The Training and Capacity Building Program is pleased to announce the launch of the CCNA Trainee Society. We see the Trainee Society as the organized voice for trainees within the Training and Capacity Building Program that will help us better meet trainee needs. The Trainee S...
For Alzheimer’s Awareness month, the Alzheimer Society of Canada – a partner organization of the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) – has launched a national awareness campaign that takes aim at the stereotypes and stigma often associated with...
The following is a guest post by CCNA researcher, Dr. Laura Middleton. Over the past decade, failures in drug trials have led many researchers to seek out alternative therapies to slow, if not prevent, the onset of dementia. Their results are encouraging, showing that approxim...
CCNA trainees and emerging scholars, We are creating a Trainee & Emerging Scholars Society (TESS) of the CCNA. This society will function to liaise with CCNA central and the Training & Capacity Building Program to tailor resources to our needs, create content such as w...
We have prepared a list of dementia-related conferences (with important dates) that will take place in the upcoming year: Canadian Geriatric Society Where: Montreal Dates: April 19-21 Deadline: Has passed http://canadiangeriatrics.ca American Academy of Neurology Where:...
The following is a guest post by CCNA researchers Nathan Herrmann MD FRCPC, and Krista Lanctôt PhD (Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, and University of Toronto). Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias are known for their effects on memory and other cognitive functions. What ...
In November, experts from across Canada gathered in Toronto to share advances in dementia research at the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging’s (CCNA) third annual events. With close to 200 members in attendance, the two-day event broached topics fr...
This unique, interactive training program will run from May 28 – June 1, 2018 and will be held in Harrison Hot Springs, BC. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows working in, or interested in learning about, research related to the area of eHealth and aging are encou...