Presenter: Christine Seo (left)
Paper: Sex Difference in Aerobic Exercise Efficacy to Improve Cognition in Older Adults with Vascular Cognitive Impairment: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Learning objectives:
Understand the effects of aerobic training (AT) on executive functions in older adults with subcortical ischemic vascular cognitive impairment (SIVCI)
Understand sex differences in the effects of AT in older adults with SIVCI
Discuss the significance of research that allows for more personalized exercise recommendations to maximize benefits amongst older adults
About the Speaker:
Christine is a second-year MSc student in Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Prior to starting her MSc, she has completed a BSc in Behavioural Neuroscience at UBC and worked full-time as a research assistant withing the Aging, Mobility and Cognitive Health lab at UBC, where she is currently completing her MSc, then as the clinic and research coordinator of the Vancouver General Hospital's Falls Prevention Clinic. Christine's MSc research focuses on the effect of resistance training on structural MRI outcomes (i.e., regional brain volumes) in older adults with subcortical ischemic vascular cognitive impairment.
Presenter: Jaiden Kuchinka (right)
Paper: Implications of Risk Factors for Alzheimer’s Disease in Canada’s Indigenous Population
Learning Objectives:
This presentation will examine a study that investigated the PAR of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) associated with modifiable risk factors among Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations in Canada. While the paper focuses primarily on individual-level modifiable factors such as physical inactivity, smoking, and educational attainment, this discussion will extend beyond these findings to examine the wider social determinants of health that disproportionately impact dementia prevalence among Indigenous populations.
Understand some of the modifiable risk factors that affect AD in Indigenous vs Non-Indigenous populations in Canada
Understand the importance on identifying wider social factors that impact populations and not just modifiable risk factors at the individual level
About the Speaker:
Jaiden Kuchinka is an Indigenous Master's student in the Department of Community Health Sciences specializing in population and public health at the University of Calgary. Her current research aims to establish what is needed to create adaptable and culturally informed spaces that provide Indigenous-centred dementia care, setting a standard for engaging with communities in a manner that respects and addresses their unique needs.