Scientific Publications

1) The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
Parminder S. Raina, Christina Wolfson, Susan A. Kirkland, Lauren E. Griffith, Mark Oremus, Christopher Patterson, Holly Tuokko, Margaret Penning, Cynthia M. Balion, David Hogan, Andrew Wister, Hélène Payette, Harry Shannon, and Kevin Brazil

2) Exploring the Acceptability and Feasibility of Conducting a Large Longitudinal Population-Based Study in Canada
Susan A. Kirkland, Parminder S. Raina, Christina Wolfson, Geoff Strople, Olga Kits, Steven Dukeshire, Camille L. Angus, Karen Szala-Meneok, Jennifer Uniat, Homa Keshavarz, Linda Furlini, and Amélie Pelletier

3) The Canadian Community Health Survey as a Potential Recruitment Vehicle for the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Christina Wolfson, Parminder S. Raina, Susan A. Kirkland, Amélie Pelletier, Jennifer Uniat, Linda Furlini, Camille L. Angus, Geoff Strople, Homa Keshavarz, and Karen Szala-Meneok

4) Telephone-Administered Cognitive Tests as Tools for the Identification of Eligible Study Participants for Population-Based Research in Aging
Christina Wolfson, Susan A. Kirkland, Parminder S. Raina, Jennifer Uniat, Karen Roberts, Howard Bergman, Linda Furlini, Amélie Pelletier, Geoff Strople, Camille L. Angus, Homa Keshavarz, and Karen Szala-Meneok

5) Feasibility of Biological Specimen Collection for the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Biorepository
Cynthia M. Balion, Parminder S. Raina, Christina Wolfson, Susan A. Kirkland, Judy L. Keys, Lauren E. Griffith, Amélie Pelletier, Jennifer Uniat, and Matthew J. McQueen

6) Ascertainment of Chronic Diseases in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), Systematic Review
Parminder S. Raina, Christina Wolfson, Susan A. Kirkland, Homa Keshavarz, Lauren E. Griffith, Christopher Patterson, Jennifer Uniat, Geoff Strople, Amélie Pelletier, and Camille L. Angus

7) Accessing Health Care Utilization Databases for Health Research: A Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging Feasibility Study
Parminder S. Raina, Susan A. Kirkland, Christina Wolfson, Karen Szala-Meneok, Lauren E. Griffith, Homa Keshavarz, Jennifer Uniat, Linda Furlini, Camille L. Angus, Geoff Strople, and Amélie Pelletier

 

Invited Presentations

  1. Raina, P. Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: Advancing the Science of Aging through Interdisciplinary Research. Pfzier Canada. Montreal, August 26, 2010
  2. Raina, P. Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: Advancing the Science of Aging through Interdisciplinary Research. Institut national de santé publique du Québec, June 11, 2010
  3. Raina, P. Understanding the Complexity of Aging and Health through Interdisciplinary Research: Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Biotechnology, Genomics and Population Health Public Health Agency of Canada. May 20, 2010.
  4. Raina, P. Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) Mobility Initiative-An Emerging Team in Mobility in Aging, CIHR Mobility in Aging Teams Workshop, March 24, 2010.
  5. Raina, P. Plenary Session, BCNAR 5th Annual Conference, Opportunities at the Crossroads of Scientific Discovery: Design and Analysis of Longitudinal Data for Interdisciplinary Research Across the Life span, Jan. 28-29, 2010
  6. Raina, P. Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: Advancing the Science of Aging through Interdisciplinary Research. Research Subcommittee of the Interdepartmental Committee on Seniors, Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Dec. 11, 2009.
  7. Raina, P. Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: Advancing the Science of Aging through Interdisciplinary Research. Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Oct. 13, 2009
  8. Raina, P. Conference Cognition, Health & Aging: Integrating Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives, University Park, Pennsylvania, Oct. 30, 2009 
  9. Raina, P. The Canadian Hearing Society, Advancing the Science of Aging through Interdisciplinary Research. Institute for Work and Health Toronto, Sept. 2, 2009
  10. Raina, P. University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Sept. 16, 2009
  11. Raina, P., Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: Advancing the Science of Aging through Interdisciplinary Research, Fraser Health Authority, Surrey, BC, June 11, 2009
  12. Raina, P., Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: Advancing the Science of Aging through Interdisciplinary Research, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC), Ottawa, On, June 1, 2009
  13. Raina, P., Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: What is Next? Institute of Aging Advisory Board Meeting, Toronto, On, May 6, 2009
  14. Raina, P., Understanding Aging in the 21st Century, Rotary Club of Hamilton-Wentworth, Hamilton, On, April 9, 2009
  15. Raina, P., Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: Advancing the Science of Aging through Interdisciplinary Research, CIHR-MRC (UK) Workshop on Cohorts for Life-Long Health, London, UK. Mar. 10-13, 2009
  16. Raina, P., Understanding Aging in the 21st Century, CIHR Marketing & Communications, CIHR–Institute of Aging, Toronto, On, Mar. 6, 2009
  17. Raina, P., Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: Advancing the Science of Aging through Interdisciplinary Research, Board of Governors, McMaster University. Mar. 5, 2009
  18. Raina, P., Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: Advancing the Science of Aging through Interdisciplinary Research, Vulnerable Populations and Environmental Health Information Division at Health Canada, Jan. 20, 2009
  19. Raina, P., Presentation on Aging in Canada and the future of Research, Canada-China workshop, Sept. 24, 2008 
  20. Raina, P., Advancing the Science of population Health and Aging through Interdisciplinary Research, presented at the Workshop on Methodological Challenges in Health Research, University of Waterloo, May 8, 2008
  21. Raina, P., Advancing the Science of Population Health and Aging through Interdisciplinary Research, presented at Newfoundland & Labrador Centre for Applied Health Research, New Directions in Aging Research, Implications for Health Services & Policy, St. John’s, NL, March 31, 2008
  22. Raina, P.,The Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging: Advancing the Understanding of Aging and Diseases through Interdisciplinary Research, presented at the Parkinson Society Canada, Neurological Disease Meeting, Jan. 15, 2008

Presentations at a Scientific Conference including posters

Presenter in italics
 
  1. Raina, P., Kirkland, S., Wolfson, C., Harmonizing Cohort Studies to Advance the Science of Aging: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Symposium, The Gerontological Society of America’s 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting, New Orleans, Nov. 21, 2010
  2. Raina, P. Wolfson, C., Kirkland, S., Griffith, L., Oremus, M. The Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging (CLSA) is a 20-year prospective cohort study of the Canadian population. The overall aim of the CLSA is to examine aging as a dynamic process. Poster Presentation, 5th Conference of Epidemiological Longitudinal Studies in Europe (CELSE 2010), Oct. 13-15, 2010
  3. Raina, P. Oremus, M., Postuma, R., Griffith, L., Patterson, C., Kirkland, S., Wolfson, C. CLSA disease ascertainment algorithm. Poster Presentation, 5th Conference of Epidemiological Longitudinal Studies in Europe (CELSE 2010), Oct. 13-15, 2010
  4. Wolfson, C., Raina, P., Kirkland, S. The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging An Update to the Institute of Aging Institute Advisory Board, Winnipeg, June 18, 2008, Seniors Month
For even more presentations, see our presentations archive.