Given the immense challenge of finding affordable housing in #Waterloo (student or otherwise), picking one mode of delivery and sticking with it is the kind thing to do @uwaterloo. Or, offer hybrid and allow students to attend in a way that makes sense for their living situation.

Don't miss this webinar on arts-based knowledge translation hosted by the CCNA KTE Program. January 19 from 1-2 pm EDT. ccna-ccnv.ca/news/arts-base… Lauren Bechard, PhD(c) Emma Conway, PhD Danielle D’Amico, PhD Joyla Furlano Nabina Sharma AmanPreet Badhwar, MSc, PhD

Hear from persons living with dementia, a care partner and exercise providers as they discuss how staying active helps them live well with dementia. Visit dementiaexercise.com. UWaterloo Kinesiology and Health Sciences @CanadaDementia @Alzsocww @AlzheimerONT #dementiaawareness  youtu.be/uWbg5YY4dHQ

DELIGHT is now set to begin the week of Feb 23rd, 2022. This is an 8-week lifestyle intervention program to support people living with dementia & their care partners. Please visit our website for details at tinyurl.com/av9nvhme

Researchers University of Waterloo & Ryerson University are conducting a survey to understand older adults’ needs & preferences for remote peer support to maintain brain-healthy habits. Older adults (60+ years) can find more info and complete our anonymous 10-15min survey at: bit.ly/HealthyPeerSup…

SoAR abstracts due tomorrow. If you're an undergraduate/graduate student and postdoc doing aging-related research you want to showcase, consider submitting an abstract here: bit.ly/soarabstract

DELIGHT is now set to begin the week of March 14th, 2022. This is an 8-week lifestyle intervention program to support people living with dementia & their care partners. Please visit our website for details at tinyurl.com/av9nvhme

My undergrad student is recruiting for a new study! Please RT to help her out.

Do you listen to music during exercise? We are studying the effects of exercise and music on thinking abilities. If you are a young adult who might be interested in participating in our study, visit the Brain and Body Lab website (uwaterloo.ca/brain-and-body…) for more details.

DELIGHT is now set to begin Spring, 2022. This is an 8-week lifestyle intervention program to support people living with dementia & their care partners. Please visit our website for details at tinyurl.com/av9nvhme

Healthy lifestyle habits can reduce your risk of dementia. It's #BrainAwarenessWeek and UW Brain and Body Lab are asking older adults to share their thoughts for a study on using remote peer support to maintain brain-healthy lifestyle habits: Bit.ly/HealthyPeerSup…

The official program for our COMPASS-ND workshop "Mining CCNA Gold" is now up! If you're a CCNA trainee and want to learn about this unique cohort study, register here: ccnatrainingprogram.com/2022-compass-n… Emma Conway, PhD Danielle D’Amico, PhD CCNA-CCNV Lauren Bechard, PhD(c) Nabina Sharma

Inclusive policies make it safer for EVERYONE to participate! Thank-you to all at Canadian Blood Services & beyond whose efforts went into lifting the ban on donations from men who have sex with men. blood.ca/en/about-us/me…

Want to make community services & programs more dementia-inclusive? We are interested in assessing your knowledge and behaviour change around dementia inclusivity after reviewing the website & resources we developed. Please, visit our website at: bit.ly/3EF58RL.

Interested in helping make your community more Dementia Inclusive? See the attached poster for more details and to find out how to join your local Neighbourhood Steering Team! Study has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through a UWaterloo Research Ethics Board.

“Even though restrictions have eased, people living with dementia so aren’t getting the supports they need to remain at home”

Across generations, Canadians have dedicated their lives to preserve peace. To honour those who have served and continue to serve, we pause for 2 minutes of silence. Make November 11 the most unforgettable day of the year. #CanadaRemembers

Seems like a logic model would go a long way here. theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

Open to all! Please consider completing this short 5-min survey. Lauren Bechard, PhD(c) Jyoti Mann Linda Truong // LT Michaela Khan @yegphysio Denislav Orlinov (Deniz Bayraktar) Justin Losciale, PT, DPT Anita C

Join the 2nd Annual For Patients, By Patients 🫂Virtual conference 💻 September 10-12th, 2024 Open to all and free to register: pxphub.org/event/ Cheryl Crow, Arthritis Life Cristina Montoya RD | Sjögren's Advocate JointHealth CreakyJoints.org Dr. Gen Creighton 🌈 CATA Linda Truong // LT Lauren Bechard, PhD(c) Dr. Dawn Richards, PhD