R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre
for Research and Education in Aging
and Health (MCAH)
[formerly; Interdisciplinary
Aging and Health Program (IAHP)]
[formerly; Educational Centre
for Aging and Health (ECAH)]
The Faculty of Health Sciences provides academic leadership in aging and
health through the R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Research and Education
in Aging and Health (MCAH) under the leadership of Dr. Larry Chambers.
A $500,000 award will enable researchers affiliated
with the R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Research and Education in Aging
and Health to conduct interdisciplinary studies that will help to improve
the health care and lifestyle of seniors.
“This funding from the R. Samuel McLaughlin
Foundation will allow us to conduct comprehensive and leading-edge studies
on aging and health that will better inform family physicians and others
who care for our seniors. It will also help us to better understand
the aging brain and dementia, as well as enable us to determine ways in
which to keep seniors active so that they can manage their own lives,”
says Larry Chambers, Director of the Centre and a professor in the Department
of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at McMaster.
The Funding will support research in four specific
areas:
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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention:
this work, led by Christopher Patterson, Department of Medicine, focuses
on health promotion and disease prevention for seniors in the practices
of family physicians.
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The Aging Brain: these studies, led by Larry
Chambers, will analyze the incidence and prevalence of dementia, risk factors
for dementia, and the impact on caregiver health.
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Aging, Mobility and Participation:
Julie Richardson, School of Rehabilitation Science, is leading this research
which focuses on ways to keep seniors active so that they can manage their
own lives.
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Pharmacology and Therapeutics:
Stuart MacLeod
of the Father Sean O’Sullivan Research Centre leads these studies which
are concerned with finding ways to reduce polypharmacy - the administering
of several drugs concomitantly or the administering of excessive medication.
Since 1997, the Centre has promoted co-operation
between researchers within and across the four theme areas so that investigators
can benefit from expertise in complementary or contrasting fields and disciplines.
The themes have attracted interest and additional funding from a wide variety
of health-related foundations and institutes.
The Centre welcomes scholars from other disciplines
whose research relates to the four theme areas.
Mission: Academic leadership in education, research and community liaison
to enhance the quality of life of older persons
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Research
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Education
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Community Liaison
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| The promotion, development, and dissemination of research in aging
a) Research in Aging Group with four theme areas:
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Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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The Aging Brain
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Mobility, Aging and Participation
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Pharmacology and Therapeutics
b) Support for research projects designed to increase the research capacity
of long term care agencies. |
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Education Steering Committee - curriculum and faculty development in gerontology/geriatrics
with an emphasis on community-based interdisciplinary education
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Health Service Network for Older Adults Steering Committee
A network of service providers in primary care, community care, long
term care, chronic care and acute care which acts as a resource to other
agencies, organizations and planning bodies to facilitate the development
of a systematic and coordinated approach to health services for older adults.
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Functions:
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responds to the health needs of individuals and the promotion of
health of communities
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regards the university as responsive and responsible to the community
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integrates research, education and service
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encourages interdisciplinary cooperation and development
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fosters cooperation across university, health and other community
sectors to improve the delivery of primary, acute, and long-term care
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supports integrated planning and delivery of services that focus
on the consumer and emphasizes the broad determinants of health linking
hospital with home and care facilities like community clinics and nursing
homes
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develops partnerships with a broad range of health care practitioners
and consumers
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promotes evidence-based decision making in the delivery of health
care and population health within the context of determinants of health
model
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supports continuous learning opportunities for students, health
care practitioners and consumers
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advocates in reforming health care and improving the capacity of
communities to improve the quality of life of older persons.
Resources
For more information regarding
print and audiovisual resources on aging & health produced at
McMaster visit http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/lro/salesprog/age&hlthorder.htm
For more information contact:
Mary Gauld, Senior Research Coordinator - email: gauld@mcmaster.ca
R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Research and Education in Aging and Health
Faculty of Health Sciences
McMaster University
(905) 525-9140 x 22547
1280 Main Street West
Fax (905) 522-7681
DTC Room 330
Hamilton, ON L8S 4L8
website: http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/mcah
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