Centre for Education and Research on Aging
Centre for Education and Research on Aging
When: Monday's - Sept 16 -Nov 4
Time: 10:00 - 11:20am
Where: CEP A1354
This Fall, we'll be hosting a series of informative workshops with Chilliwack ElderCollege. The series will begin and end with a chat-back social.
Registration opens Tuesday, September 3 at 9am. Register online at chilliwackeldercollege.ca or by phone at 604.702.2611.
When: Friday, October 18
Time: 11:30am - 3:15pm
Where: UFV Abbotsford, South gym
Cheer on the Cascades as they compete against UofA Golden Bears and UofA Pandas! Free for all seniors with snacks and coffee available beginning at 11:30am.
UFV professor Shelley Canning became interested in the concept of ageism through years of experience as a clinician.
Canning initially was a cancer care nurse before moving on to nurse in the community. Most of her patients were older, but it took her a while to realize her experience and passion in working with them.
Now, Canning is a nursing professor at the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) and the director of the school’s Centre for Education and Research on Aging (CERA).
Projections - an art exhibition addressing social perceptions and imagined truths. The exhibit explored questions arising from cross-generational beliefs about aging and dementia.
CERA Director, Dr. Shelley Canning, sits down with Aaron Pete from Bigger Than Me Podcast to discuss careers in nursing, the challenges health care professionals face, and what improvements can be made. Dr. Canning highlights her research on quality of life, perceptions of seniors, the Gero Nurses podcast, and ageism.
This project aims to have UFV receive the first age-friendly designation in BC and join the age friendly university (AFU) global network of over 80 universities. There is a list of guiding principles provides by the AFU initiative which includes appropriate programs, health and wellness initiatives, and proactive engagement to invite older adults to learn on campus and have them feel welcome. Another important aspect of age friendliness, and the aspect in which I have been focussing, is that of accessibility at UFV’s campuses with regard to the built environment, the infrastructure.
UFV’s Centre for Education and Research on Aging (CERA) is excited to announce a new partnership with Cycling Without Age Yarrow! UFV's Kinesiology professor, Alison Pritchard-Orr, and mom, Muriel, hit the road in tri-shaw bike "Daisy"! The tri-shaws are 3-wheeled, electric-assist bikes with seating up front which promotes unobstructed views and conversation. Getting out on a bike boosts everyone’s spirits and mental health with fun experiences. In the coming months, we'll be in need of volunteer pilots. More information to come.
Larissa Kowalski made a big leap when she enrolled at UFV. She was the first in her family to attend university. Making the even bigger leap from student to researcher during her undergraduate years gave her the knowledge, skills, and confidence she needed to successfully apply to and complete a graduate degree.
Join UFV's leading research minds to discuss how COVID-19 research is informing our understanding. Topics include:
In September 2021, the Centre for Education and Research on Aging (CERA) in collaboration the Gerontological Nurses of BC, launched its first podcast to share the unique, uplifting, and sometimes challenging experiences of the diverse group of practitioners involved in gerontological nursing. The podcast: Gero Nurses: Tales from the front, has now released three episodes.
Adrienne, 78 years old, gets nostalgic when she thinks about the power of the written letter. This year, Adrienne rediscovered her passion for letter writing when she joined a pen pal program between seniors and elementary school-aged children. This intergenerational connection pilot study was conducted by Dr. Shelley Canning, the director for UFV’s Centre for Education and Research on Aging (CERA) in collaboration with Chilliwack’s Elder College, which provides adults over the age of 50 with access to educational learning opportunities.
"It's cool to feel like I can see the window of nursing research and what it looks like. It can be more clinically based or really people-focused, but it kind of intersects because it is tying in sociology and other areas, but it’s still nursing."
Rosaley Klassen, Nursing