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Stronger Together Supercluster 2021 Launch
Stronger Together: Social Infrastructure for Community Health has officially launched - a program designed to help patients, parents and caregivers during COVID-19 with access to expert programs, peer-to-peer communities, in-app virtual care and more. By joining Stronger Together, you are helping us find a better way to help others during these unprecedented times.
Events and Opportunities
MSFHR 2021 Funding Opportunities
2021
Dementia Lab 2021 Conference
January 18-28, 2021
Approaching Community-Engaged Research Through a Trauma Informed Lens
January 20, 2021
AGE-WELL Network Webinar - Padding hips in LTC: the experiences of health care managers, educators & providers in implementing wearable hip protectors in long-term care
January 20, 2021
AGE-WELL Webinar: Older Adult and Caregiver Insights on AgeTech Startups
January 26, 2021
AGE-WELL Policy Rounds: Barriers and Facilitators of Digital Health Adoption for Chronic Disease Management
January 27, 2021
AAA ISO Leaders Forum: The Future of Social Housing and Multigenerational Neighbourhoods
January 28, 2021
SFU Webinar: Navigating the Challenges of Assessing Research Impact
January 28, 2021
(engage)ing! 4th International Conference on Aging
Technologies for Active and Independent Living in Old Age
February 10-11, 2021
CIHR-IA Summer Program in Aging (SPA) 2021 on Longitudinal Studies on Aging: Understanding Health Span & Longevity
Application Deadline: February 25, 2021
Program Dates: May 2-14, 2021
International Federation on Aging (IFA)'s 15th Global Conference on Ageing
March 3-5, 2021
CABHI Summit 2021: Accelerating Innovation + Amplifying Impact
March 24-25, 2021
International Federation on Ageing (IFA) 15th Global Conference on Ageing - Rights Matter
November 9-12, 2021
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Aging 2.0 21 Days, 21 Stories
To kick off 2021, this Aging 2.0 project is highlighting inspiring stories of impact and innovation from around the world with the aim of connecting generations and combatting loneliness and social isolation.
COVID-19 and AgeTech - Quality in Ageing and Older Adults Journal
This new article aims to provide an overview of the emerging AgeTech sector and highlight key areas for research and development that have emerged under COVID-19, as well as some of the challenges to real-world implementation.
Age-Friendly Living Ecosystem (AFLE) Project
Over the course of 6 virtual workshops, AFLE creates translational opportunities for intergenerational placemaking towards developing an age-friendly and intergenerational community ecosystem.
The COVID-19 Solutions Guide (Second Edition)
This guide provides an easy-to-follow overview of what’s going on in the world and relevant resources and tools to respond to the impact of COVID-19 and COVID-19 restrictions.
New AGE-WELL National Innovation Hub at UNBC
Today marks the launch of AGE-WELL's fourth National Innovation Hub - the Centre for Technology Adoption for Aging in the North (CTAAN), located at University of Northern British Columbia.