We are busy preparing for another round of data collection for our TREC Measurement System project. We would like to re-introduce our TMS Coordinator and Regional Project Coordinators.

The fourth and final regional SCOPE Learning Congresses, held in April, were a true celebration, at which each team presented their work, shared their challenges and celebrated their achievements. 

Over the course of the last year, team members have, made paper aeroplanes, measured a banana, been challenged by Mr Potato Head, and played Pictionary – all in the name of improving the quality of care! On returning to their facilities, and supported by regular contact with the Quality Team, they…

Read the CIHR Institute of Aging new Strategic Plan here: http://cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/51447.html 

Opinion: "Unbefriended" seniors are the forgotten population

Stephanie A. Chamberlain, Carole A. Estabrooks · for the Calgary Herald ·
Posted: April 27, 2019| Last Updated: April 27

What happens when a person grows older and is no longer able to make health and financial decisions for themselves — but also does not have family or friends who can make those decisions on their behalf? Health and social services use a hard-hitting term to describe this growing population: “unbefriended.”

Re…

The Mitacs Globalink Research Internship (GRI) is now accepting faculty submissions for summer 2020. GRI pairs faculty in Canada with international undegrads for 12-week research projects from May to October. 

• All disciplines are eligible
• Top-ranked seniors undergrads travel from Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, SAR, India, Mexico, Tunisia, United Kingdom, and Ukraine
• Faculty can submit multiple projects and re-submit projects from previous years

Submit projects by…

Join us for our April CLSA Webinar: 2019 Update on the CLSA: What’s new and what’s next for Canada’s leading research platform on health and aging

This webinar will be presented by Dr. Parminder Raina, lead principal investigator of the CLSA, and Dr. Yves Joanette, scientific director of the CIHR Institute of Aging, via WebEx.

Now in its third wave of data collection, the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) research platform has established itself as a leading resource for investigating…

New opinion piece by Dr. Heather Keller (Schlegel Research Chair in Nutrition and Aging, and a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, at the University of Waterloo) on the new Canadian Food Guide.

Read the full piece here: https://ipolitics.ca/2019/02/21/new-food-guide-well-designed-for-the-healthy-but-those-with-frailty-and-chronic-illnesses-need-different-approach/?fbclid=IwAR2fpA1c6F1cWVwUfCP8UIz3_L0rJb7Yourl4Eb9gVQgAFSDVDSDk-9qAx0

We are introducing two new requirements for all submissions to Implementation Science, which take effect February 1, 2019.

'Contributions to the literature' - a new article section

Beginning February 1, 2019, we will require all manuscripts submitted to Implementation Science include a bulleted statement describing what the paper, if published, would add to the literature in implementation science.

The statement should consist of three to five bullet points of no more than 100 words. Authors…

The CIHR Institute of Aging will provide funding for applications that are determined to be relevant to the following research priority areas described below:

• The life trajectory as a determinant of active, and satisfying aging;

• Adding life to the late years;

• Interventions appropriate to the complexity of older people’s state of health; and

• Health care and services that combine and integrate continuity, innovation and efficiency.

Funding Available
The maximum amount for…