CAG Travel Grant Travel grant to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Association on Gerontology and the 45th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the CAG. Value $200 | Scientific Excellence - Leadership | 2016-10-20 | Maggie MacNeil, Melissa Koch |
Intro to policy development in CanadaParticipated in the APPTA Policy Education Program (PEP Talks). This course aimed to enhance trainees capacity to communicate their research findings to government audiences. Over the course of six weeks, I learned how to prepare a policy brief on my research findings, as well as how to present my findings in a meeting with government audiences. The course culminated in a webinar presentation to federal, provincial and territorial government stakeholders from across Canada that was hosted jointly by APPTA and AGE-WELL NCE. | HQP Training | 2019-03-26 | Dolapo Owonuwa |
Practice presentationParticipated in the APPTA Policy Education Program (PEP Talks). This course aimed to enhance trainees capacity to communicate their research findings to government audiences. Over the course of six weeks, I learned how to prepare a policy brief on my research findings, as well as how to present my findings in a meeting with government audiences. The course culminated in a webinar presentation to federal, provincial and territorial government stakeholders from across Canada that was hosted jointly by APPTA and AGE-WELL NCE. | HQP Training | 2019-05-08 | Dolapo Owonuwa |
Presenting to Government StakeholdersParticipated in the APPTA Policy Education Program (PEP Talks). This course aimed to enhance trainees capacity to communicate their research findings to government audiences. Over the course of six weeks, I learned how to prepare a policy brief on my research findings, as well as how to present my findings in a meeting with government audiences. The course culminated in a webinar presentation to federal, provincial and territorial government stakeholders from across Canada that was hosted jointly by APPTA and AGE-WELL NCE. | HQP Training | 2019-04-23 | Dolapo Owonuwa |
Q&A and Open DiscussionParticipated in the APPTA Policy Education Program (PEP Talks). This course aimed to enhance trainees capacity to communicate their research findings to government audiences. Over the course of six weeks, I learned how to prepare a policy brief on my research findings, as well as how to present my findings in a meeting with government audiences. The course culminated in a webinar presentation to federal, provincial and territorial government stakeholders from across Canada that was hosted jointly by APPTA and AGE-WELL NCE. | HQP Training | 2019-04-16 | Dolapo Owonuwa |
Q&A and Open DiscussionParticipated in the APPTA Policy Education Program (PEP Talks). This course aimed to enhance trainees capacity to communicate their research findings to government audiences. Over the course of six weeks, I learned how to prepare a policy brief on my research findings, as well as how to present my findings in a meeting with government audiences. The course culminated in a webinar presentation to federal, provincial and territorial government stakeholders from across Canada that was hosted jointly by APPTA and AGE-WELL NCE. | HQP Training | 2019-04-09 | Dolapo Owonuwa |
Translating research findings into policy briefsParticipated in the APPTA Policy Education Program (PEP Talks). This course aimed to enhance trainees capacity to communicate their research findings to government audiences. Over the course of six weeks, I learned how to prepare a policy brief on my research findings, as well as how to present my findings in a meeting with government audiences. The course culminated in a webinar presentation to federal, provincial and territorial government stakeholders from across Canada that was hosted jointly by APPTA and AGE-WELL NCE. | HQP Training | 2019-04-02 | Dolapo Owonuwa |
Enhancing the usability and safety of mobility scootersPolicy recommendations to enhance the usability and safety of mobility scooters. Prepared in completion of the APPTA Pep Talks Certification Program. University of British Columbia, McGill University | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2019-07-10 | Dolapo Owonuwa, Bill Miller, Ben Mortenson, Philippe Archambault |
AGE-WELL teleconference – Engaging older adultsThis teleconference was held to inform these Work Packages on the specific areas of research of each group, and to identify common areas of interest, allowing these Work Packages to combine their efforts for mutual advantage and to decrease the duplication of similar work.
Action Items Following the Meeting Included:
1.2 will share the survey questions
7.2 will share the protocol document with 1.3
8.2 will discuss the policy and process international review with 7.1
7.1 will discuss overlap between policy related projects with 8.2
1.2 will share the survey results
7.2 will discuss potential collaboration with 8.2 citizen panels to inform mutually beneficial interests 8.2 will look across various citizen panels related to aging to identify common themes that may be helpful to WP1
1.3 will discuss potential for collaboration with 8.2 to understand experience and outcome of older adult engagement on citizen panels
7.2 will share the knowledge synthesis results when the manuscript is complete
All will talk to advisory committee at meeting to facilitate collaborations between work packages by providing a secure portal for information and data sharing
Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences, University of Toronto, University of Dundee, University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network, Ryerson University, McMaster Health Forum, McMaster University, University of Alberta | Networking and Partnerships | 2016-02-04 | Arlene Astell, Judith Sixsmith, Paul Stolee, Josephine McMurray, Rosalie Wang, Alex Mihailidis, Deborah Fels, Yoko Ishigami-Doyle, Heather Mcneil, Michael Wilson, Bridgette Murphy, Colleen McGrath, Izabela Panek, Don Husereau, Sheila Bodemer, Ayse Kuspinar, Maggie MacNeil, Melissa Koch, Natalie Waldbrook, Jeanie Zabukovec |