BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Karen Slonim is a medical anthropologist and health educator wh o has worked in research and primary care for over 12 years. Karen has be gun the process of gathering information\, through conversation with older adults\, about what they feel impacts quality of life as well as providin g the time and space to explore the topics they feel matter. The presentat ion will share what she has heard to date and invite conversation about ho w generalizable these themes are to others.   The Centre for Elder Resea rch (CER) is a unique campus-based applied research institute at that expl ores ways to enhance the quality of life of older adults and their familie s\, while serving as an education and resource hub for Sheridan College an d the broader community. Located in Oakville\, CER has been in operation s ince 2003 and has completed over 150 research projects with over 60 commun ity and industry partners\, engaging more than 500 Sheridan students\, sta ff and faculty members in applied research. Karen is interested in how old er adults experience and understand health and wellbeing\, as well as how the systems around them help or hinder this knowledge. Through her researc h\, she wishes to co-design health promotion programs with older adults an d their care partners with the hope of developing programming that reflect s the needs and wants of the community they are intended to serve. DTEND:20231107T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260928T111610Z DTSTART:20231106T230000Z LOCATION:Oakville Golf Club SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Karen Slonim - Centre for Elder Research UID:9b791889-5d1e-4f3b-af77-e4d518bf306a X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Karen Slonim is a medical anthropologist an d health educator who has worked in research and primary care for over 12 years. \;Karen has begun the process of gathering information\, throug h conversation with older adults\, about what they feel impacts quality of life as well as providing the time and space to explore the topics they f eel matter. The presentation will share what she has heard to date and inv ite conversation about how generalizable these themes are to others. \ ; \;

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The Centre for Elder Research (CER) is a unique campus- based applied research institute at that explores ways to enhance the qual ity of life of older adults and their families\, while serving as an educa tion and resource hub for Sheridan College and the broader community. Loca ted in Oakville\, CER has been in operation since 2003 and has completed o ver 150 research projects with over 60 community and industry partners\, e ngaging more than 500 Sheridan students\, staff and faculty members in app lied research.

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Karen is interested in how older adults experienc e and understand health and wellbeing\, as well as how the systems around them help or hinder this knowledge. Through her research\, she wishes to c o-design health promotion programs with older adults and their care partne rs with the hope of developing programming that reflects the needs and wan ts of the community they are intended to serve.

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