Engaging older adults and service providers as research partners in the co-design of the EMBOLDEN study: Reflections and Impact
Apr 30, 2024
12:00PM to 1:00PM
Date/Time
Date(s) - 30/04/2024
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Engaging older adults and service providers as research partners in the co-design of the EMBOLDEN study: Reflections and Impact
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EDT (in-person and virtual option to attend)
Zoom link (for virtual attendees): Will be provided upon registration
Location (for in-person attendees): McMaster University, Burke Science Building, Room 137 (see floor map)
Please join us for a special Collaborative Conversation, co-presented by the McMaster Collaborative for Health and Aging, the EMBOLDEN Study and the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA).
Dr. Maggie MacNeil, Postdoctoral Fellow, EMBOLDEN Study and McMaster School of Nursing, and Aref Alshaikhahmed, research partner and member of EMBOLDEN Strategic Guiding Council, will discuss evaluating the impact of engaging older adults and service providers as research partners in the co-design of a community mobility-promoting program: a mixed methods developmental evaluation study, presenting results from their paper published in Research Involvement and Engagement.
Who Should Attend
Researchers, trainees, clinicians, social service providers, older adults and caregivers, community members and members of the aging research community.
Attendees can join virtually or in-person. Let us know in your registration how you wish to join us!
Optional Workshop for Trainees (in-person only)
It’s not just the destination that matters: Documenting and publishing your research “journey”
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EDT
Location: McMaster University, Burke Science Building, Room 137 (see floor map)
Trainees are invited to stay after the Collaborative Conversation from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. for an in-person workshop on writing, publishing and stakeholder engagement in research.
In this workshop, moderated by MIRA Research Manager, Audrey Patocs, Dr. Maggie MacNeil and Aref Alshaikhahmed will discuss the process of writing and publishing this type of paper, and their own journeys in research partnership.
Please note in your registration if you plan to attend this Collaborative Conversation and in-person workshop.