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BCNAR Annual Conference 2010 - Slides and Videos of Proceedings Now Available

Announcement

March 1, 2010

Opportunities at the Crossroads of Scientific Discovery: Design and Analysis of Longitudinal Data for Interdisciplinary Research Across the Life Span took place on January 28-29, 2010 at the Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Vancouver Read more >>

Funding Cuts to BCNAR and New Grants

Announcement

October 7, 2009

Recently the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research received a letter from the Honourable Kevin Falcon, Minister of Health Services, confirming an additional $15 million funding for the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). This is great news and we extend our congratulations to the Foundation and the research community it supports. This news however does not change the fate of BCNAR or the other Health of Population Research Networks funded by MSFHR. Funding for these Networks will cease as of March 31, 2010. Read more >>

MSFHR Receives Additional $15 million from BC Government

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MSFHR

September 29, 2009

The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research has received a letter from the Honourable Kevin Falcon, Minister of Health Services, confirming an additional $15 million funding for the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). Read more >>

Dr. Fabio Feldman: BCNAR Member and Travel Award Recipient, Key to Seniors’ Falls Research

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Website of Fraser Health Authority

September 27, 2009

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Fraser Health Authority

Fraser Health Manager Key to Seniors’ Falls Research Read more >>

CIHR Launch of PubMed Central Canada (PMC Canada)

Announcement

September 24, 2009

Canadians will soon have access to the latest health research findings with the launch of PubMed Central Canada (PMC Canada). Building on the successful PubMed Central archive developed by the U.S. Read more >>

MSFHR Funding in the News

Announcement

September 23, 2009

Recent news stories have covered the funding situation at the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, BCNAR’s funder. From MSFHR’s website: Read more >>

Fact Book on Aging in BC, 5th Edition

Announcement

August 21, 2009

The SFU Gerontology Research Centre is excited to announce the publication of the 5th Edition of the Fact Book on Aging in British Columbia. This new edition updates and expands upon material presented in the previous editions using data primarily derived from the Statistics Canada 2006 Census. Read more >>

Call for Abstracts - 7th World Conference of ISG

Announcement

November 25, 2009

The International Society for Gerontechnology invites you to submit an abstract for the 7th World Conference which will take place in Vancouver from May 27-30th, 2010. Presentation options include symposia, free papers and posters. Accepted abstracts will be published in Gerontechnology, the official journal of the society. The deadline for submission was January 15th, 2010. Read more >>

Jason Barton, BCNAR Seed Grant Recipient, Helps Develop Online Tests to Assess People’s Orientation Skills

Announcement

August 6, 2009

Researchers develop online tests to assess people’s orientation skills: Could lead to therapies for developmental topographical disorientation. Read more >>

BCNAR Attended the 19th World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in Paris

Announcement

August 5, 2009

The International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) hosted its 19th World Congress in Paris, France from July 5-10, 2009. BCNAR presented a poster session on the effective shared leadership model of BCNAR Read more >>

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