CAG 2023
WE WILL BE PRESENTING AT THIS YEAR’S CAG CONFERENCE!
The Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) is Canada’s leading organization for researchers involved within the field of aging. This year, the CAG Conference will take place here in Toronto from October 26-28 and the theme will be Community Engaged Teaching, Research & Practice.
We are very excited to have our brilliant team represent our lab and showcase what we’ve been up to the past year in person once again.
Learn more about the projects being presented at this years’s conference below.
Oral Presentations
Juanita Atton: Co-Creating CIRCA-CA: A Conversation Support for Canadians Living with Dementia
Erica Dove: How do staff and family caregivers of people living with dementia address balance impairments and concerns about falling? A qualitative study.
Mary Hynes: Peer leadership is not enough: the importance of empowerment and community for older adult health self-management
Dr. Kristina Kokorelias, Katherine Bak, Dr. Astell & colleagues: Understanding the technology use of people with dementia in the workplace
Poster Presentations
Ava Favero (2022-23 MScOT student), Eliora Lee (2022-23 MScOT student), Dr. Shital Desai & Dr. Arlene Astell: Understanding Task Sequencing of in People with Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) to Inform the Use of Mixed Reality Technology (MRT)
Nirusa Nadesar: Occupational Therapist’s Role in Maintaining the Presence of Populations with Early Onset Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Workforce
Erica Dove: Introducing exercise gaming systems to people with dementia.
Note: Registration fees apply for tickets to conference