing Room 1-040 87 Ave 112 St, Edmonton, Universityof Alberta Geriatric Medicine Visiting Speaker Seminar Speaker: Dr. Simon Conroy, Senior Lecturer and Head of Service, Geriatric Medicine University of Leicester, UK Topic: Interface Geriatrics, "Different approaches to medical crises in frail older people" For further information click here.
	October 25, 2011 12:30 - 1:30 pm Room 3095 Human Ecology Building (HECOL), University of Alberta, Edmonton Speaker: Dr. Kieran Walsh, is a Research Fellow at the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology at the National University of Ireland in Galway. Topic: Social Exclusion and Ageing in Diverse Rural Communities. Examines how ageing and rurality combine across the life course to shape older people's experiences of social exclusion in different rural contexts in Ireland and Northern Ireland based on a qualitative case-study approach.
	September 13, 2011 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Dr. Bill Black Auditorium Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Geriatric Grand Rounds Speaker: Dr. George Kuchel, MD, FRCPC, AGSF, Citicorp Chair in Geriatrics & Gerontology, Professor of Medicine; Director, UConn Center on Aging, Chief, Division of Geriatric Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center Topic: Addressing the Multifactorial Complexity of Voiding Disorders in Older Adults. For further information click here.
	September 14, 2011 AAG Networking Dinner - Lister Hall, UofA 87 Ave 116 St., Aurora Room Guest Speaker: Dr. George Kuchel Topic: Clinical Academic Programs in Gerontology and Geriatrics across the 49th Parallel: What can Americans and Canadians Learn from Each Other? Registration and payment deadline September 8, 2011. For further information please click here.
	September 15-19, 2008 Dr. Adrian Wagg is a Senior Lecturer & Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, Dept. of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospital, London UK. A geriatrician, Dr. Wagg is a well-known scholar who leads a programme that focuses on the clinical effectiveness of continence management in older people and a national clinical audit of continence care. He is involved in research that aims to understand resource utilization and direct health care costs associated with continence across Europe, and is the chief investigator for a trial of the efficacy and safety of darifenacin (a treatment for overactive bladder in the elderly) Dr. Wagg will be giving 3 lectures during his visit: September 16, 2008 at 6 p.m. AAG Networking Dinner – Faculty Club, University of Alberta Topic: Is OAB a Terminal Disease? Cost: $33 - AAG Members $35 - Non-members $31 - Students (with valid student ID) You must pre-register for this event. If you would like to attend please contact Sonia Parker* Phone: (780) 735-3317 E-mail: sonia.parker@capitalhealth.ca September 18, 2008 at 12:00 noon Dr. Gerald Zetter Memorial Lecture – Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital (10230 - 111 Avenue) Topic: Continence and Falls: Geriatric Giants Hand in Hand? September 19, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Medical Grand Rounds –University of Alberta Hospital Topic: Delivering Quality Continence Care. Lessons from UK Practice This visit is co-sponsored with the Faculty of Nursing, the Division of Geriatric Medicine, and an Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) Visiting Lecturer Award.
	June 26, 2008 12:00 noon -1:00 p.m. 2-07 Corbett Hall Dr. Jay Magaziner Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Head, Division of Gerontology, University of Maryland Topic: Consequences of Hip Fracture and Implications for Maximizing Recovery: Evidence from the Baltimore hip studies
	June 27, 2008 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. 207 Heritage Medical Research Building Dr. Jay Magaziner Professor of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine Head, Division of Gerontology, University of Maryland Topic: Mortality, Bone Loss and Function Following Hip Fracture: Implications for post-fracture interventions and evidence from recently completed trial on refracture and mortality
	May 12, 2008 12:00 p.m. -1:00 p.m. 5-15, H.M. Tory Dr. Gail Mountain, Director-Health and Social Care Research, Sheffield Hallam University The Lifestyle Matters Project: Studying Health Promotion and Prevention of Disability in Older Age Dr. Mountian's research focuses on improving the quality of life of older people, particularly through exploration of the effectiveness of rehabilitative interventions within different localities and settings. Dr. Mountain's Main areas of interest reflect the years she spent working in services for older people and mental health services as an occupational therapist. All Faculty, students, and research staff are welcome. A light lunch will be provided. Click here to view a poster for this lecture. For Word version click here.
	This event is co-sponsored by an Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) Visiting Lecturer Award, the Department of Occupational Therapy, and the Alberta Centre on Aging.
	May 13, 2008 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. Dr. Bill Black Auditorium Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital Geriatric Grand Rounds Speaker: Dr. Gail Mountain, Director-Health and Social Care Research, Sheffield Hallam University Topic: Will Technology Help to Solve the Problems of an Ageing Population? http://www.ualberta.ca/geriatri/~GeriMed/
	May 14, 2008 12:00 noon - 1:00 p.m. 5-112 Clinical Sciences University of Alberta Knowledge Utilization Studies Program (KUSP) Brown Bag Lunch Guest Speaker: Dr. Gail Mountain Topic: The SMART Project: The Benefits of Technology for Rehabiliation of People who have had a Stroke.
	March 28, 2008 12:00 noon- 1:00 p.m. Rm. 5-15 H.M. Tory Building Dr. James Nazroo, Professor of Sociology University of Manchester U.K. “Well-being in Later Life: Diversity and Inequality in Economic and Social Transitions” Retirement from the workforce in industrialized societies has been seen as a transition into an economically dependent situation coupled with declines in social status and health. This focus on older people as dependent, however, neglects evidence of improvements in mental health in the period around retirement age, suggesting that for some, at least, the transition into a ‘retired’ status is a positive experience. Indeed, there is a growing recognition that Laslett’s description of the ‘Third Age’ as post-work life characterized by opportunity, leisure and self-fulfilment, is a reality for many. This shift in focus from dependent to wealthy and healthy agentic older people, though, neglects both the complexity of retirement trajectories and the marked inequalities between older people In this presentation, Dr. Nazroo will draw on data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (12,000 people aged 50 and older) to model changes in markers of well-being (mental health and quality of life) across age cohorts. A particular focus will be on the improvement in well-being post state-retirement age and its subsequent decline. Explanations to be considered for these changes and inequalities in them will be framed around the possibilities that they are a product of diverse retirement trajectories carrying differing implications for post-retirement experiences.
	This event was co-sponsored by: the Department of Sociology, the Alberta Centre on Aging, the Faculty of Nursing and, an Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) Visiting Lecturer award.