Schedule is subject to change, please check back often for the most current program.
Important Note: Check location details, as they are not all in the same venue
Program Schedule
TIME
SUNDAY, JUNE 2
LOCATION
4:30 pm - 7:30 pm
SPA Mentors and Trainees Introductory Networking Activities and Dinner
Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health, Lobby
2215 Wesbrook Mall
TIME
MONDAY, JUNE 3
LOCATION
9:30 am - 10:30 am
Keynote Dr Iggy E-Shien Chang
Advancing Health Equity by Addressing Ageism: Why it Matters and How to Achieve it
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
10:45 am - 11:15 am
Dr Ben Mortenson
Exploring the Intersection of Ageism & Ableism in Healthcare
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
11:15 am - 12 pm
Dr Lillian Hung
Integrating Older Adults' Voices: Enhancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Research/Qualitative Research
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
12 pm - 1:15 pm
Meet the Speakers & Lunch and Learn
Alison Chayka
CIHR Peer Review
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
1:15 pm - 1:45 pm
Dr Pat Camp
Building and Sustaining Relationships with Indigenous Communities
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
2 pm - 2:45 pm
Panel
Elder Glida Morgan, Lily Wong, & Jim Mann
Perspectives from Persons with Lived Experience
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Dr Taru Manyanga
EDI Considerations in Grant Proposals: Research Team, Trainee Development, and Research Participants
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
6 pm
Dinner
Trainees can use their meal card at any of these locations (except Tim Hortons) food.ubc.ca/feedme/
TIME
TUESDAY, JUNE 4
LOCATION
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Keynote Dr Sibila Marques
On the Nature of Ageism: Main Determinants and Guidelines for Intervention
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
10:30 am - 11 am
Dr Julia Henderson
Cultural Narratives of Ageism
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
11 am - 11:30 am
Dr Kristen Haase
Ageism, Wellbeing and Healthcare: Illustrations from Cancer Care
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
11:30 am - 12 pm
Dr Parminder Raina
Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA): A Research Platform to Build Canadian Research Capacity in Aging
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
1 pm - 1:30 pm
Dr Karen Li
Applying and Interviewing for an Academic Position: What to Expect
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
1:30 pm - 2 pm
Dr Teresa Liu-Ambrose
Lay and Scientific Summaries: Critical Components of a Grant
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Panel
Drs Laura Middleton & Parminder Raina
Building Successful Teams
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Dr Janice Eng
Writing a Compelling Randomized Control Trial Grant
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Group Activity & Networking Time
Wine & Cheese with snacks and other non-alcoholic beverages
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
6:30 pm
Dinner
Trainees can use their meal card at any of these locations (except Tim Hortons) food.ubc.ca/feedme/
TIME
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5
LOCATION
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Keynote Dr Julie Ober Allen
Ageism is No Joke: It's Harmful for Health
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Drs Julia Henderson & Roger Tam
Ageism in Data and Digital Technologies
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
11:30 am - 12 pm
Dr Laura Hurd
A Sociological Perspective on Ageism
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
12 pm - 1 pm
Meet the Speakers & Lunch and Learn
Deanna Vervaecke
Canadian Association on Gerontology
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
1 pm - 1:30 pm
Dr Eric Smith
Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
1:30 pm - 2 pm
Dr Janice Eng
Grant Rejection: What Now and Ways Forward
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
2:15 pm - 2:45 pm
Dr Linda Li
Evaluation for Complex Interventions: Implementation Trials
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm
Panel
Drs Jennifer Davis, Taru Manyanga, Guilherme Moraes Balbim, & Liang Hsu
Making the Leap from Trainee to PI
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
TIME
THURSDAY, JUNE 6
LOCATION
9:15 am - 10:15 am
Keynote Dr Carole Estabrooks
Repair and Recovery in Long-Term Care: Restoring Trust in the Aftermath of COVID-19
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
10:30 am - 11:15 am
Dr Roger Wong
Opportunities to Advance the Health of Older Adults Amid Contemporary Challenges in Healthcare Systems
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
11:15 am - 12 pm
Tina Chang
Seniors First BC
BC Seniors Abuse & Information Line Data and Case Studies
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
12 pm - 1 pm
Meet the Speakers & Lunch and Learn
Dr Kiran Rabheru
Ageism & Human Rights Violations of Older Persons & the Need for a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
1 pm - 1:45 pm
Nighat Afsar
Seniors First BC
Legal Advocacy for BC Seniors Case Studies
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
1:45 pm - 2:15 pm
Dr Jennifer Davis
Research that Drives Change in Healthcare
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
2:30 pm - 3 pm
Dr Kenneth Madden
Publishing with Less Stress
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
3 pm - 3:30 pm
Panel
Drs Clara Tsui, Carole Estabrooks and Ken Madden
Health Professionals
Cecil Green Park House
6251 Cecil Green Park Rd
TIME
FRIDAY, JUNE 7
LOCATION
11 am - 11:30 am
SPA Recap: Priorities and Future Directions
Green College
Piano Lounge
6201 Cecil Green Park Rd
