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Finding solutions to nutritional vulnerability in older adults
Poor food intake is common in older adults in Canada and can lead to functional problems, poor immunity, reduced healing, and frailty. Join Professor Heather Keller as she discusses the Making the Most of Mealtimes and More-2-Eat projects as a response to this issue.
Career Night - Speed Networking 2016
Join AHS alumni as they return to campus to share their experiences, offer career insight, and speak with you and your fellow classmates about what to expect once you have graduated from Waterloo.
2016 Grad Class Send Off
Applied Health Sciences graduating students are invited to join special alumni guests Charlie Johnstone, CEO of the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair and Rohit Ramchandani, Founder and CEO of Antara Global Health Advisors; their favourite AHS professors; and Dean James Rush, as they offer congratulations, celebrate your achievements and share inspiring words of advice.
Aging in Africa: Challenges and opportunities to improve the well-being of older persons
The Hallman Lecture Series welcomes Dr. Leon Geffen, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa for an exploration of a novel psychosocial peer support program, modelled upon an existing HIV support program, for providing peer-to-peer companionship to other older adults. Initial outcomes of the study have shown that a peer support program is an effective approach to improve wellbeing of older persons living in disadvantaged communities.
2016 University of Waterloo Discovery Days in Health Sciences
University of Waterloo Discovery Days in Health Sciences is presented in partnership with The Canadian Medical Hall of Fame, and is a day of hands-on workshops to help grade 10 and 11 high school students explore the wide variety of careers in the field of health sciences.
Expansion Building Grand Opening
“Fries’” a Crowd: Current Studies of Long-Term Care Eligibility, Payment, and Poisoning
The Hallman Lecture Series presents
Dr. Brant E. Fries, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
This presentation covers three recent studies demonstrating a range of applications of assessment data.
Safe patient handling: Highlights of current research and U.S. public policy efforts to improve safety
The Centre of Research Expertise for the Prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders and the Hallman Lecture Series present
Dr. Laura Punnett, Distinguished University Professor
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Dr. Laura Punnett is professor of occupational epidemiology and ergonomics in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML).
Public lecture - Aging in a technological world: bridging disciplines to tackle the dementia epidemic
Julie Robillard, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia
Dr. Robillard is an affiliated researcher of the AGE-WELL Network of Centres of Excellence and Vice-chair of the Ethical, Legal, Social Impacts Committee of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging.