McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging 5-Minute Thesis Event

May 22, 2024
9:30AM to 12:00PM

175 Longwood Road South, Conference Room C & D, Hamilton, Canada

Event Categories Older Adult Event and Trainee Event

Older adults sitting around a table in conversation and enjoying each others' company

Date/Time
Date(s) - 22/05/2024
9:30 am - 12:00 pm

Event Details

Date: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EDT
Location: McMaster Innovation Park, 175 Longwood Road South, Hamilton, ON
Conference Room: 1C and 1D

Are you a trainee interested in presenting your aging-focused research?

Prepare a 5-minute presentation about your aging-related research to share with older adults at this event! There will be an opportunity to receive feedback from older adults, including ideas for effectively integrating partnership principles into your work, and participate in a best presentation competition.

Please email us if you have any questions about your participation or attendance at this event. We are available to discuss your project and/or participation to help you determine if this event is right for you!

If you are a trainee interested in attending, please register here. Please note that registration is now closed to present.

Are you an older adult interested in:

Sharing your wisdom and experiences to improve research and health care for older adults?
Contributing to and learning more about aging and health research?
Connecting with other older adults and trainees with an interest in supporting and improving aging-focused research, care and policy?

Registration is welcome but not required for older adult guests. Please email collabor@mcmaster.ca to reserve your spot or to request a free parking pass.

Who should attend?

All trainees (undergraduate, graduate, and post-docs) and older adults are welcome to attend! Share this event with communities you belong to. Bring family and friends to engage in a morning of research, dialogue, and community building.

The McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging is committed to the accessibility and inclusion of persons with disabilities. If you require any accessibility accommodations to ensure your full participation at this event, please email collabor@mcmaster.ca and/or let us know when you register for this event.

Event Program

9:30 – 9:35 a.m.	Welcome
9:35 – 9:40 a.m.	Section 1 (Part 1): Health Science Research: faculty presentation by Dr. Brenda Vrkljan
9:40 – 10:05 a.m.	“Physical Activity Behaviour in 45 to 85 year old Canadian Women and Men” by Cassandra D’Amore “Views of Risk and Safety. Navigating Hospital Discharge for Seniors” by Deedee Begin “Partnering with Patients and Hospital Staff to Improve Cancer Symptoms” by Kylie Teggart
10:05 – 10:10 a.m.	Break
10:10 – 10:30 a.m.	Section 1 (Part 2): Health Science Research “Examining Swallowing Difficulties and Frailty in Older Adults” by Anittha Mappanasingam “Understanding how older adults choose their daily activities in summer and winter” by Isabel Rodrigues “Pain Phenotypes in People with Early-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis” by YV Raghava Neelapala “Helping Older Adults with Dementia Stay Healthy and Hydrated” by Sophia Werden Abrams
10:30 – 11:00 a.m.	Q&A + Dialogue
11:00 – 11:10 a.m.	Break
11:10 – 11:15 a.m.	Section 2: Wet-lab research: presentation by Jessica Breznik (Postdoctoral Fellow)
11:15 – 11:45 a.m.	“Post-reproductive changes in gene expression in the nematode C. briggsae” by Wouter Van den Berg “Why are older adults more vulnerable to pneumonia?” by Aunika Venables “The relationship between the microbiome and brain health ” by Mikayla Hall-Bruce “Uncovering the Role of Severe Infection in the Aging Brain Dysfunctions” by Sofya Ermolina “Investigating protective properties of the upper respiratory tract microbiome” by Nancy El –Chaar
11:45 – 11:55 a.m.	Q&A + Dialogue
11:55 – 12:00 a.m.	Concluding remarks