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− | '''Research Affiliate, Centre on Aging, Senior Scholar, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Manitoba''' | + | '''Professor Emeritus, Research Affiliate, Centre on Aging, Senior Scholar, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Manitoba''' |
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'''Professor & Research Chair in Population Aging, School of Nursing, CNFS-Université de Moncton''' <br> | '''Professor & Research Chair in Population Aging, School of Nursing, CNFS-Université de Moncton''' <br> | ||
Dr. Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard is a registered nurse and full professor at the School of Nursing at the Université de Moncton where she holds a Research Chair in Population Aging from the Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS) and is Director of the Centre on Aging. Her program of research focuses on the multiple dimensions of aging in place as well as on issues related to the health of French speaking older adults living in Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC). She completed a PhD in Nursing from the University of Alberta, a Master of Nursing from the University of New Brunswick and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Université de Moncton. She is the current chairperson of the National Seniors Council and the immediate past president of the Canadian Association on Gerontology. She co-led the New Brunswick Council on Aging for the development of a provincial strategy on aging in 2017. | Dr. Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard is a registered nurse and full professor at the School of Nursing at the Université de Moncton where she holds a Research Chair in Population Aging from the Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS) and is Director of the Centre on Aging. Her program of research focuses on the multiple dimensions of aging in place as well as on issues related to the health of French speaking older adults living in Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC). She completed a PhD in Nursing from the University of Alberta, a Master of Nursing from the University of New Brunswick and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Université de Moncton. She is the current chairperson of the National Seniors Council and the immediate past president of the Canadian Association on Gerontology. She co-led the New Brunswick Council on Aging for the development of a provincial strategy on aging in 2017. | ||
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'''Director of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, University Health Network''' <br> | '''Director of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, University Health Network''' <br> | ||
Dr. Samir Sinha is a passionate and respected advocate for the needs of older adults. Dr. Sinha currently serves as the Director of Geriatrics of the Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto, the Peter and Shelagh Godsoe Chair in Geriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing at Ryerson University. He is also a Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Family and Community Medicine, and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto and an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. | Dr. Samir Sinha is a passionate and respected advocate for the needs of older adults. Dr. Sinha currently serves as the Director of Geriatrics of the Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto, the Peter and Shelagh Godsoe Chair in Geriatrics at Mount Sinai Hospital, and the Director of Health Policy Research at the National Institute on Ageing at Ryerson University. He is also a Professor in the Departments of Medicine, Family and Community Medicine, and the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto and an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. | ||
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He is a Coach with Health Care Excellence Canada (HEC) on numerous teams such as Re-Imagining Care for Older Adults, Paramedics Providing in Palliative Care, and the Virtual Care Together Collaborative | He is a Coach with Health Care Excellence Canada (HEC) on numerous teams such as Re-Imagining Care for Older Adults, Paramedics Providing in Palliative Care, and the Virtual Care Together Collaborative | ||
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'''Senior Research Officer, Computer Vision and Graphics team, Digital Technologies, National Research Council Canada''' <br> | '''Senior Research Officer, Computer Vision and Graphics team, Digital Technologies, National Research Council Canada''' <br> | ||
Pengcheng Xi received a M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Ottawa, Canada, in 2007, and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, in 2020. He is currently a Senior Research Scientist with Digital Technologies Research Centre at National Research Council Canada (NRC). His research interests are in applied machine learning and deep learning, with applications to computer vision, computer graphics, image processing and signal analysis. Pengcheng has published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal papers, book chapters and conference papers. He serves as a program committee member for top conferences and as a reviewer for major journals. He has supervised more than ten student employees at the NRC. Since 2020, Pengcheng has been an Adjunct Professor with the Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. | Pengcheng Xi received a M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Ottawa, Canada, in 2007, and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, in 2020. He is currently a Senior Research Scientist with Digital Technologies Research Centre at National Research Council Canada (NRC). His research interests are in applied machine learning and deep learning, with applications to computer vision, computer graphics, image processing and signal analysis. Pengcheng has published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal papers, book chapters and conference papers. He serves as a program committee member for top conferences and as a reviewer for major journals. He has supervised more than ten student employees at the NRC. Since 2020, Pengcheng has been an Adjunct Professor with the Department of Systems Design Engineering, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. | ||
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Revision as of 10:35, 4 January 2022
Date and time: January 12, 2022 | 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm (ET)
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Speaker Biographies
Amaya Arcelus (Master of Ceremonies)Program Director, Aging in Place Challenge Program, National Research Council of Canada | |
Éric BarilVice-President, Transportation and Manufacturing Division, National Research Council Canada | |
Alexander Segall (PhD)Professor Emeritus, Research Affiliate, Centre on Aging, Senior Scholar, Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Manitoba | |
Suzanne Dupuis-Blanchard (PhD, RN)Professor & Research Chair in Population Aging, School of Nursing, CNFS-Université de Moncton | |
Dr. Samir Sinha (MD, DPhil)Director of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai Hospital, University Health Network | |
Taki SarantakisPresident, Canada School of Public Service In 2011 Mr. Sarantakis was awarded Canada's Public Service Award of Excellence in Public Policy, and in 2013 he was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Prior to joining the federal government, Mr. Sarantakis was a doctoral candidate at the University of Toronto. He holds a B.A. and an M.A. from York University in Toronto, as well as an Executive Certificate in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is a graduate of the Rotman School of Management's Institute of Corporate Directors Education Program, holding the ICD.D designation. | |
Ron BelenoLived Experience Dementia Caregiver and Co-Chair with the Older Adult and Caregiver Advisory Committee, AGE-WELL | |
David Rivest-HènaultResearch Officer, National Research Council Canada | |
Manuela KunzResearch Officer, Computer Vision and Graphics Team, Digital Technologies, National Research Council Canada | |
Pengcheng XiSenior Research Officer, Computer Vision and Graphics team, Digital Technologies, National Research Council Canada | |
Joel David MartinChief Digital Research Officer, National Research Council of Canada |