Centre on Aging



Centre on Aging

Spring Research Symposium Poster Session

May 4, 2009

1. Focus on Falls Prevention: A Falls Prevention Initiative

S. Bell, Director Quality & Education, Misericordia Health Centre; P. Hawranik, Research Affiliate, Centre on Aging, Associate Professor, Nursing, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Athabasca University; and K. McCormac, Nurse Educator.

2. Secondary Control Beliefs, Perceptions of Control, and Health in Later Life

Judith G. Chipperfield, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of

Manitoba; Nancy E. Newall, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba;

Raymond R. Perry, Professor, Department of Psychology, University of

Manitoba; Tara L. Haynes, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba; Daniel S. Bailis, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Manitoba; and Joelle C. Ruthig, Assistant Professor, Social and Health Psychology, University of North Dakota.

3. Testing the Effectiveness of a Vision Care Program on Falls, Fractures, & Quality of Life

P. Hawranik, Associate Professor, Nursing, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies,

Athabasca University; and Sandy Bell, Director Quality & Education Services,

Misericordia Health Centre, Winnipeg, MB.

4. Do moral judgments, blame, and anger affect the empathic behavior of family caregivers towards their loved one who has lung cancer?

Michelle Lobchuk, RN, PhD, Faculty of Nursing, University of Manitoba; Susan McClement, RN, PhD, School of Nursing, University of Ottawa; and Christine McPherson, RN, PhD School of Nursing, University of Ottawa.

5. Associations between environmental supports for walking and health among older adults

Lucelia Luna de Melo, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation Management;

Verena Menec, Community Health Sciences; Michelle M.Porter, Faculty of

Kinesiology and Recreation Management; and A.Elizabeth Ready, Faculty of

Kinesiology and Recreation Management.

6. The induction of early growth response 2 (Egr 2) is triggeres by neuronal activity-dependent NF-kB activation

Solmaz Nafez, BSc, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba; Gary Odero, BSc, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba; Kensuke Oikawa, MD, PhD, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Michael Sproule, BSc, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Biology, University of Winnipeg; Ning Ge, MD, PhD, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba; Dali Zhang, PhD; Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Manitoba; Bernard Abrenica, MSc, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre; Michael Czubryt, PhD, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface General Hospital Research Centre, Department of Physiology, University of Manitoba; and Benedict C. Albensi, PhD, Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Health Science Centre Manitoba Institute of Child Health, Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba.

7. Elastic resistance training and its effects on dorsiflexor power and strength in mobility-impaired older women

Pavithra Rajan, M.Sc. Kinesiology student, Faculty of Kinesiology and Recreation

Management, University of Manitoba.

8. Patterns of Resource Utilization by Medical and Social Service Professionals and Unpaid Care Providers: Knowledge Transfer, Translation and Dissemination

K. Roger, Family Social Sciences, University of Manitoba; and P. Hawranik, Associate Professor, Nursing, Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Athabasca University

9. Understanding the Quality of Life of Personal Care Home Residents with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias: Family Caregivers’ Perspectives

Hazel Rona, RN, BScN, MSc Student, Department of Community Health

Sciences, University of Manitoba.

10. The aging cervical spine and the effects of neck flexibility interventions

Juhi Sinha, Kinesiology and Recreation Management, University of Manitoba.

11. Amantadine acetylation in cancer patients and utility as a diagnostic biomarker

D.S. Sitar, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of

Manitoba; A.P. Bras; A. Maksymiuk; A. Pabbies; L. Brandes; and B.W. Blakley.

12. The effect of relocation on the nutritional status, nutrition attitudes and eating habits of older adults

Melissa Sitter, Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba; and Christina Lengyel, Department of Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba.

13. Effect of an upper body flexibility intervention on neck range of motion in older women

Sandra Webber, IIP Program, Physiology and Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba.

14. Personhood and the Person with Dementia

Lynda Wolf, Applied Health Sciences PhD program, University of Manitoba.

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