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 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 [...]

Please join us this Friday, May 21 for an informative Lunch and Learn about the new Palliative and Therapeutic Harmonization Clinic at Capital Health. Dr. Paige Moorhouse, who founded the clinic with Dr. Laurie Mallery, will explain the process: “There are times when a person is frail and nearing the end of life that medical treatments meant to improve [...]

A recent report by a panel of experts from the US National Institutes of Health has cast some doubt on the usefulness of a healthy diet, crossword puzzles and regular exercise in terms of delaying or reducing the severity of Alzheimer’s disease. As the CBC reported, the panel expressed their doubt thus: “We wish we [...]

An innovative collaboration between research groups in Beijing,  China and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada is leading to a better understanding of the state of the aging population in China. Led in Canada by Dr. Kenneth Rockwood of the Geriatric Medicine Research Unit (GMRU) and in China by Dr. Xianghua Fang at the Beijing Institute of Geriatrics, a [...]