centre for education and research on aging and health, st. joseph’s care group formalize collaboration

(thunder bay, on -december 15, 2006) 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 's centre for education and research on aging and health (cerah) and st. joseph's care group (sjcg) have been working together on mutually beneficial research and educational initiatives for several years. this partnership is now a formal collaboration.

on december 15, cerah and sjcg will be celebrating the signing of a memorandum of understanding which formalizes their partnership and paves the way for increased future collaborations in research and education. partnership activities will focus on enhancing services and quality of care for adults with a wide range of health needs, particularly as they relate to complex medical needs, end-of-life care, rehabilitation, mental health, long-term care, and supportive housing.

"together, cerah and sjcg have worked on many projects, particularly aimed at improving the care of the older adult population and supporting caregivers," says dr. mary lou kelley, director and palliative care project manager at cerah. "we already had a wonderful working relationship which has allowed us to combine our organizations' clinical, educational and research expertise for the benefit of residents of northwestern ontario. the next logical step in our relationship was to formalize it so we can move forward on some new and exciting endeavours."

some projects cerah and sjcg have already worked on together include a dementia networking day, a half-day workshop which profiled programs at sjcg; the geriatric mental health institute, an annual conference aimed at bringing healthcare professionals and caregivers together to discuss the challenges and opportunities for care and effective support for older adults with mental health issues; and various other workshops, "lunch and learn" series, and training curricula.

"this partnership will allow sjcg and cerah to build upon our relationship and further the work we've already started," says tracy buckler, president and ceo, sjcg. "we are pleased to see this come to fruition and i know great things will come from our collaborative efforts."

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members of the media: for an interview with dr. kelley, contact marla

tomlinson at 343-8177. for an interview with tracy buckler, call sharron owen at 768-4440.