Annual Meeting News
The 2010 annual Conference was a great success! This diverse program included sessions focused on updates on common clinical issues in Geriatrics, program and educational development, presentations by both upcoming and seasoned researchers, and multiple opportunities for networking. One of the highlights, among many that have been mentioned to us, was a lunch time session featuring Dr. Conrad Rusnak, and Shirley Roberts and Chris Wynn, two caregivers who are also gifted communicators. Between the three of them, they gave a moving presentation on care giving in dementia, which served to remind us again why we do what we do. The “Top 20 Articles of the Year” by Dr. Ken Madden was also very popular.
As the face of Canadian aging changes to include many more elderly from other cultures, it is vital that we familiarize ourselves with expectations and ways of thinking outside our own.
Thankfully, the word spread across the world (from 12 countries over 4 continents) and we almost doubled attendance from previous years!
We look forward to seeing you all next year in Quebec City. There is still so much more to talk about.
Awards and Honours
2011 Ronald Cape Distinguished Service Award Recipient:
Dr. Barry Goldlist, University of Toronto
2011 CGS Annual Meeting Award Recipients:
Kaufman Award: Dr. Donald Doell, Dalhousie University
CIHR – Réjean Hébert Award: Dr. Heather Waymouth, Queen’s University
William and Phebe Thompson Award: Belinda Fung, University of Western Ontario
Edmund V. Cowdry Award: Dr. Elizabeth Freiheit, University of Calgary
Poster Award 1st Place: Dr. David Harris, University of British Columbia
Poster Award 2nd Place: Dr. Jacqueline Lam, Australian National University
Poster Award 3rd Place: Dr. Janie Ching-Yu Lam, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
2011 CGS-Pfizer Awards for Excellence:
Dr. Jocelyn Chase, University of British Columbia
Dr. Dov Gandell, University of Toronto
Dr. Joanne Ho, University of Toronto
Dr. Sara Porter, Queen’s University
