The Centre for Studies in Aging & Health The Providence Care Board of Directors, under the co-leadership of Dr. John Puxty and Dr. Ken Le Clair established the Centre for Studies in Aging & Health (CSAH) at Providence Care in August 2007.  Its mandate is to work in collaboration with others to build knowledge, awareness and system capacity to promote successful aging, prevent or delay the expression of frailty and its harmful consequences and to improve care and transform the organizations of health services. Strengths of the CSAH include: Established inter-professional team with broad content expertise in aging, collaborative healthcare practice, adult education and training, multimedia and use of information technology Unique web-based knowledge and information platform (www.sagelink.ca), which supports both the transfer of information and knowledge processes and collaborative interaction of the knowledge creators and users. The third generation of the platform will be launched in later part of 2009 featuring new functionality including a customized Learning Management System Proven ability to create, adapt and translate knowledge to practice resources relating to aging and health suitable for a variety of learners and clinical settings Availability of educational resources and decision-supports relevant to multiple sectors and topics that can be readily accessed and shared using a variety of web-based tools.   Recently funded projects and contracts include: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia Project - MOH&LTC funding Bridges to Care – Long Term Care - HealthForce Ontario funding Eldercare Access Strategy in the Emergency Room (EASIER+) - MOH&LTC funding Mobile Interprofessional Coaching Team (MICT2) and the Intersectoral Mobile Interprofessional Coaching Team (I-MICT) Projects - HealthForce Ontario funding Geriatrics Interprofessional Interorganizational Collaboration (GiiC) Project - HealthForce Ontario funding To learn more about the activities of the Centre for Studies in Aging & Health at Providence Care - click here There are five main categories in the Centre for Studies in Aging & Health section. Special Projects Research on Aging & Health Knowledge Exchange Centres of Excellence Links to Aging, Health & Wellness SITE NAVIGATION NOTE: You may visit a main category by either clicking on the corresponding button at the top of this page or clicking on the corresponding link on the left panel of this page.  [Back to Top]