Northwood Research Symposium

Northwood Research Symposium

Join us at the 12th annual Northwood Research Symposium for a day of groundbreaking discoveries and stimulating discussions on June 7, 2024!

By Northwood

Date and time

Fri, Jun 7, 2024 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM ADT

Location

Atlantica Hotel

1980 Robie Street Halifax, NS B3H 3G5 Canada

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Agenda

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Exhibits/Networking

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM

Welcome

Janet Simm, CEO and President of Northwood

9:05 AM - 9:50 AM

Keynote: Healthcare in marginalized populations

Dr. Barb Hamilton-Hinch

Dr. Barb Hamilton-Hinch is the Assistant Vice President of Equity and Inclusion and an Associate Professor in the School of Health and Human Performance at Dalhousie University. Her work examines the...

9:50 AM - 10:15 AM

Survey findings from the Interprovincial Violence Against Women Project

Dr. Alexa Yakubovich

Violence against women (VAW), including intimate partner violence and sexual violence, increased during the COVID-19 pandemic with detrimental impacts on women’s health. Nova Scotia has the highest p...

10:15 AM - 10:45 AM

Break/Exhibits/Networking

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Building a resilient workforce

Erin Rose

Social and emotional skills (SES)—also called soft or people skills—are increasingly important in today’s job market. Our research, based on interviews with 73 human resource professionals in knowled...

11:15 AM - 11:40 AM

UVC light devices in Long-Term Care

Dr. Kenneth Rockwood

The clinical trial investigates whether incorporating far-UVC light as a routine means of killing airborne viruses can reduce respiratory viral illnesses (RVI), such as COVID-19, in long-term care fa...

11:40 AM - 12:05 PM

Co-designing mental health conversations with care providers across Canada

Tatianna Beresford

Dr. Katie Aubrecht

Dr. Justine Giosa

Despite the evidence supporting the need for integrated mental and physical health care, the Canadian healthcare system focuses on physical health care needs. Community-based providers are well-posit...

12:05 PM - 1:05 PM

Lunch Break/Exhibits/Networking

1:05 PM - 1:30 PM

A look at home care clients’ over time: Insights for case management

Susan Stevens

Our interdisciplinary research project How approaches to care shape the pathways of older adult home care clients examined home clients’ journeys through the publicly funded home care programs in Nov...

1:30 PM - 1:55 PM

Feasibility of the Ibex Lift™: a novel mobility and fall recovery device

Dr. Caitlin McArthur

Many older adults have difficulty getting up off the ground after a fall. Some lift devices exist to help get off the ground, but they are often not portable or able to be used by the older adult alo...

1:55 PM - 2:20 PM

Barriers and facilitators of food intake in long-term care homes

Niousha Alizadeh Saravi

Dr. Caitlin McArthur

This study looked at perspectives from staff, residents with dementia, and their family members regarding food intake in LTC homes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 7 family members, 4 ...

2:20 PM - 2:30 PM

Break/Exhibits/Networking

2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Panel: Navigating Death and Dying

Dr. Caitlin Lees

Dr. Robin Urquhart

Dr. Mary Ellen Macdonald

Trudy Flynn

Trudy is a medically retired Nurse, with a great deal of experience in palliative care. who turned her passion for helping people into volunteering. Trudy was diagnosed with a chronic condition that ...

3:45 PM

Concluding Remarks/Prize Draws

John O'Keefe, Research Symposium Planning Committee

About this event

  • 8 hours

It is our great pleasure to host our 12th Annual Research Symposium: “Research in Aging, Continuing Care, and Beyond” taking place from 8:00am-4:00pm, Friday, June 7, 2024, at the Atlantica Hotel Halifax!

The symposium will include renowned speakers presenting on groundbreaking research projects that will expand our knowledge of quality of care and work-life. There will be many opportunities to showcase, network and connect with new and old colleagues and friends. Northwood’s Research Symposium brings together leading researchers, academics, and respected individuals working within Continuing Care and Healthcare to look at and discuss critical issues facing our society.

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