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Join us for an exciting discussion on
November 18 at 6pm at the
Civic Centre Resource Library for
Moving Forward: Health and Function in Later Life
as part of the Aging in the City Speakers Series hosted by the 91亚色 Centre for Aging Research & Education (YU-CARE).

You are invited to a public talk "Aging in the City: Moving Forward - Health and Function in Later Life" on November 18^th at Vaughan Civic Centre Resource Library.

We are excited about this session's discussion by the School of Kinesiology and YU-CARE faculty members Dr. Joe Baker and Jaclyn Hurley, who will be speaking to their fascinating works about exercise as a key to health in later life. Specifically, speakers will be presenting on:

• Using research to guide the design of exercise for older adults with joint pain
• How studies of older athletes help us understand health and function in later life

Light refreshments and snacks will be served.

Space is limited. Please register soon on or by emailing the YU-CARE Coordinator at yu_care@yorku.ca to secure your spot.

Please share widely and invite colleagues and constituents of your organization to join our discussion.

Dr. Joe Baker:

Dr. Joe Baker is Professor and head of the Lifespan Health and Performance Laboratory in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science, at 91亚色, Canada. He has also held visiting researcher/professor positions in the Carnegie Research Institute at Leeds Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom, Victoria University and the Australian Institute of Sport in Australia, and the Institute of Sport Science at Westflische Wilhelms-Universit M眉nster in Germany. His research considers the varying influences on optimal human development, ranging from issues affecting athlete development and skill acquisition to barriers and facilitators of successful aging. Joe is the author/editor of 8 books and hundreds of peer reviewed articles and book chapters. More information on Joe's work can be found at yorku.ca/bakerj and @bakerjyorku on Twitter.

Dr. Jaclyn Hurley:

Dr. Jaclyn Hurley is an Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology and Health Science at 91亚色. Her area of expertise is musculoskeletal biomechanics where her research interests include investigating mechanisms of musculoskeletal injury and developing effective exercise rehabilitation strategies for chronic musculoskeletal conditions that commonly accompany age, including osteoarthritis and rotator cuff pathologies.

聽Event Details:

Event title: Moving Forward: Health and Function in Later Life (part of the YU-CARE Aging in the City Speakers Series)

Event date and time: November 18^th, 2019 from 6:00pm-8:30pm

Event location: Vaughan Civic Centre Resource Library

Event address: 2191 Major MacKenzie Dr W, Vaughan, ON L6A 4W2

Please on Eventbrite: https://bit.ly/36ixDo7

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From June 9-11th, researchers from around the world involved in the study of care work engaged together for the annual Global Carework Summit. This year, the event was held in the lecture halls of the Hart House at the University of Toronto鈥檚 St. George Campus.

Several Faculty members and graduate students attended and presented at the event, including Dr. Pat Armstrong, who delivered the well-received keynote address The Feminization of the Care Labor Force on the second evening.

Below are abbreviated abstracts of some of the research involving care work and residential care research presented by YU-CARE members and affiliates:

Tamara Daly, 91亚色, 鈥淭emporal Tensions in Care Work.鈥�

This paper comparatively explores the micro-politics of time as it is experienced in front-line nursing home care work 鈥� in Ontario, Canada, New South Wales, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand 鈥� and set within a macro-politics of time that variously employs NPM tools. .

Kate Laxer, 91亚色, Tamara Daly, 91亚色 鈥淭he Formal Labour Force in Long-term Residential Care in Canada: Preliminary Analysis of New Survey Data on Gender, Work Organization and Working Conditions.鈥�

In 2006, our team conducted the Long-term Care Workers鈥� Survey (LTC-WS) to better understand the work of Canada鈥檚 LTRC labour force and to compare conditions in Canada with Nordic countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland). This paper presents preliminary analysis of data from a new, expanded LTC-WS. .

Vasuki Shanmuganathan, 91亚色, 鈥淨uality, Cultural Care, and Labour in Canadian Long-Term Care Settings.鈥�

This paper will explore the interconnectedness of culture, care, and quality and use examples of innovations in Canadian long-term care settings. In employing data gathered using rapid side-switching ethnography from site visits to Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and Nova Scotia, this paper will advance discussions on cultural care, quality, and labour. .

Jacqueline Choiniere, 91亚色, Ruth Lowndes, 91亚色, 鈥淭ensions for Nurses in Long-term Residential Care.鈥�

We describe a German apprenticeship model that allowed for training and higher staffing levels. In the Canadian context, we draw on a promising Manitoba example, where staff were trained on the equipment they use for residents, a form of training that facilitated building of experiential insight and empathy for the residents and their positions as care recipients. .

For an event program and more about how to become involved in the next Carework Summit, visit the .

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