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Date |
Event |
Contact |
*A=Activity
*P=Presentation |
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Wed. Sept. 4 10:00 am |
Not Back to
School Coffee/Tea
Event at Port Wallis Church,
Waverley Road, September 4, from
10-12.
Special guest, Bill Berryman,
RTO President
|
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
|
Wed. Sept. 11
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre
|
1st Speaker Series Event - Erin
Crosby,
Community Support
Services
Topic: VON
programs and services
|
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
Thurs. Sept. 19 |
RTO NSTU Bowling Begins
|
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
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Wed. Sept. 25 |
Bus Field Trip: Exploring
Historic Landmarks of Halifax
(and lunch).
|
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
Cancelled
Rescheduled
for April 8
Woodlawn Library Theatre
|
Speaker Series Event -
Susan Howlett |
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
Mon. Nov. 4 |
Fine Arts and Craft Fair
|
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
Wed. Nov. 13
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre |
Speaker Series Event - Peggy
Ludlow
Topic: Navigating the
Travel Maze |
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
Tues. Dec. 3
|
Traditional Christmas Tea
|
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
Wed. Jan. 8
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre
Cancelled due to snow
storm - will be rescheduled and
reposted.
|
Speaker Series Event -
Lindsay Wallace, Geriatric
Medicine Research Unit, Dal/NS Health Authority
Topic - Frailty - a key risk
factor for dementia
Promo: As our population ages,
the number of people suffering
from dementia is increasing
rapidly. Alzheimer’s disease is
the most common cause of
dementia (a syndrome of memory
and functional impairment).
Since so many clinical trials
for drugs to treat Alzheimer’s
disease have failed,
understanding other ways to
target treatments and prevention
is valuable. Frailty can explain
the discrepancy between the
‘hallmark’ features of
Alzheimer’s disease in the brain
(‘plaques’ and ‘tangles’) and
their ability to cause the
dementia syndrome: the more
frail you are, the less plaques
and tangles are needed to
produce dementia symptoms. In
this way, treating frailty may
reduce the burden of dementia on
patients, families, and the
health care system.
|
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
Wed. Jan. 29 |
January Book Club
Our January book title is “My
Sister’s Keeper” by Jodi
Picoult. We will meet at
Starbucks in Chapters Mic Mac
Mall @ 10:00 - 11:00.
We meet every last Wednesday of
the month.
|
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
Wed. Feb. 12
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre
|
Speaker
Series Event
Lianne Bradshaw is a
Senior Investigator with
the Nova Scotia
Securities Commission. |
|
In
this presentation,
Lianne will discuss how
the Nova Scotia
Securities Commission
can assist investors who
have complaints about
investment firms,
frauds, and new
initiatives aimed at
seniors. Lianne will
discuss types of
investment fraud and
current treats in the
marketplace. At the end
of the presentation, you
will have greater
knowledge that you can
use to protect yourself
from becoming a victim
of investment fraud.
Lianne will give you
practical tips from real
cases you can use today
from her many years as
an investigator. This
presentation will be
casual with lots of
opportunity for
questions and
discussion. The topics
will include general
knowledge about the
industry and regulation,
what to watch out for,
what to do if you’ve
been a target, and new
threats and scams. |
|
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
Wednesday - Feb 26 |
February Book Club
Our February book
title is "Ava Come Home" by
Leslie Crewe. We will meet
at Starbucks, Mic Mac Mall @
10:00 - 11:00. We meet the
last Wednesday of every month.
|
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
|
Feb TBA |
Pub Trivia Night |
|
*A |
|
February 18
1:30-3:30 |
Bowling, Bowlarama, Halifax
$8.00: includesshoes, three
games, cake and prizes
|
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
|
Mar. 6-7 |
RTO Provincial Curling Bonspiel |
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
Wed. Mar. 11
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre
Register for this session
|
Speaker Series Event - Dr.
Keri-Leigh Cassidy
Topic: The Fountain of Health
for Optimal Aging
Promo: The Fountain of Health is
a non-profit association
sharing the science of brain
health and resilience, with
tools to promote healthy aging.
Learn about the science, methods
and supports you need to
effectively take charge of your
health future!
Bio: Dr. Keri-Leigh Cassidy is a
Professor of Psychiatry and
Clinical Academic Director of
Dalhousie’s Geriatric Psychiatry
Program at the Nova Scotia
Health Authority. She is the
founder of the Fountain of
Health, a national non-profit
association for knowledge
translation promoting brain
health and resilience (www.fountainofhealth.ca).
She is a national leader in
late life psychotherapy, past
lecturer on Late Life
Psychotherapies for the Canadian
Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry
(CAGP) National Review Course,
and author of a manualized
Enhanced CBT Group Therapy
program.
Dr. Cassidy is the recipient
of several national awards
including the 2016 CAGP’s
Outstanding Contributions in
Geriatric Psychiatry Award, the
2018 CIHR Betty Havens Prize for
Knowledge Translation in Aging,
and the 2019 Canadian
Psychiatric Association’s (CPA)
ACPC/ADDPC Award for Creative
Professional Activity. |
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
Wed. Apr. 8
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre
|
Speaker Series Event - Dr. Susan Howlett,
Department of Pharmacology,
Division of Geriatric Medicine,
Heart Health Lab
Topic: Impact of age and sex
hormones on heart function: why
studies in young male animals
are not enough
Promo: The heart changes during
the normal aging process, even
in the absence of cardiovascular
disease. We suspect that these
changes set the stage for the
development of heart diseases in
later life. In our laboratory,
we are exploring how the heart
changes with age in mice to help
us understand the underlying
reasons for the effects of age
on the heart. In our studies we
discovered that the influence of
age on the heart differs between
the sexes. Therefore, we have
started to explore the role of
sex hormones, such as
testosterone and estrogen, in
these age-related modifications
in heart function. These
fundamental findings help us
understand cardiac aging and the
reasons that older men and women
tend to develop different
cardiovascular diseases as they
age. |
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
May - details to follow |
Painting on Silk Workshop,
Findlay Centre |
bfourgnaud@hotmail.com |
*A |
Wed. May 13
10:00 am
Woodlawn Library Theatre
|
Speaker Series Event - Health
Service
Tina McPhee - The Community
Health Team
The Community Health Team (CHT)
is a community health model that
focuses on the promotion of
health and wellness. CHTs
support individuals and families
to build knowledge, confidence,
and skills to help make healthy
lifestyle choices and to better
prevent and manage risk factors
that are common across chronic
conditions. Each CHT
collaborates with many partners,
and is working to strengthen
links across the health system,
and involves the participation
of the community it serves.
CHTs are led by Primary Health
Care, Nova Scotia Health
Authority, in partnership with
the IWK Health Centre. For more
information, visit
www.communityhealthteams.ca
Suzy Teubner - 211 Services
Navigating the expansive network
of community and social services
provided by government and the
not for profit sector can be
challenging. With the launch of
211 Nova Scotia in February
of 2013, thousands of
community and social services
available across the province
are now just a phone call or
mouse click away. |
nancy@barkhouse.ca |
*P |
|
Revised
February 19, 2020 |
