Gilbrea Seminar Series – GERAS DANCE: DANcing for Cognition and Exercise

Dance isn’t just fun – it’s good for your health. Dance strengthens both the body and mind and is an enjoyable social activity. This seminar will provide an overview of the GERAS DANCE program of research developed by rehabilitation and geriatric medicine specialists at the GERAS Centre for Aging Research at Hamilton Health Sciences and McMaster University in partnership with the YMCA. We will present how the GERAS DANCE program is tailored to meet the needs of community-dwelling older adults with cognitive and mobility impairments and results from our pilot work. We will also provide an overview of implementing “research into practice” including how to scale up a pilot project across multiple sites.

This is a FREE event and open to the public.

Seminar Speakers:
Courtney Kennedy, BSc, MSc, PhD – Associate Scientific Director, GERAS Centre
Patricia Hewston, HBSc.Kin, MSc.OT, OT Reg (Ont), PhD – Post-doctoral Fellow, GERAS Centre