North West Dementia Working Group publishes virtual special issue in Dementia journal
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. Kathy Kortes-Miller appointed as Director of the Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health (CERAH)
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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Holly Prince Wins Innovator of the Year Award
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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Are you interested in improving death literacy in Northwest Ontario?
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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Recruitment – COVID-19 #NotJustAVisitor
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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Lakehead University respectfully acknowledges its campuses are located on the traditional lands of Indigenous people. Lakehead Thunder Bay is located on the traditional lands of the Fort William First Nation, Signatory to the Robinson Superior Treaty of 1850. Lakehead University acknowledges the history that many nations hold in the areas around our campuses, and is committed to a relationship with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit based on the principles of mutual trust, respect, reciprocity, and collaboration in the spirit of reconciliation. As a Centre we are committed to working towards reconciliation and decolonizing our work and have committed as a staff to educating ourselves in these areas both personally and professionally.