Revisiting Pandemic Perspectives from Older Adults and Caregivers Date & Time: Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 1:00 PM EDT Description: After the COVID-19 crisis hit, we brought together older adults and caregivers to hear their perspectives. As the pandemic stretches on, this webinar reconvenes a panel of older adults and caregivers to share their lived experiences and reflect on the role technology can play during COVID-19. Webinar participants will: • Learn about how technology is being used in the home during the…

REGISTER HERE   Although the Canadian university experience is often viewed as an open and inclusive opportunity based solely on merit, discrimination and exclusion based on race is very real. Our panel will raise awareness of racism in all its manifestations, but primarily the unconscious bias and microaggressions, in STEM departments and within academia in general. The panel will also discuss how to be anti-racist, practice empathy and understanding, and acknowledge privilege. Finally, we will consider methods for outreach, recruitment,…

How to scale up and sustain assistive technologies by leveraging policy partnerships Date: October 15th, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET Description: In this presentation we will discuss how our implementation science team is working with policymakers, i.e., the BC Ministry of Health and provincial health authorities, to examine the scale up, spread and sustainability of assistive technologies (ATs) for older adults and their caregivers in the province. In particular, we will highlight how policy partners:  Supported and enabled the research team   Had…

Policy challenges and approaches to the ethical design, development, and procurement of Age-Tech Date: October 27th, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Dr. Cosmin Munteanu, Assistant Professor, University of Toronto REGISTER HERE Check out out recent  policy rounds webinar: Download Slides For more information on the AGE-WELL Public Webinar Series please visit: https://agewell-nce.ca/age-well-webinar-series

The use of automated vehicles by older adults with cognitive impairments Date: November 12th, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET Description: While the race to bring automated vehicles to the market continues to accelerate, the societal implications of the wide use of this technology have not yet been fully addressed. Notably, developing licencing requirements that can accommodate individuals of all capabilities have been identified as one of the necessary first steps by the Canadian government. This talk will provide an overview of an AGE-WELL project on the use…

Mobilizing international partnerships to inform dementia and missing persons policies Date: November 26th, 2020 at 1:00 pm ET Speaker: Dr. Noelannah Neubauer, Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo REGISTER HERE Check out out recent  policy rounds webinar: Download Slides For more information on the AGE-WELL Public Webinar Series please visit: https://agewell-nce.ca/age-well-webinar-series