by Greg | May 13, 2022 | News
Watch the recording of the second webinar of AAG’s Futures Policy Forum! Click here: Transforming to Integrated Community-Based Services for Older Albertans. We invite you to watch the recording of the first webinar, Transforming Continuing Care to a Culture of...
by Greg | Apr 27, 2022 | News
AAG needs your help to create a new culture of healthy aging and quality of life in Alberta. Seniors, caregivers, researchers, and health care providers have persevered and survived a very challenging two years. Even now, our MOH, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, tells us we must...
by Greg | Apr 27, 2022 | News
ENJOY our updated website content for the Futures Policy Forum. Read about the importance of this two-year initiative. We seek to create a culture and community for change and advocacy. We want a future of healthy aging and quality of life for older Albertans! Thanks...
by Greg | Apr 27, 2022 | News
REFLECTIONS FROM “THE OTHER SIDE” (PART 2) by Sharon L. Moore, PhD Professor Emeritus, Athabasca University A Few Offerings for Transitioning into Retirement In this paper, I offer a few thoughts on where I am today as I am still transitioning into retirement and...
by Greg | Apr 27, 2022 | News
Interested in upcoming conferences and events related to gerontology and healthy aging? Check out AAG’s Event calendar! We list all the latest gerontology events across Alberta and internationally. Or download the AAG – UPCOMING CONFERENCES LIST SPRING...
by Greg | Apr 27, 2022 | News
The Calgary Chapter hosted a virtual public event on February 17 featuring Dr. Jayna Holroyd-Leduc, Head and Professor of the Department of Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Holroyd-Leduc presented on “The Impacts of Ageism on Canadian Society,” discussing...
by Greg | Apr 25, 2022 | News
We invite you to watch the recording of the first FREE webinar of the Futures Policy Forum. The topic: Transforming Continuing Care to a Culture of Healthy Living & Quality of Life The speakers for this webinar included: Vivien Lai, Consultant and Chair, AAG...
by Greg | Apr 24, 2022 | News
This study focuses on a population of individuals living in supportive living in Alberta: Resident loneliness, social isolation and unplanned emergency department visits from supportive living facilities: A population-based study in Alberta, Canada. BMC Geriatrics,...
by Greg | Apr 19, 2022 | News
Want to know more about the process of obtaining a convention on the rights of older adults? The UN Open-Ended Working Group on Ageing – OEWG was established by the General Assembly by resolution 65/182 on 21 December 2010. The working group will consider the...
by Greg | Apr 18, 2022 | News
The Canadian Dementia Learning and Resource Network (CDLRN) is a new, vibrant collaborative. The CDLRN supports and amplifies the successes of Dementia Community Investment (DCI) funded initiatives across Canada. Each of these initiatives aims to address needs and...
