PIs searching for postdocs in 2022

#MCI_work team Mervi Issakainen Marjo Ylhäinen 🌻 Jen Boger Arlene Astell, Ann-Charlotte Nedlund and Louise Nygard shining a spotlight on the situation of younger people working with dementia at JPI More Years, Better Lives Suomen Akatemia | Research Council of Finland public seminar. Hyvinvointioikeuden keskus (UEF) UEF Law School UEF Neuroscience

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“Ethics in AgeTech” workshop at the PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments #PETRA2022 conference w the AMAZING Judith Sixsmith Dr Mei Lan Fang Jen Boger @RubeisGiovanni Andrew Sixsmith from SFU STAR Institute. Thank you AGE-WELL NCE Inc. Amplify 👏

Calling all Postdocs!! Come join us in a unique approach to collaborative VR design, which will be driven by trainees and older adults! We have two positions open - one for VR development and one for knowledge translation. Learn more and apply here:
aginginplace.ok.ubc.ca/join-our-team/

So incredibly proud of this work! THANK YOU to my fellow creators - a testament to what collaboration between academics, industry professionals, and especially people living with dementia can do!
#guide #inclusivedesign #dementia #collaboration

Get involved with exciting research to develop a new technology for supporting people living with dementia who are employed by #ITWIL_lab 's @sheidamar! Re-tweets appreciated! #livingwithdementia JPI More Years, Better Lives #MCI_work

The #MCI_work seminar provided a wonderful overview of our truly transdisciplinary research collaboration! So proud of #ITWIL_lab
University of Waterloo's contributions to better support people #livingwithdementia who are employed. JPI More Years, Better Lives

We can't wait for you to see what our latest cohort of DFP Grad Students and researchers have been working on! Be sure to check out this year's showcase on Gather 🍇.

RSVP to catch this year's awesome lineup: ubc.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eg…

Announcing the next Critical Tech talk on May 16! The first two were excellent - come join us for the third 'AI Five Ways'!

Check out Jia, Queenie, and Alexi's recap of Critical Tech Talk 2: Wendy Chun while they take on a plate of hot wings! Full version available now: youtu.be/YxAlPaqEKKE

The By Us For Us guides are uniquely created BY people living with dementia and care partners, FOR people living with dementia and care partners. All 15 guides offer the necessary tools to enhance well-being and manage daily challenges. Full collection: the-ria.ca/resources/by-u…

📢Please RT - PARTICIPANTS NEEDED. I'm exploring how people living with #dementia and family carers talk to others about the diagnosis. Please take part in my INTERNATIONAL survey by clicking here: bit.ly/TalkingAboutDe… Thanks to everyone who took part already & for the RTs 😊

New research from University of Alberta shows that it would take 2.8 million FTE to replace the 5.7 billion unpaid hours that family caregivers provide. bit.ly/3I33yLV #Caregivers AGE-WELL NCE Inc.

Calling all Canadians aged 50+

We are conducting an online survey on cannabis use in older adults in Canada and would love to hear your thoughts and experiences.

Please take this survey (15 min) to share your perspectives. Please retweet!

Survey link: bit.ly/3LcMxk2

Just attended this awesome event! Standing ovation for the wonderful collaboration that created this rich, beautiful, and thought provoking work of art.

Many of us have felt isolated during the pandemic, particularly older adults and people living with dementia. Be a part of creating a more inclusive community for everyone in the #RegionOfWaterloo . Register for the Isolation to Inclusion Challenge: intergenerationalpartnerships.ca/news-and-event…

UPDATE: The countdown is on! Only 4 more days until the webinar which will feature four talks on issues and research related to #dementia in the workplace! For more information on the new developments to the webinar, take a look at the poster below!

Love this project - a great example of how tech builders can translate people's needs, abilities, and interests into something they can and want to use.