What is it like being a research partner? advancinghealth.ubc.ca/research-in-ac… Read our article where we chatted with Jim Mann, LL.D.🍁, Eileen Davidson - Rheumatoid Arthritis Advocate, and Katrina Prescott about what it is like sharing their insight with researchers to provide lived experience knowledge to their projects!

Alzheimer's doesn't define a person; their strength, resilience, and spirit do. Every day, they show us what true courage looks like. #AlzheimersAwareness #Dementia #Dementiacare #Personhood #Seetheperson

Don’t forget to get out and vote, and support someone in need of assistance if you’re able. Visit BCVotesDementia.ca to learn more about how you can continue to advocate for dementia care in British Columbia.

I sat down and now Buttercup is on my lap - she’s so glad we are home. And so is Papa! although a great meeting and two conferences.

As conference season comes to an end, we want to highlight a key takeaway from Jim Mann, LL.D.🍁 at #cag_2024 CdnAssocGero 📢 We need to recognize that older adults living with dementia are capable of creating and living active and engaged lives 👏🔥

The #holiday season can often be challenging for families and friends caring for people living with #dementia. Our First Link® Dementia Helpline is available on December 30 and 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Visit ow.ly/gPPE50Us5iY for details.

New pub: The Use and Impact of Virtual Reality Programs Supported by Aromatherapy for Older Adults: A Scoping Review mdpi.com/3111122 #mdpiapplsci via Applied Sciences MDPI

I m so grateful to work with such a team of talented students and generous older adult partners. ♥️ @UBC_IDEALab #ubcNursing UBC Applied Science

Will you join in learning from this awesome crew: Alex Haagaard (they / them) Francine Jim Mann, LL.D.🍁 and Linda Niksic - on Feb 5?👇

I was [pleasantly] startled with an email I just received. Every day I receive a Google Alert - Daily Digest & today I saw this item: (YouTube.com/watch?v=yD6H90…). The interview was earlier this month with CityNews, Vancouver (Canada). I was pleased with how it turned out.

Will you join us tomorrow evening (eastern)? Or you can always sign up to watch the recording another time. Learn from #PatientPartners about their own experiences on a research team - what helped, what could have been improved, and more! #PatientEngagement

I’ve just bought my ticket for the Alzheimer Society of BC’s Alzheimer Society of B.C. Breakfast to Remember (BreakfastToRemember.ca), March 6th at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver. Looking forward to renewing acquaintances and meeting new supporters of the Society.

Returning home from a walk in Surrey, Canada yesterday (last day of Feb) I saw these daffodils getting ready to show their beauty. I’m ready.

A new PXP (for patients, by patients) webinar is now available on Youtube: bit.ly/4hek4ZY! Patient partners Francine Buchanan, Linda Niksic , Jim Mann and Alex Haagaard share perspectives on Barriers and Facilitators to Patient Engagement in Research.

📢 HOT OFF THE PRESS: Check out SFU STAR Institute’s new report on addressing ethical challenges in AgeTech, in collaboration with Canadian and international partners. Thank you to our funder AGE-WELL. Learn more: shorturl.at/h05IV #Ethics #AgeTech

I was outside in the backyard with Papa for the first time since last fall and I’m exhausted!

Words matter in dementia care. Terms like “sufferer” or “demented” can stigmatise, stripping away dignity. Let’s use person-centered language to honour individuals, not define them by disease. #DementiaCare #EndStigma #PersonCentered

New paper: From Inclusion to Empowerment: Advancing Equity through Co-Research with people with dementia, by Phyllis, Mary Beth, Mario, Lynn, Lester, Jim, Helen, Granville, Emily ... UBC IDEA Lab UBC Nursing UBC Applied Science Jim Mann, LL.D.🍁 frontiersin.org/journals/demen…

Honoured to attend & be a panelist at Addressing Stigma of Dementia on Social Media Workshop today in Kamloops. Lots of people in the room including students from Thompson Rivers University’s Population Health & Aging Rural Research Centre.

Help us spread the invite of this aging sturdy to Canadian older adults #ubc #ubcNursing UBC Applied Science