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CdnAssocGero @cagacg.ca · 14h

#CAG_2025 begins in two weeks! Check out the activities of CIHR-IA in store at the conference 👉 buff.ly/Up7of1w

Centre on Aging | University of Manitoba - Publications

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 15h

Today is #AgeismAwarenessDay.

World Health Organization info: www.who.int/health-topic...

The Canadian Coalition Against Ageism: ccaageism.ca

To learn more about the Centre on Aging's Reimagine Aging program to reduce internalized ageism see our 2024 publications: umanitoba.ca/centre-on-ag...

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Manitoba Centre for Health Policy @um-mchp.bsky.social · 16h

The Roos Prize for Best Publication in Population Health recognizes excellence in sharing research findings. Students who used the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository in work accepted by a peer-reviewed journal are eligible to apply by Oct 15: http://webapps.cc.um...

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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 19h

Manitoba seniors, consumers groups say proposed MPI legislation would enshrine unfair insurance regime | CBC News

Groups representing Manitoba seniors and consumers say new legislation proposed to govern automobile insurance will leave older, safer drivers facing an unfair financial burden.

Forget just living longer. Eric Topol wants to help Americans live better, too.

Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d

One thing is aging. Another is aging without the major age-related diseases. Extending healthspan. www.freethink.com/biotech/eric...

In "Super Agers," the writer and medical researcher maps a path to extending healthspan with AI, targeted drugs, and lifestyle changes.

www.freethink.com

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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 1d

"Worse yet, those most likely to die – people over 85, and those living in nursing homes – are the least likely to get palliative care."

www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...

Opinion: Lessons on dying well from the father of palliative care

The best way to honour Dr. Balfour Mount’s legacy is by making palliative care available to all Canadians

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 1d

CONCENTRIC VALUE OF VACCINATION:
Intersecting Health, Economic, and Societal Benefits

@geronsociety.bsky.social

Read the new report: gsaenrich.geron.org/value-of-vac...

Health benefits: • Primary prevention of
infectious disease
• Increased life expectancy
• Avoidance of long-term
complications
• Decreased risk of
hospitalization
• Prevention of
antimicrobial resistance
• Preservation of functional
independence

Economic benefits
Health care costs savings
for individuals, families, and
societies
• Preserve workplace
productivity
• Fulfill caregiving responsibilities

SOCIETAL BENEFITS

Health equity
• Herd immunity and eradication
of infectious disease
• Protection of ‘vaccinated yet
vulnerable’ and for those who
cannot receive vaccines
• Prevention of antimicrobial
resistance

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Centre on Aging University of Manitoba @um-coaging.bsky.social · 1d

‪Join the Centre on Aging later this month for our first Speaker Series of the year.
Dr. Peter Donahue, Dean, Faculty of Social Work; Centre on Aging Research Affiliate, will present on Oct 30 | 2:30–3:30 PM, via Zoom
Free to attend, but registration is required: tinyurl.com/5ywfwaae

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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 1d

This 90-year-old is among tenants fighting a rent hike at a Windsor, Ont., seniors' building | CBC News

Tenants at the I.L. Peretz House in downtown Windsor, Ont., say their rent has increased 20 to 60 per cent since last year, but the landlord says it's because rent was so low for so long while costs c...

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 2d

Seniors' advocate to start Nov. 12, pending legislature approval | CBC News

Manitoba's NDP government has followed through on a 2023 election campaign commitment to hire a new seniors' advocate.

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 2d

2 nurses fined for moving newborn in handivan, raising questions about ambulance service in rural Manitoba | CBC News

Two registered nurses have been censured by their regulator after using a handivan to transport an infant from the Dauphin, Man., emergency department to Children’s Hospital in Winnipeg. The case is n...

Hopes high as province names first seniors advocate

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 3d

Hopes high as province names first seniors advocate
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Manitoba seniors advocate named

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 3d

Manitoba seniors advocate named
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Manitoba’s first seniors advocate is Leigh Anne Caron. She is set to start work Nov. 12. Her appointment was noted in Monday’s order paper for the Manitoba Legislative Assembly. A government resolutio...

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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 6d

There were 4 COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes in Manioba last week (Sept 21 to 27, 2025), and there have been 23 this season. There have been no Influenza outbreaks this season yet.

The WRHA outbreak website no longer exists.

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 6d

Big differences in test positivity and severe outcomes between COVID-19 and Influenza, with no severe outcomes associated with Influenza in Manitoba last week (Sep 21 to 27, 2025). In contrast there were 35 hospitalizations and 2 fatalities associated with COVID-19.

www.gov.mb.ca/health/publi...

Figure shows that there were many severe outcomes associated with COVID-19 for last week and this season, compared to Influenza which had none.

Centre on Aging University of Manitoba @um-coaging.bsky.social · 6d

The Centre on Aging's biweekly updates for the week of Oct 3 is now online: mailchi.mp/87e9d1967e3b...
In this issue: find out about ageism awareness week, register for upcoming Centre events, find resources on aging, learn about the Micro-certificate in Facilitating Older Adult Learning, & more!

Winnipeg care home resumes admissions, ending 5-month dispute with WRHA | CBC News

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 6d

Winnipeg care home resumes admissions, ending 5-month dispute with WRHA

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

For five months a Winnipeg care home refused to accept new residents to protest what the CEO of the company that runs the facility says was a lack of funding from the provincial health authority.

The magic of AI is giving way to complaints about workslop

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 7d

"...the term workslop, which they define as “AI generated work content that masquerades as good work, but lacks the substance to meaningfully advance a given task.”"

www.theglobeandmail.com/business/car...

A team from Better Up Labs and the Stanford Social Media Lab define workslop as ‘AI generated work content that masquerades as good work, but lacks the substance to meaningfully advance a given task’

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 7d

Cycling couple struck, injured 2 days apart at same Winnipeg intersection | CBC News

A Winnipeg couple is raising safety concerns after both were injured while bicycling through the same Winnipeg intersection two days apart.

www.theglobeandmail.com/life/wellnes...

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 7d

What to know about this fall’s COVID-19 vaccine

The latest approved versions of the vaccine targets LP.8.1, a descendant of the Omicron variant

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UM Faculty of Science @umanitobasci.bsky.social · 7d

These workshops introduce participants to Linux shell, batch computing with SLURM HPC scheduler, interactive computing with OpenOnDemand, Globus file transfer service, and using the Canadian OpenStack community Cloud and Object Storage.

www.eventbrite.ca/e/umanitoba-...

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Manitoba booking flu, COVID vaccine appointments; pharmacies already administering shots

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 8d

Province booking flu, COVID vaccine appointments; pharmacies already administering shots
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

The province is still a few weeks away from officially launching this year’s fall flu and COVID-19 campaign, but Manitobans can already roll up their sleeves at several local pharmacies. A provi...

Top A.I. Researchers Leave OpenAI, Google and Meta for New Start-Up

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 8d

Top A.I. Researchers Leave OpenAI, Google and Meta for New Start-Up

"...[E.g.,] one of the company’s robots might run thousands of experiments in which it combines various powders and other materials in an effort to create a new kind of superconductor, ..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/t...

www.nytimes.com

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 8d

Police warn of more ‘distraction thefts’

"Police believe the thieves are targeting elderly victims who are not fluent in English and wear expensive gold jewelry."
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

Police warn of more ‘distraction thefts’

Police are again warning the public about “distraction thefts” primarily happening in the city’s south end. The Winnipeg Police Service previously said such thieves use different techniques to steal m...

More than two dozen scheduling clerks hired in Manitoba effort to repair home-care system

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 8d

More than two dozen scheduling clerks hired in effort to repair home-care system
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

The Manitoba government is walking back some changes to Winnipeg’s home care after a bungled rollout of a centralized system in the spring. The province announced Monday it has hired 32 new scheduling...

Four big topics with boomer retirees: Kids, trips, Trump – and aged parents

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 9d

"Providing continuing financial support to adult children is a familiar concept to boomers – such is parenting these days. The surprise is retiring and still having at least one of your parents with you."

www.theglobeandmail.com/investing/pe...

The life expectancy gains of previous decades have cleared the way for a wave of boomers joining their parents in retirement

Judge sends scammer who repeatedly victimized seniors to prison for three years

Tara Moriarty @moriartylab.bsky.social · 10d

Canadian COVID Forecast: Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025

SEVERE: none
VERY HIGH: MB, NL, NS, SK
HIGH: CAN, AB, BC, NB, North, ON, PEI, QC,
MODERATE: none

About 1 in 60 people in Canada are CURRENTLY infected.

This image shows gauges with the Sep 27 - Oct 10, 2025 Forecast scores for Canada, the provinces, & territories. From left to right:

Canada: HIGH - 7.5
Alberta: HIGH - 6
British Columbia: HIGH - 5.8
Manitoba: VERY HIGH - 12.1
New Brunswick: HIGH - 6.3
Newfoundland & Labrador: VERY HIGH - 10.2
North: HIGH - 9.2
Nova Scotia: VERY HIGH - 11.6
Ontario: HIGH - 6.3
Prince Edward Island: HIGH - 7
Quebec: HIGH - 9.6
Saskatchewan: VERY HIGH - 12.4

A text box reads: "The COVID Forecast is calculated from 3 equally weighted categories: 1) Current infections and spread; 2) Healthcare system impact; 3) Mortality. Within each category, there is one sub-category for trends over the most recent week (Trends) and one sub-category for current parameter values relative to a specified baseline (Current values). Trends and current values are weighted equally when determining the final score for a category. All Forecast input data and sources are available here (https://datastudio.google.com/embed/u/0/reporting/42b886cf-d661-488e-b7d8-5c5836b55ab6/page/p_2yqs028mwc). Past Forecast scores are available in the table below. Forecast scores are grouped into 4 ranges: MODERATE (1 to <5, white), HIGH (6 to <10, yellow), VERY HIGH (10 to <15, orange), SEVERE (>15 red)."

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Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 10d

The person sentenced in this case was caught two previous times but was not charged by police.

Judge sends scammer who repeatedly victimized seniors to prison for three years
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...

A Manitoba judge slammed criminals who abuse elders in so-called “grandparent scams,” while sentencing a Winnipeg man who acted as a courier in a string of the sophisticated frauds to three years behi...

Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social · 10d

It was exciting being at the launch of the ESSENCE project, with Dr. Tracey Peter, Vice-Provost (Academic Affairs), Deans and Professors Emeriti/Seniors Scholars. To learn more about the research and project link here www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... and here umanitoba.ca/retirees/pro....

Picture of a speaker (Dr. Tracey Peter) with a slide which says "Emeriti & Senior Scholars Engaged in Navigating Continued Excellence (ESSENCE) Project.