In this episode, Dan speaks with Dr. Vipan Nikore, founder and CEO of Homecare Hub. What is Homecare Hub? Homecare Hub is a purpose-driven team with a bold vision to keep people out of large institutional nursing homes by building creative solutions that decrease the cost, and improve the quality and experience of receiving home care services. Our healthcare system is overwhelmed, and people with complex healthcare needs face challenges to preserve their current living situation. Homecare Hub wa...
Mar 21, 2024•36 min•Ep. 18
Daniel Smiley, Research & Logistics Specialist, is your new host as Jenna takes on more responsibilities at the APPTA Hub. He welcomes Dr. Patrick Patterson to discuss his recent publications on long-term care policies pre- and post-COVID-19. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:41] Daniel Smiley introduces himself as your new host and welcomes Dr. Patrick Patterson and asks him to share a top-level summary of his paper. [1:38] Dr. Patterson talks about how Canad...
Jul 06, 2023•44 min•Ep. 33
Jenna welcomes Dr. Grant Handrigan, professor at the Université de Moncton to talk about his long-running project Dance Your Way to Health and the upcoming results. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:41] Jenna welcomes Dr. Grant Handrigan and asks him to share how his project Dance Your Way to Health came about, four years ago, and how it was anchored with the Grouille ou Rouille community group, founded in 1981. [5:11] Dr. Grant explains sedentary behaviour and li...
Jun 05, 2023•24 min
Jenna welcomes Dr. Grant Handrigan, professor at the Université de Moncton and principal investigator for the Implementing Virtual Reality in Advanced Fall Prevention, Building Resilience and Balancing Risk research project. They discuss the relative lack of fall management and prevention programs, the fear of falling as a barrier to a more active life, and the need for sustainable programs for both seniors and youth with regard to falls. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Tak...
May 29, 2023•18 min
Jenna welcomes Karine Levesque, Co-lead of the Enhanced Community Pathway program, currently in its pilot phase. They discuss the importance of offering a comprehensive and centralized health and social development proposition for frail seniors in crisis. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:41] Jenna welcomes Karine Levesque to talk about her project and the inspiration for it, but first, she asks her to define Enhanced Community Pathway. [2:53] Karine talks about t...
May 22, 2023•13 min
Jenna welcomes Judy Murphy, Executive Director at Elizabeth Fry New Brunswick, and Cecile Proctor from the University of New Brunswick to discuss their project using the creative arts to create intergenerational connections between low-income youth and seniors. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:41] Jenna welcomes Judy Murphy and Cecile Proctor to discuss the project they are co-piloting, Creative Pathways to Healthy Aging, Senior and Youth Engaged which works with...
May 15, 2023•31 min
Jenna welcomes Carole Goodine, a practicing pharmacist, manager, and researcher for Horizon Health Network, Pharmacy services. Carole maintains a clinical pharmacy practice on the Healthy Aging and Rehabilitation unit at the Doctor Everett Chalmers Hospital (DECH) in Fredericton, NB, and participates in antipsychotic review rounds on the Transitional Care Unit at DECH. Carole’s training includes a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Accredited Hospital Pharmacy Residency program, Doctor of Pharmacy...
May 01, 2023•23 min
In today’s episode, Jenna welcomes four guests to talk about a novel research project! From Centiviser Incorporated and the University of Toronto, Dr. Mark Chignell, Developer of the 2RaceWithMe device and Lisa Fannin, Educator and Volunteer. And from the Center of Innovation and Research in Aging (CIRA), Executive Director Justine Henry and Research Coordinator Debbie Barton. The project team would like to acknowledge the contribution of Principal Investigator Dr. Jalila Jbilou , M.D., Ph.D., P...
Mar 27, 2022•20 min
Jenna welcomes Dr. France Chassé, co- leader of the Madawaska’s Elders Initiative s Project with Micheline Plante, Community Health Representative at the Madawaska Maliseet First Nation. They discuss the health needs of the aging population of the community. They talk about technology to assist them, especially a custom mobile app and other services developed to help seniors live safely at home longer. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:45] Jenna welcomes today’s g...
Mar 18, 2022•18 min•Ep. 11
Jenna welcomes the team working on a deprescribing pilot project to the show. The project’s Research Coordinators Cody Davenport and Marc-Éric Nadeau accompany Justine Henry — executive director at CIRA — as well as project lead Dr. Emily MacDonald from McGill University in a discussion on the impacts of polypharmacy and the benefits of deprescription in older adults. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna welcomes today’s guests and starts off the conversati...
Mar 11, 2022•22 min•Ep. 10
Dr. Tracey Rickards, Principal Investigator of the Mobile Wellness Senior’s Network Reaching Rural New Brunswickers talks about the research project and some of the more probing results it generated. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna welcomes today’s guest, Associate Professor at the University of New Brunswick in the Faculty of Nursing and UNB Manager at the Downtown Community Health center in Fredericton, Dr. Tracy Rickards. [1:10] Dr. Rickards shares ...
Mar 05, 2022•25 min•Ep. 9
Today’s guest is Dr. Danielle Bouchard, Associate Professor at the University of New Brunswick in the department of Kinesiology. Dr. Bouchard joins the show to discuss the Zoomers for All project, for which she serves as Co-Principal Investigator. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna welcomes today’s guest Dr. Danielle Bouchard, and asks her to share the initial motivation for the Zoomers for All project. [3:20] How is the exercise program controlled? Dr. B...
Feb 25, 2022•27 min•Ep. 8
Today’s guests are CEO and Founder of Silvermark, Aimée Foreman, she joins the show today in her capacity as industry lead on the iGenNB Project alongside Andrea Trenholm, Postdoctoral Researcher on the team. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna welcomes today’s guests Aimée Foreman and Andrea Trenholm and invites them to explain what the iGenNB acronym stands for. [2:15] Amiée touches on the key issues that led to this specific project and how aging in pla...
Feb 18, 2022•35 min•Ep. 7
Today’s episode is a discussion with the project team for an initiative on the use of virtual reality in independent homes and residences and its ability to increase rehabilitative training in senior populations. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna welcomes today’s guests, Dr. Lisa Sheehy, Affiliate Investigator at Bruyère Research Institute in partnership with the Centre for Innovation and Research in Aging (CIRA); as well as the CIRA team, Lalita Bharadw...
Feb 11, 2022•21 min•Ep. 6
Dr. Allison Luke, Research Associate with the Center for Research in Integrated Care (CRIC) at the University of New Brunswick Saint John, and Amy Reid, Project Coordinator with the CRIC, joins the show to discuss their project Co-Designing Dementia Care . We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna welcomes today’s guests Dr. Alison Luke and Amy Reid and invites them to explain a bit about the Co-Design part of dementia care and the multi-country and scope of thi...
Feb 04, 2022•26 min•Ep. 5
Isabelle Boulay, Research Assistant and First Link Support at the Alzheimer’s Society in New Brunswick, joins the show to talk about Gentle Persuasive Approaches, a first-of-its-kind dementia care course for family and friend caregivers of persons living with dementia. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna welcomes today’s guest, Isabelle Boulay, and asks her to explain a little bit about the common manifestations of dementia as well as what inspired the GPA...
Jan 28, 2022•18 min•Ep. 4
Tammie Fournier, Chair of the Allied Health Department at the New Brunswick Community College, comes on the show today to talk about the Healthy Seniors pilot project: Innovative and community Partnered Pulmonary Rehabilitation for Seniors in New Brunswick. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna welcomes today’s guest, Tammie Fournier, and asks her to share the inspiration for the Healthy Seniors pilot project she is currently leading. [3:26] COPD stands for ...
Jan 21, 2022•26 min•Ep. 3
In today’s episode, Jenna welcomes Beverly Kemp — Senior Manager, Health Promotion at the Heart and Stroke Foundation of New Brunswick — to discuss an exciting project called Stroke Navigation, part of the Healthy Seniors Pilot Project. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna welcomes today’s guest Beverly Kemp and asks her where the inspiration for stroke navigation came from and how the program emerged. [2:25] The New Brunswick Integrated Stroke Strategy is ...
Jan 14, 2022•21 min
CEO and Founder of Able Innovations Jayiesh Singh joins the show to talk about the current state of lateral transfers and how their disruptive device promises to change the landscape of the standard of care. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna welcomes Jayiesh “Jay” Singh to the podcasts and asks him to share the story of how he came to be interested in doing “tech for good” and founding Able Innovations. [4:40] Jay breaks down the specific issues and dyna...
Jun 30, 2021•23 min•Ep. 16
Ashton Applewhite joins the MileAGE podcast to challenge our biases — unconscious or otherwise — about aging! Ageism manifests itself in such a broad set of ways that it’s often difficult to sort out where we might be doing it. Tune in to this fascinating talk to get an idea of where we could begin. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna introduces author and activist, Ashton Applewhite, and asks her to talk about how she came to be interested in longevity an...
May 24, 2021•28 min•Ep. 15
Drs Joanne Ho and Sophiya Benjamin — Co-Executive Directors of GeriMedRisk, an online consultation platform for healthcare providers to access timely and specialized information that supports their patients’ needs — join the show today to talk about their platform, the way it has been working to promote quality, evidence-based, unbiased information on prescribing for older adults and enabling better access to specialists. Tune in for this discussion on the new and exciting developments in clinic...
Nov 30, 2020•42 min•Ep. 14
Dr. Meshari Alwashmi is the Chief Scientific Officer at Breathe Suite and he joins the show today to discuss the findings of his recent qualitative study on the potential features of a mobile app as examined in conjunction with healthcare providers and patients. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:40] Jenna introduces today’s guest Meshari Alwashmi and asks him to talk about the reasons that took him towards the health sciences and more specifically digital health. ...
Nov 20, 2020•23 min•Ep. 13
Dr. Jonathan Rose, Professor at the Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering at the University of Toronto and Nirtal Shah, Physiotherapist at the Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education at the University of Toronto join the show to talk about their current research project and marketed applications on the use of mobile apps in post-operative care and physiotherapy. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:39] Jenna introduces today’s guests, Dr. Jonathan Rose, P...
Oct 21, 2019•25 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Dr. Linda Duffett-Leger is an Associate Professor with the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary and a user experience designer. She comes on the show today to talk about her current research project on the use of virtual reality in reminiscence therapy. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:39] Jenna introduces today’s guest, Dr. Linda Duffett-Leger, Associate Professor with the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary, and a user experience designer...
Oct 14, 2019•22 min
Dr. Julie Robillard comes on the podcast to share the research she is currently doing on robots! With the support of AgeWell, Dr. Robillard’s team is leading the charge on cutting-edge robotics and their applications for aging adults; tune-in to hear what research is currently underway in the socially assistive robotics field. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:39] Jenna introduces today’s guests, Dr. Julie Robillard, Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Univers...
Oct 07, 2019•35 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Doctor Myles Leslie and Doctor Janet Fast come on the podcast to share the findings of their most recent study and collaboration on caregiver goals. Tune in for an enlightening episode on the need to sometimes shift focus to gain a better perspective. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:39] Jenna introduces today’s guests, Dr. Myles Leslie from the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary and Dr. Janet Fast from the Center for Research on Aging Policy an...
Sep 30, 2019•48 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Dr. Carole Goodine is the Clinical Pharmacy Manager at Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton New-Brunswick and a research fellow in conjunction with AgeWell and the New-Brunswick Health Research Foundation. We’re all aging, and everyone’s talking about it! Key Takeaways [:39] Jenna introduces today’s guest, Dr. Carole Goodine, Clinical Pharmacy Manager at Dr. Everett Chalmers Hospital. [1:20] What polypharmacy is and what its role is as well as why Dr. Goodine’s deprescribing project aims...
Sep 23, 2019•18 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Rosalie Wang, Ph.D., OT Reg. (Ont.) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, University of Toronto. She is an Affiliate Scientist at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and a member of their AI and Robotics in Rehabilitation team. Dr. Wang’s research focuses on developing and implementing technology to enable daily activity participation and social inclusion of seniors. She is leading research in robotics for post-stroke rehabilitation and on the...
Sep 16, 2019•41 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Today we talk to Dr. Stephen Katz, Ph.D., a Professor (Emeritus) of Sociology, Distinguished Research Award winner, and founding member of the Trent Centre for Aging & Society, at Trent University, Peterborough, Canada. He is the author of several books, journal articles, book chapters, and media interviews on aging bodies, critical gerontology, biopolitics, cognitive impairment, and health technologies. His current research involves partnerships and collaborations on funded projects related...
Jun 03, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Today we talk with Olive about aging in place and her recent Ph.D. on this very subject. Olive Bryanton recently completed her Ph.D. in Educational Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island. Her research was about women age 85 and older living in rural PEI with a focus on what supported or limited their ability to age in place. She used the Photovoice research method as a way to learn about their lived realities, to give them a voice, and to increase their visibility as active and health...
May 27, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 5
