The Gerontology Association of Nova Scotia (GANS), established in 1977, is a voluntary organization whose members are individuals, families and organizations throughout Nova Scotia who have an expressed interest in older Nova Scotians... read more»
Please mark your calendar on Thursday, October 14th from 8:30 to 12:00 pm for a workshop on the Air Quality Health Index which will take place at Alderney Gate Public Library, 60 Alderney Drive, Dartmouth. The Air Quality Health Index or “AQHI” is a scale from 1 to 10+ that measures outdoor air pollution in [...]
The Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia is hosting their 21st annual Provincial Conference this fall: Rising Tide, Navigating The Journey. The Conference will be held October 18-19 at the Holiday Inn Harbourview in Dartmouth Nova Scotia. From their brochure: Goal To provide participants with the latest in research, treatment and best practices that contribute to: [...]
The Adult Day Program Association of Nova Scotia, in conjunction with the Alzheimer’s Society of Nova Scotia is presenting a series designed for family caregivers of dementia patients. This series will include presentations, and interactive activities to help prepare family members for their new role Who: Family members who are providing care and support to [...]
The Northwood Foundation is pleased to host a free public lecture by Dr. Kenneth LeClair, Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry, Queen’s University Ontario. In conjunction with Northwood’s Spring Conference, this free talk will take place June 3, 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the QEII Royal Bank Theatre (in partnership with Centre for Health Care of the Elderly). The hour-long [...]
The Geriatric Medicine Research Unit (GMRU) is pleased to host a public lecture on frontotemporal dementia and how doctors can best work with patients and caregivers. The lecture will be given by Dr. Tiffany Chow from the Rotman Institute. Date: March 9th Time:7:00pm Location: Royal Bank Theatre, Halifax Infirmary, 1796 Summer St. Presenter:Tiffany Chow, MD [...]
The HEALTH Committee (Helping Elderly Adults Live Their Healthiest) and The Centre for Health Care of the Elderly, QEII Health Sciences Centre are pleased to present the first in a series of free 2010 Seniors’ Health Information series “Staying Healthy in Mid-Life and Beyond” Topic: Blood Disorders Speaker: Dr. Ross Langley Monday, February 22, 2010 [...]
The Silver Economy Summit will take place this year in Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 13-14. Presented by the Nova Scotia Department of Seniors, the Summit “will gather international, national and provincial perspectives on the economic and societal changes that arise from an aging population. Join 350 Summit delegates from a wide variety of social and [...]
please join GANS for our monthly, informal networking night -held the 2nd Tuesday of every month. PLACE: Foggy Goggle, Argyle Street, Halifax TIME: 5PM DATE: August 10 Short Topic : Aging in a culture influenced by Big Pharma Speaker: Sandi Berwick, MSVU Family Studies/Gerontology
The first video from this spring’s series of Lunch and Learns isnow available for online viewing. this video features Dr. Paige Moorhouse’s lecture on the new Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization Clinic, which offers resources and skills for chronically ill older adult to assist them in dealing with their current and future medical issues/wishes. The video [...]
Please join GANS for our monthly networking night at The Foggy Goggle, 1667 Argyle St, Halifax – 5-7pm. This month, Sandra Murphy from Community Links will give a brief talk on Seniors and Gambling: a hidden problem? Stop by and meet colleagues, old and new, for interesting discussion and a bit of socializing.
Just a reminder that GANS will be holding our annual general meeting next week. You are all invited. This meeting will be a great opportunity to meet the Board and other members, as well as to have your say on a variety of topics that will affect us all over the coming year. DATE: June 23rd [...]
Please join us on June 08 at the Foggy Goggle on Argyle Street in Halifax for our monthly networking night. Click here for Networking June 2010 details Dan Robichaud, Executive Director Of Halifax Regional C@P, will give a short talk about the Digital Divide and Seniors. What is HRC@P? C@P is a government of Canada [...]
As part of GANS’ 25th anniversary in 2002, we established the Award of Recognition. This Award is intended to recognize an individual who has made an exceptional personal and/or professional contribution to the field of aging through either an enhancement to the understanding of aging, or by providing service to the field through research, advocacy, professional or volunteer [...]
Each year GANS offers an Award to a student currently registered in a publicly funded post-secondary educational institution in Nova Scotia. The Award is intended to recognize and promote excellence in the field of aging and to encourage involvement in our Association. To be eligible for this Award, a substantive portion of the student’s academic [...]