The PACE 2000 VideoConference
Based Goniometer (VCBG) receives its patent #011557100 valid
as of 30 Nov. 2001, Ref # VCBG 2001. The VCBG has also been filed
for international patents. Evelyn Shore,
a member of PACE 2000's Board of Directors, has been featured
in the magazine Fifty-Five
Plus(November 2002 edition
Vol 14, issure III, Voulunteer Spotlight section, page 6).
Click here to read the article
PACE 2000 participated at
a job fair sponsored by Job Connect Ottawa. We thank the, more
than 20, young persons who registered to be contacted for summer
employment. Click
here to see more photos from the Job Fair
On Oct. 29,
2002, PACE 2000 held a training session for newly recruited intergenerational
coordinators. During the session former coordinators recounted
their experiences and passed on advice to the new recruits. Awards
were presented to departing and long serving volunteers. Read
in the Intergenerational Forum what an out going coordinator
wrote about his experience.
Read
the latest entry to our Intergenerational
Forum where a departing coordinator describes his experience
with PACE 2000
PACE 2000
held a Board Retreat on Sept. 15, 2002. Two new Videoconference
products developed by PACE 2000 were demonstrated. The Board members
and guests forged a five year strategic plan and vision, which
included a resolve to continue to promote intergenerational relationships
via its programs. Special guest Max
Keeping of CJOH-TV delivered the opening address, acknowledging
and encouraging the participants to continue their important work
locally and abroad.
Aug. 13, Local
media cover PACE 2000's tele-physiotherapy program at the Perley
& Rideau Veterans' Center. TV stations New-RO and CJOH aired
interviews with PACE 2000 volunteers and seniors regarding the
benefits of tele-physiotherapy and the evaluations using PACE
2000's Videoconference
Based Goniometer, VCBG (patent pending)
On
July 24 PACE 2000 celebrated its Cross-cultural video-conference
programs with a party held at the Centre d'Accueil Champlain
Seniors Centre. The seniors shared songs with the young intergenerational
co-ordinators and friends from the Catholic Immigration Center.
Awards were presented in appreciation of the efforts of the participants
of the VC programs and finally prizes were distributed. Visit
the Gallery to see more pictures.
PACE 2000 successfully presented its
programs at the E-Health
2002 April 23 Vancouver BC and the Neuvièmes
Journées Francophones d'Informatique Médicale (read the abstract en français)
May 6-7 Quebec City, conferences. Dr. Bernard has written a review
in French of the Canadian Society of Telehealth's recommendations
to the Romanow Commission on the Future of Health Care. This
review was published in the Spring 2002 edition of the Community
Supporter, Les soutiens de la Communauté, newsletter
of the Ontario Community Support
Association, OCSAPACE
2000's Intergenerational Virtual Village, IVV, is featured in
an article published in the March 20, 2002 edition of the Videoconference Insight Newsletter.
Read the article.
TOP Mar 8, 2002 An article entitled "Le Goniomètre de Visioconférence:
description, fiabilité et application au suivi des aînés
dans leur domicile après chirurgie orthopédique"
has been accepted for presentation at the Neuvièmes
Journées Francophones d'Informatique Médicale 6-7
mai 2002- Québec 2002 and publication in its proceedings.
The conference is organized by Société
Québécoise d'Informatique Biomédicale et
de la Santé .....read
more.... PACE
2000 participated in the Job
Connect Job Fair held at the Ottawa RA Center on Mar. 14,
2002. We would like to thank the persons who visited our booth
and to express a hearty welcome to those who agreed to join our
network as intergenerational co-ordinators. Welcome and thank
you!
Friday March 8, 2002University
of Ottawa Physiotherapy Physiotherapy Students presented their
4th year research project on the PACE
2000 Videoconference Based Goniometer(VCBG) in an upper body range of motion study at the Ottawa
Hospital. The presentation was well received and elicited numerous
questions from the audience. Welcome to the
volunteers who have started the new term. The 10 new intergenerational
coordinators, include high school co-op as well as university
students and who have interests which include engineering, kinesiology,
psychology, political sciences....PACE 2000 participated in the Volunteer
Jobs Fair held at the University
of Ottawa on Feb. 6, 2002. We would like to thank the persons
who visited our booth and to express a hearty welcome to those
who agreed to join our network of volunteers. Welcome and thank
you!