Baycrest Health Sciences & Baycrest Foundation Publications
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BAYCREST HEALTH SCIENCES www.baycrest.org 9 G O I N G G LO B A L Baycrest's commercial arm, Baycrest Global Solutions (BGS), is continuing to forge relationships and develop new opportunities to bring our expertise in brain health and aging to the global marketplace. In the fall of 2013 and winter 2014, visiting delegations from China met with Baycrest's leadership and toured our facilities. BGS is also cultivating opportunities in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. N E W O N LI N E C O G N I T I V E T E S T Cogniciti, a joint venture between Baycrest and MaRS Discovery Enterprises, Inc., has launched its online cognitive test. Adults aged 50 to 79 can take the test at home to answer the question, "Is my memory normal or should I see my doctor?" To take the test, visit www.baycrest.org I N N OVAT I O N S FO R AG I N G S M A R T E R Baycrest is working on new products and technologies that will help us age better. The Innovation, Technology and Design (ITD) Lab and the Centre for Brain Fitness are developing cognitive assessment tools and brain fitness training programs that will keep aging brains sharp. Also on the horizon: a new screening tool to detect early signs of memory impairment that could help diagnose dementia earlier, when treatments and interventions are most effective. P E KI N G U N I O N M E D I C A L C O L L EG E PA R T N E R S H I P C O N T I N U E S Future doctors and nurses studying at Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) travelled to Baycrest in July 2013 for a four-week observer- ship. This was the second year of the program, which offers students an interprofessional perspective on the essentials of geriatric care. This educational partnership with PUMC is set to continue with a third cohort of students expected to visit Baycrest in the summer of 2014. Business Development Dr. William Reichman, Baycrest president and CEO, (third from left) along with Barry Cracower, CEO, Baycrest Global Solutions (second from right), and Zubin Kapadia, executive vice president, Baycrest Global Solutions (right), welcomed delegates from the China Resources Healthcare Group in March 2014.