Leading interdisciplinary research across Baycrest
Led by Rotman Research Institute (RRI)
Senior Scientists Drs. Nicole Anderson
and Amanda Grenier, the Ben & Hilda
Katz Interprofessional Research Centre
in Geriatric and Dementia Care, also
known as the Katz Centre, is guided by
the following goals:
• To build capacity for interprofessional
research at Baycrest
• To promote scholarly activity among
Baycrest clinicians
• To embed interprofessional research into
clinical practice
Monthly Katz Centre virtual rounds were
launched this year, with an exciting variety
of talks and discussions on topics such as:
• Experiences of racism among long-term
care staff from residents and family
members (Dr. Laura Wagner, University
of California, San Francisco)
• The link between heart rate variability
and cognitive and mental health
(Dr. Linda Mah and Janet Murchison,
Baycrest)
• Caregiver tools (Dr. Rob Madan and
Dr. Ken Schwartz, Baycrest) as well
as caregiver needs and effective
interventions (Dr. Adriana Schnall,
Baycrest)
• Concepts of precarity and frailty and how
they influence inclusion and meaningful
participation of older adults (the Katz
Centre's own Dr. Amanda Grenier)
In addition, the Katz team began to
approve applications from Baycrest and
external clinical staff to become Katz
Centre Affiliated Investigators, with
the goal of fostering increased integration
of research and care in geriatrics
and dementia.
Ben & Hilda Katz Interprofessional Research
Centre in Geriatric and Dementia Care
The Baycrest Academy is committed to a collaborative, interdisciplinary, and
community-focused approach to research and education. Partnering with clinicians
and older adult community members is a key part of our work.
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