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Registration is now open for the Living Well with Dementia – Creating Dialogues of Resilience conference! Click here to register online! Or call us at 807-343-8010 ext. 7271 October 15-16, 2023 Join people living with dementia and care partners to share and learn about: Living with hope amidst dementia Challenging stigma Connecting with others Featuring ...

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CERAH’s own Dr. Elaine Wiersma, Dr. Nisha Sutherland, Carlina Marchese, and the North West Dementia Working Group (NWDWG) received the Community Engaged Research Award from Lakehead University during the C2U Expo held June 5th-8th, 2023.  Their research explores building capacity to enable people living with dementia to have meaningful participation in their community.  For this ...

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We are incredibly proud of the North West Dementia Working Group! They curated a virtual special issue on Experiencing Stigma and Making Change for the journal Dementia: the International Journal of Social Research and Practice! You can find the editorial and the articles available at the link below! The North West Dementia Working Group is ...

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Dr. Andrew P. Dean, Vice-President, Research and Innovation, is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Dr. Kathy Kortes-Miller as the new Director of the Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health (CERAH) effective July 1, 2021. Dr. Kortes-Miller took over from Dr. Elaine Wiersma, who expertly served as Director of CERAH since ...

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The Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health (CERAH) at Lakehead University is pleased to announce that Project Manager, Holly Prince, is the successful candidate for the first ever “International Congress Innovator of the Year” award as part of the 22nd International Congress on Palliative Care 2018 in Montreal, Quebec. This award recognizes an ...

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Northwestern Ontarians! We are looking to better understand what people know about dying, death and caregiving in our region to improve how we educate and offer support in our communities. Please consider sharing your knowledge by participating in a 35 min survey. Survey Link: https://cerahlakeheadu.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0B1HshO9ME2tEnb This project was approved by Lakehead University REB# 1468301 And ...

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Our research team is seeking people across Ontario who were caregivers of a resident in long-term care during COVID (specifically from March 2020 until March 2021) to participate in an electronic survey. https://bit.ly/39sBeD7...

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