IA Knowledge mobilization

In the table below you will find articles, profiles, reports, webinars, and other content from CIHR-IA-funded research.

Descriptor of product	Initiative	Date Posted
Watch the video: Seniors – Adding Life to Years (SALTY) project to learn about this study that aimed to add quality to late life for people living in long-term care and for their caregivers, including family, friends, volunteers, and care workers. Visit the Seniors – Adding Life to Years (SALTY) project website to learn about results and dissemination including publications in academic journals, webinars, podcasts and research briefs.	Team Grant: Late Life Issues: Seniors- Adding Life to Years (SALTY)	Scheduled: February 2024
Learn how research is improving intensive care and how tools can help ensure a smooth transition from the intensive care unit (ICU) to the home environment. The Critical Care Pain Observation Tool for Families (CPOT-Fam), is a behavioural tool that families can use to help identify pain in non-communicative critically ill patients. Message stelfoxt@ualberta.ca for details on publications in academic journals including the Critical Care Pain Observation Tool for Families (CPOT-Fam) and the Patient-Oriented Discharge Summary Tool (PODS-ICU).	Team Grant: Late Life Issues: Development and Evaluation of a Family-Partnered Care Pathway for Critically Ill Older Patients	Scheduled: February 2024
Nicole Doria’s project aims to develop and apply a new model of care for older adults experiencing homelessness and substance use.	2023 CIHR-IHSPR Health System Impact Fellow, supported by IA.	2023-12-11
The goal of Dr. Stacey Hatch’s research, in collaboration with the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health and the University of Calgary, is to develop effective knowledge mobilization strategies to increase the use of clinical practice guidelines for older adults with mental health conditions.	2023 CIHR-IHSPR Health System Impact Fellow, supported by IA.	2023-12-11
Dr. Thomas Hadjistavropoulos and his team address the under-recognition and under-treatment of pain among people living with dementia. Visit SeePainMoreClearly to learn more.	2023 CIHR Institute of Aging Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging	2023-11-16
Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou and her team develop new interventions and models of care for frail older adults and evaluate them across community, hospital, and long-term care settings. Visit Geras Centre for Aging Research to learn more.	2023 CIHR Institute of Aging Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging	2023-11-16
Dr. Gary Naglie and Dr. Mark Rapoport and their team focus on driving safety in older adults, especially those with mild cognitive impairment and dementia. Visit the Driving and Dementia Roadmap website to learn more.	2023 CIHR Institute of Aging Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging	2023-11-16
The Flipping Stigma Toolkit, co-created by researchers and people with dementia, is aimed at supporting those with dementia and reducing the stigma and discrimination they face. Watch the Flipping Stigma in Primary Care video to learn what health care professionals need to know about day-to-day life with dementia. The toolkit is listed on the World Health Organization's Global Dementia Observatory Knowledge Exchange Platform. Visit Flipping Stigma in Dementia to learn more and shop for items like T-shirts and postcards with proceeds going toward further research around understanding and addressing dementia-related stigma.	Summer 2022 CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support, supported by IA. CIHR Project Grant 2018: Putting Social Citizenship into Practice: Reducing Stigma and Promoting Social Inclusion of People with Dementia	2023-11-16
World Falls guidelines provide recommendations to clinicians working with older adults to identify and assess fall risks. Visit World Falls guidelines website to read the Infographic and learn more.	Summer 2022 CIHR Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support, supported by IA.	2023-11-16
Learn about a new clinical practice guideline for management of osteoporosis and fracture prevention in Canada. Visit the Canadian Medical Association Journal to read the guideline. Visit Osteoporosis Canada to learn more.	The 2020 CIHR Institute of Aging Voluntary Sector Knowledge Mobilization Support Grant	2023-11-16
Visit the Active Aging Canada website for resources for health care professionals to help promote physical activity to older adults.	The 2023 CIHR Institute of Aging Voluntary Sector Knowledge Mobilization Support Grant	2023-10-20
Read about the Reflection Room: Exploring pandemic-related grief in long-term care homes, in the Conversation. Visit The Reflection Room and Saint Elizabeth Foundation websites to learn more.	The 2023 CIHR Institute of Aging Voluntary Sector Knowledge Mobilization Support Grant	2023-10-20
Visit the Move & Connect webinar series that aims to connect older adults to information and services to support their physical, social, and mental health. Visit Active Aging Society to watch webinar recordings and learn more.	The 2023 CIHR Institute of Aging Voluntary Sector Knowledge Mobilization Support Grant	2023-10-20
Watch this video and read the project summary to learn about how older adults, caregivers, health and social care providers and researchers, from the Canadian Aging Action, Research, & Education (CAARE) for Mental Health Group, are working together to make a difference in the lives of older adults and their mental health. Visit SE Research Centre to learn more.	The 2023 CIHR Institute of Aging Voluntary Sector Knowledge Mobilization Support Grant	2023-10-20
The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) webinar series Visit CLSA Webinar Videos to watch past webinars. Visit CLSA Webinars to learn more about upcoming webinars.	Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), supported by IA	2023-06-26
Leveraging the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging research platform to mobilize COVID-19 research - Impact Story of the Year	Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), supported by IA	2023-06-26
Dr. Pia Kontos and her team use theatre and film to show how the stigma associated with dementia can lead to social exclusion	2022 CIHR Institute of Aging Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging	2023-02-03
Postdoctoral fellow Dr. Kassim Said Abasse is looking to improve the quality of care for elders living with Alzheimer's, Huntington's, Parkinson's, and other neurocognitive disorders	2022 Health System Impact Fellow, supported by IA	2023-02-03
Valentina Antonipillai's research on long-term care workers' health and working conditions may guide policy reform	2022 Health System Impact Fellow, supported by IA	2023-02-03
Onboard vehicle sensors that measure seniors' driving skills may prevent them from losing their licences prematurely	National Research Council Aging in Place Challenge Program, supported by IA	2023-02-03
New technology helps older patients take meds as prescribed	National Research Council Aging in Place Challenge Program, supported by IA	2023-02-03
Using virtual reality to train dementia caregivers	National Research Council Aging in Place Challenge Program, supported by IA	2023-02-03
Read about promising practices & policies designed to keep residents, families, caregivers & staff safe from future pandemics	Implementation Science Teams – Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness in Long-Term Care, supported by IA	2023-02-03
The Driving and Dementia Roadmap: A new resource on the World Health Organization's Global Dementia Platform Watch the story on CBC National Visit the Driving and Dementia Roadmap website to learn more.	Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging, supported by the Institute of Aging	2023-03-20
Dr. Heather McKay and her team are expanding the reach of Choose to Move, to better serve the needs of more diverse groups of adults. Visit the Choose to Move website to learn more.	Healthy Cities Research Initiative supported by IA Learn more about the Healthy Cities Implementation Science (HCIS) Team Grant	2023-05-16

The CIHR Institute of Aging funds three Knowledge Mobilization opportunities:

• Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging
• Voluntary Sector Knowledge Mobilization Support Grant
• Planning and Dissemination Grants – Institute Community Support

The CIHR Institute of Aging Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging

The CIHR Institute of Aging Betty Havens Prize for Knowledge Mobilization in Aging honours Betty Havens, a leading gerontologist who was committed to improving the lives of seniors. She is recognised for her notable achievements in health services research on the aging process. This prize, based on nominations of applicants by peers, teams or organizations, supports an individual, team or organization that has advanced the mobilization of research in aging at a local or regional level.

This prize is awarded annually. The competition opens at end of June; applications are due in July; the notice of decision is announced in August and funding starts in September.

2023 Recipients
2022 Recipients
2021 Recipients

The CIHR Institute of Aging Voluntary Sector Knowledge Mobilization Support Grant

The CIHR Institute of Aging Voluntary Sector Knowledge Mobilization Support Grant is a knowledge mobilization award that recognizes and supports exceptional groups working in the non-profit and voluntary health sector.

This initiative supports Canadian non-profits’ efforts to:

1. increase or enhance the impact and public awareness of currently available knowledge on the trajectory of aging, and
2. engage in activities that would inform the research community of unmet needs in the field of healthy aging.

This annual competition opens in October; applications are due in January; the notice of decision is announced in late February and funding starts in March.

2023 Recipients

2022 Recipients

Planning and Dissemination Grants – Institute Community Support

The CIHR Institute Community Support (ICS) Program is designed to foster community development by providing grants and awards to individuals and organizations:

• to support planning activities, partnership development and to increase understanding of the health research landscape that will contribute to the advancement of research consistent with the mandate of CIHR; and
• to support dissemination events and activities that focus on the communication of health research evidence to the appropriate researcher or knowledge-user audiences, tailoring the message and medium as appropriate.

Competitions take place in the summer and winter each year.

Summer 2023: Recipients; Funding Opportunity

Winter 2023: Recipients; Funding Opportunity

Summer 2022: Recipients; Funding Opportunity

Winter 2022: Recipients; Funding Opportunity