After Launching Largest Canadian Dementia Study – COMPASS-ND – the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging (CCNA) holds 2nd Annual Events
Dementia has no cure and 25 000 Canadians are diagnosed annually. In an effort to accelerate breakthroughs in dementia services and care, the CCNA holds its annual meeting to share developments in prevention, treatment, and quality of life and to build new research collaborations.
This year marks the second annual events, which will see some of the CCNA’s 370 dementia researchers come together with 17 partner organizations at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Simon Fraser University (October 6-7, 2016).
A prominent theme of this year’s meeting is the value of collaboration in advancing research. Sessions include a think tank on why a broad variety of partnerships are necessary for research to get traction, and a dedicated symposium on the importance of stakeholder engagement in closing the knowledge-to-action gap for the 564,000 Canadians living with dementia.
The value of collaboration further shows itself in the sessions that the CCNA Research Executive Committee has highlighted in the program:
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- Dr. Melissa Andrew (Dalhousie University, NS) on Cognitive Impairment, Frailty, Social Context and Quality of Life
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- Dr. Joanne McLaurin (University of Toronto, ON) on Preclinical Models of Vascular Cognitive Impairment leading to Therapeutic Interventions
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- Dr. Eric Smith (University of Calgary, AB) on Developing a Canadian Agenda for Clinical Trials in Vascular Cognitive Impairment
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- Dr. Gary Naglie (University of Toronto, ON) on a Framework and Toolkit for people with dementia to support driving cessation decision-making and coping
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- How national big data may impact care and advance our understanding of brain aging, featuring Dr. David Hogan (University of Calgary, AB), Dr. Holly Tuokko (University of Victoria, BC) and Dr. Geoffrey M. Anderson (University of Toronto, ON).
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To strengthen Canada’s capacity, a competition – sponsored by CCNA partner organization, Alzheimer Society of Canada – will shine a light on the work of 21 trainees from across the country.
To view the complete program, click here.
To learn about the findings that were revealed and future directions post-event, contact CCNA’s Knowledge Translation and Exchange Program at kteprogram@ccna-ccnv.ca.