GANS Events
GANS Lunch and Learn Oct 29
GANS is pleased to announce the second Lunch and Learn of the fall season, on October 29, 2010.
Dr. Mary McNally from the Dalhousie Faculty of Dentistry and Karen McNeil from Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre will give a talk entitled Oral Care in Continuing Care Settings.
“Discussing a research project taking place in the Dalhousie Faculty of Dentistry seeking to strengthen the delivery daily oral care services provided to residents living in long term care facilities. We are working with three nursing homes in the Eastern Shore to pilot a number of resources we have developed to raise awareness of oral health and educate staff and residents on the importance of adequate mouth care.”
Please join us at the Royal Bank Theatre, 1st floor of the Halifax Infirmary Hospital, Summer St, Halifax.
The session begins at noon – all are welcome!
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GANS hosts first [un]conference November 28, 2010
The Gerontology Association of Nova Scotia is pleased to announce that we will be holding our first ever unconference, November 28, 2010 at the Alderney Gate Public Library in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. Registration for this one day event is $50 ($25 for seniors or students) and you do not need to be a GANS member to register. Refreshments and lunch are included in the cost of registration.
The theme of the conference is “How do we promote health aging in Nova Scotia?” Our keynote speaker will be geriatrician Dr. Kenneth Rockwood, the director of Geriatric Medicine Research at Dalhousie University.
What is an unconference? Unlike a traditional conference, an unconference is a series of hosted conversations where ideas, information and interests can be exchanged. It lets YOU (the participants) decide what conversations you would like to engage in. You can host a conversation, and you can choose which conversations you want to participate in. The idea is to create an environment that promotes networking and exchange of ideas related to the theme of promoting healthy aging.
What does it mean to host a conversation? There is no set format for hosting your conversation. You can give a traditional slide show, you can introduce a topic you are interested in and let everyone discuss it around a table. You can sing and dance if you want! The format allows you to choose whatever way you are most comfortable with. As the host, you have chosen to start the conversation, but everyone who comes will be there because they feel they have something to offer, or want to learn more about or from the ideas of others.
What’s a suitable topic for a conversation? Anything that is of interest to you, and that falls under the general topic of promoting healthy aging in Nova Scotia.
To register online, or download a registration form to print, click here.
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GANS Networking Tuesday Oct 12
This month’s Networking Night is Oct 12, 5pm.
Gail Bruhm will give a five minute talk on Family Caregiving in the Workplace, and then we mingle, eat and drink.
Drop by the Foggy Goggle on Argyle St in Halifax to meet with colleagues old and new. All are welcome.
GANS Networking Tuesday – Physical Activity for Women 55-70
Please join GANS this Tuesday evening from 5-7 pm at the Foggy Goggle Pub in Halifax for our monthly networking event. 
Heather Praught, a Consultant from the Nova Scotia Department of Health Promotion and Protection will be on hand to give a five minute talk about physical activity and sports for women 55-70.
Join us and mingle with colleagues new and old. This event is not restricted to GANS members, so feel free to bring your friends.
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GANS Networking Tuesday for August 10
please join GANS for our monthly, informal networking night -held the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
PLACE: Foggy Goggle, Argyle Street, Halifax
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TIME: 5PM
DATE: August 10
Short Topic : Aging in a culture influenced by Big Pharma
Speaker: Sandi Berwick, MSVU Family Studies/Gerontology
GANS Lunch and Learn video available online
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 is in four parts, due to its length, and can be viewed at the following links:
For more information about the PATH Clinic, you can contact peggyhobbs@cdha.nshealth.ca
Thanks to the Geriatric Medicine Research Unit for hosting these videos on their YouTube channel! There are other videos there on topics such as driving and dementia, frailty, and more.
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GANS Networking Tuesday July 13 – Seniors and Gambling
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.
GANS Annual General Meeting June 23rd
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
TIME: 5PM
LOCATION: Spencer House – 5596 Morris Street, Halifax NS .
A light meal will be provided. If you plan on attending, please RSVP to info@cakens.com
GANS Networking Tuesday June 08 – the Digital Divide and Seniors
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 initiative to provide Internet access to those who would not normally have it due to economic, social or geographic barriers. Currently 40 C@P sites in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) provide urban and rural communities affordable access to computers and the internet. Many C@P sites offer computer training including MS Office, Internet safety, Global Positioning Systems, video podcasting, and web page development. HRCAP provides over 15 full time jobs and injects over $1.7 million in the local economy, annually.
What is the Digital Divide?
“…the gap between people with effective access to digital and information technology, and those with very limited or no access at all. It includes the imbalance both in physical access to technology and the resources and skills needed to effectively participate as a digital citizen.”
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GANS Award of Recognition 2010 – Call for Nominations
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 work. Exceptional for this Award means that the individual has gone above and beyond what would be expected of them in his/her professional or volunteer capacity.
At this time, we are seeking nominations for this year’s Award to be presented at our upcoming annual general meeting (June 23rd, 2010 at Spencer House). I am enclosing a Nomination Form that provides information on the process and evaluation criteria. The nomination of a candidate must be supported by three individuals; one of these must be a current member of the Gerontology Association of Nova Scotia. The deadline for nominations to be considered for this year’s Award is June 9th, 2010. At that time, a committee will review the nominations and make their selection.
You can download a pdf of the application by click in this link: Award of Recognition – Call for nominations 2010