Alzheimer Society research grants and training awards, 2002-03: 1-800-616-8816. (Funding).Social & Psychological Research Grants Lynn Beattie, University of British Columbia Locations Vancouver The Vancouver campus is located at Point Grey, a twenty-minute drive from downtown Vancouver. It is near several beaches and has views of the North Shore mountains. The 7. . CSHA-BC cohort linkage: characterization, prediction and costs of Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract . $107,515 Neena Chappell, University of Victoria, BC. Quality of life for people with Alzheimer type dementia and their caregivers. $119,545 Bonnie Dobbs, University of Alberta, Edmonton. Development and assessment of psychoeducational group interactions: 1) for individuals with Alzheimer Disease who have lost their driving privileges and 2) for their primary caregivers. $118,902.40 Francine Ducharme, Institut universitaire de geriatrie de Montreal, Montreal. Health status of older men who, as informal caregivers, care for women with dementia in their homes. $115,485 Geoff Fernie, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto. The development of an intelligent cognitive orthosis orthosis /or·tho·sis/ (or-tho´sis) pl. ortho´ses [Gr.] an orthopedic appliance or apparatus used to support, align, prevent, or correct deformities or to improve function of movable parts of the body. to facilitate independent toileting in Alzheimer Disease. $101,483.84 Krista Lanctot, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto. Interactions between herbal medicines and conventional drug therapy. $119,474 Sherry Dupuis, University of Waterloo The University of Waterloo (also referred to as UW, UWaterloo, or Waterloo) is a medium-sized research-intensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957. , Ontario. Towards an understanding of institution-based caregiving in the dementia context. $89,061.40 Hazel MacRae, Mount Saint Vincent University Mount Saint Vincent University is a university located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. , Halifax, NS. Living with Dementia: The experience of the person who is ill. $5,264. This award is for one year. Social & Psychological Young Investigator Grants Anne Decary, Hopital du Sacre-Couer de Montreal. Effects of sleep disturbances and alertness level on cognitive function cognitive function Neurology Any mental process that involves symbolic operations–eg, perception, memory, creation of imagery, and thinking; CFs encompasses awareness and capacity for judgment in the elderly. $50,000 Alison Phinney, University of British Columbia, BC. An interpretive study of the lived body in Alzheimer Disease. $48,354 Social & Psychological Postdoctoral Awards Angela Birt, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. An investigation of intention and prospective memory abilities in Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's disease (ăls`hī'mərz, ôls–), degenerative disease of nerve cells in the cerebral cortex that leads to atrophy of the brain and senile dementia. . Alex Mihailidis, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre, Toronto. The development of an intelligent cognitive orthosis to facilitate independent toileting in Alzheimer's Disease. Social & Psychological Doctoral Awards Sarah Auchterlonie, Concordia University, Quebec. The role of contextual information in patients with dementia of the Alzheimer type: implications for semantic memory processes, treatment and early diagnosis. Catherine Burton, University of Victoria, BC. The effects of inconsistency on functional status in Alzheimer Disease. Luisa Cameli, Concordia University, Quebec. Grammar and the lexicon in a native and second language: evidence of a double dissociation between Alzheimer and Parkinson's Disease. Patricia Ebert, University of Victoria, BC. Psychosocial predictors of success following memory intervention in elderly participants. This award was funded by Joey's Only Seafood Restaurants. Shannon Fuchs, University of Regina History Origins In direct response to the award of the University of Saskatchewan to Saskatoon rather than Regina, the Methodist Church of Canada established Regina College in 1911 on College Avenue in Regina, Saskatchewan, starting with an enrollment of 27 students; , SK. Pain and dementia: the effects of systematic pain assessment on clinical practice and caregiver burden. Pia Kontos, University of Toronto Research at the University of Toronto has been responsible for the world's first electronic heart pacemaker, artificial larynx, single-lung transplant, nerve transplant, artificial pancreas, chemical laser, G-suit, the first practical electron microscope, the first cloning of T-cells, . Exploring the embodied experience of Alzheimer Disease. Mark Oremus, McGill University, Montreal. Use of medications in the Alzheimer's Disease population: physician and caregiver perspectives. Kevin Peters, University of British Columbia. Neuropsychological neu·ro·psy·chol·o·gy n. The branch of psychology that deals with the relationship between the nervous system, especially the brain, and cerebral or mental functions such as language, memory, and perception. subgrouping of cognitively-impaired-not-demented individuals. |
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