PACE 2000's work has been published by the Faculty of Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto. in the journal Activities, Adaptation & Aging. click to see a PDF document
Videoconference-Based Physiotherapy and Tele-Assessment for Homebound Older Adults: A Pilot Study Marie-Madeleine Bernard a; Frederic Janson a; Parminder K. Flora b; Guy E. J. Faulkner c; Liane Meunier- Norman a; Mathias Fruhwirth; a PACE 2000 International Foundation, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada b University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada c Faculty of Physical Education and Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
This article was downloaded by: [Canadian Research Knowledge Network] On: 16 March 2009 Access details: Access Details: [subscription number 783016864] Publisher Routledge IInforma Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK
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PACE 2000 has beeen awarded a prize at the International Conference on New Technologies for Information and Communication held in Paris France on November 9 2006. The prize was awarded by the Fédération Internationale des Associations de Personnes Agées” (International Federation of Associations for Elderly People) FIAPA
Dr. Bernard accepted the award on behalf of PACE 2000. Dr. Bernard also made a presentation on PACE 2000 and its projects at the conference. Photos from the awards ceremony will posted soon.
Dr. M-M Bernard participated in the Colloque Canada France held on March 6-7 in Nice and March 8-9 in Paris France. Dr.M-M Bernard made presentations in both cities tilted "Longévité de la femme: défis et solutions innovantes" (click to view the powerpoint presentation) The presentations were well received.
The conference was organized by Brigitte Léger, the Science and Technologies attaché of the Canadian Emabassy in France in collaboration with the French Ministère de la Santé et des Solidarités. The conference was titled "Initiative Femmes, Santé et Sciences". The conference description read as follows:
Avec une stratégie ambitieuse sur la question de la santé des femmes en place depuis 1999, les politiques de santé des femmes du Canada font une promotion active des recherches les plus avancées et les plus novatrices. Cette série d'ateliers et conférences vise à partager l'excellence scientifique du Canada dans le secteur de la santé des femmes tout en construisant des collaborations et des partenariats internationaaux. Nos experts ont discuté des avancées scientifiques et des nouvelles approches du "Bien Vieillir"
The Riviera Times, a weekly journal in Nice, will will publish an article on the conference. The article, if of relevance to PACE 2000 will be posted here.
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Come to the PC Cyber Party and support PACE 2000
PACE 2000 has been selected by the Ottawa based computer hardware and software retailer, PC Cyber Computer, as the recipient of proceeds from Charity Auction at their annual year end party to be held at Lansdown Park in Ottawa on November 6. Please vistit the PC Cyber website for details on the event.
PACE 2000 made three presentations at the from Ageing to Ageing Well conference held in Montreal Oct. 3-5, 2004. The first presentation was delivered via multi-point videoconfernece to six sites. The sites were; in Canada The Canadian Society of Telehealth in Quebec City, in France under the organization of CATEL, and Novasight; Paris, Toulouse, Lyon, Vannes, and Amiens.
Dr. Bernard's 2nd presentation was entitled "Six Years of the Intergenerational Virtual Village" and it included a live Videoconference with participants of the PACE-2-Face Tele-Mentoring program feasibility study in Ottawa. The virtual participants responded to questions from the conference session attendees. read the abstract (in French) . Dr. Bernard has written a report on the conference, read the report here. Lastly Liane Meunier presented the work she has done with the Videoconference Based Goniometer. All presentations were well received and stimulated interesting questions and discussions. read the abstract (in French)
"It is my great pleasure to inform you of the selection of your proposal..."
..."Out of the 140 proposals received, the Scientific Committee selected 36 for funding under the 2004 budget. The Board of Directors further approved of this choice..."
Professeur Etienne Baulieu Président de l'Institut de Longévité et du Vieillissement Président de l'Académie des Sciences
Click here to read the full announcement (in French)
On behalf of PACE 2000, Mathias Fruhwirth P.Eng. and Dr. Marie-Madeleine Bernard presented a retrospective of the Foundation's work over six years at a conference held in Grenoble France at the Maison des Sciences de l'Homme- Alpes (MSH - Alpes) campus St Martin. The presentation entitled "Village virtuel Inter-générations PACE 2000: 6 années d'une expérience humaine et technologique en télé-gérontologie au Canada" was attended by experts in the field of gerontology. The conference was organized by the Centre Pluridisciplinaire de gérontologie, CPDG, SHS-UPMF, The Mission Personnes Agées de la Ville de Grenoble et du Département de l'Isère, and the Laboragoire TIMC-IMAG, Techniques de l'Imagerie, de la Modélisation et de Cognition. UJF et CNRS.
posted April 17, 2004
On April 17, PACE 2000 participated in the fourth annual United Way/Volunteer Ottawa Youth Day of Sharing. Eleven students from Hillcrest high school in Ottawa were trained as intergenerational coordinators in PACE 2000's Intergenerational Virtual Village. To view photos of the event click here.
PACE 2000's Sir Robert Borden High School co-op student, Jill, writes about her impressions of working as an intergenerational coordinated. Read her letter here. Read letters from our intergnerational coodinators in the Intergenerational Forum
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