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Past presentations

“It was always done, generation after generation” – Informal Caring in Red River Métis

Julianne Sanguins, PhD, Research Program Manager, Health & Wellness Department, Manitoba Métis Federation; Assistant Professor, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, Community Health Sciences; Adjunct Scientist, Manitoba Centre for Health Policy

In the past, Métis households were multi-generational hence caregivers were readily available. Today that is less frequently the case. This community-based participatory research conducted by the Manitoba Métis Federation and the University of Manitoba explored the experiences of informal (unpaid) Métis caregivers of Métis seniors to identify their roles and experiences, their existing social and economic supports, and the type of support needed. This presentation will focus on the experiences of the informal caregivers.

Promoting elder health and wellness: A Lake Manitoba First Nation and College of Rehabilitation Sciences partnership

Team: Cara Brown, Lawrence West, Cheryl Parkes, Debra Beach-Ducharme, Jacquie Ripat , Sandra Webber, Maya Kirstein, Corrine Clyne, Sam Carriere, Jen Schreibmaier, Mikayla Gibb, Christina Keeper, Lake Manitoba elders

Kiga mamo anokimin onji minoayawin (Anishanaabe for “We will work together for health and wellness”) is a partnership between the College of Rehabilitation Sciences (CoRS) and several Manitoban First Nation communities. This presentation will describe one project in this partnership in Lake Manitoba First Nation, funded by the Canadian Frailty Network. The focus of the project was to promote elder (older adult) health, with a focus on physical health. We will describe the project’s process to date. This includes the co-design process for the development of the project, program implementation that promoted reciprocal learning between physical and occupational therapy students and community elders, the perceived impact of the program, and plans for promoting sustainability of community physical heath.

Fountain of youth? A look at Extracellular vesicles (EVs) in aging and frailty

Ayesha Saleem, PhD, Principal Investigator, Children’s Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nanoparticles, as small as or even smaller than the coronavirus that shut down the world in 2020. EVs are versatile—they can serve as critical biomarkers of several chronic diseases, as well as execute cellular cross talk by modulating recipient cell function upon uptake. They have important roles in both physiology and pathology. This presentation will discuss recent published findings, as well as exciting data from our lab on the role of EVs in rescuing markers of cellular aging, and summarize their efficacy as rheostats of frailty.

Teaching and learning Indigenous history while on a run: A senior’s perspective

Brian Rice, PhD Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management

The purpose of this presentation is to take you on my life journey from heavy smoker and drinker in my teens and early twenties, incapable of walking a couple of miles, to being stronger and fit in my sixties than in my twenties. 

Dr. Rice is a member of the Mohawk Nation. He has been a teacher and is currently a professor in Kinesiology and Recreation Management, teaching Indigenous focused courses for 33 years. Over those years he has made physical conditioning a part of his life.

Centre on Aging student awards presentations

Student award recipients and STAR presenters Join the Centre on Aging as we recognize the Centre on Aging student award and the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba Fellowship recipients at a special presentation. The award recipients will be provided with time to give a short presentation about their research. Immediately following the awards, members of the Students Targeting Aging Research (STAR) group will briefly present their current aging research. 

Manitoba Law Reform Commission: Elder abuse and neglect in Manitoba

Stefanie Goldberg, Legal Counsel, Manitoba Law Reform Commission
Elizabeth McCandless, Director and Legal Counsel, Manitoba Law Reform Commission

The Manitoba Law Reform Commission released a consultation paper on Elder Abuse and Neglect in Manitoba (www.manitobalawreform.ca) in Summer 2021, to put the focus on elder abuse in Manitoba, and to see how this province can do better to protect older persons who are at risk. The goal of the initial Paper is to provide contextual information to readers on the state of affairs in Manitoba with respect to elder abuse, and to begin the process of identifying the major areas of concern in Manitoba with respect to the study, prevention, treatment, and rectification of the abuse and neglect of older adults. 
Stefanie Goldberg and Elizabeth McCandless will present information from the paper, with additional time for the audience to share feedback on the paper.