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Community & Stakeholder Engagement


Stakeholder Community Engagement
Speakers: Dr. Brenda Vrkljan, Professor, School of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University and Dr. Allison Dubé, Project Manager, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA)
Training & Career Development at CIHR
About the CLSA
In preparation for SPA 2021, please review the following articles on the CLSA. We have also attached a table with information on a selection of other longitudinal studies. We also invite you to join us for an orientation session on Thursday April 22nd at 11:00 AM ET that will provide you with some tips and tricks for using CLSA data in your research. You will receive a calendar invitation to this session via e-mail. The session will be recorded and the slides and video will be added to this page after the session is completed.
Articles:
- Kirkland, S., Raina, P., Wolfson, C., Strople, G., et. al. (2009). Exploring the Acceptability and Feasibility of conducting a Large Longitudinal Population-Based Study in Canada. Canadian Journal on Aging/ La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement, 28 (3), 231-242. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19860978/
- Kirkland, S., Griffith, L., Menec, V., Wister, A., et. al. (2009). Mining a Unique Canadian Resources. The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Canadian Journal on Aging/ La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement 34 (3), 366-377. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26300192/
- Martin-Matthews, A., & Mealing, L. (2009). Editorial: Realizing the Vision. The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging as a Strategic Initiative of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Canadian Journal on Aging/ La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement, 28 (3), 209-214. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-on-aging-la-revue-canadienne-du-vieillissement/article/editorial-realizing-the-vision-the-canadian-longitudinal-study-on-aging-as-a-strategic-initiative-of-the-canadian-institutes-of-health-research/8C4C3D15B8DB427BEC215789E104A6B5
- Raina, P., Wolfson, C., Kirkland, S., Griffith, L., et. al (2019). The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). International Journal of Epidemiology,48 (6), 1752-1753j. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyz173
- Raina, P., Wolfson, C., Kirkland, S., Griffith, L., et al. (2009). The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Canadian Journal on Aging/ La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissment, 28 (3), 221-229. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19860977/
- Shooshtari, S., Menec, V., Swift, A., and Tate, R. (2020). Exploring ethno-cultural variations in how older Canadians define healthy aging: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Journal of Aging Studies 52. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32178804/
These articles should be available for free through your institution’s library. If you are having trouble accessing them, please contact the SPA planning committee.
Other Longitudinal Studies on Aging
English Longitudinal Study on Ageing
https://www.closer.ac.uk/study/english-longitudinal-study-of-ageing/
The Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging (TILDA)
Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA)
https://www.lasa-vu.nl/index.htm
Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
Health and Retirement Study
https://hrs.isr.umich.edu/welcome-health-and-retirement-study
Cognitive Function and Ageing
Healthy Ageing in Scotland (HAGIS):
Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe
http://www.share-project.org/home0.html
Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI)
Video Resources

Write the Right Grant: Tips for Effective Grant Writing
Speaker: Dr. Parminder Raina, Scientific Director, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA)

Anticipating new weights in the CLSA: Unpacking sampling weights and their use
Speaker: Dr. Lauren Griffith, Associate Professor, Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact (HEI), McMaster University


SPA 2021: Trainee Orientation Session
Speakers: Dr. Allison Dubé, Project Manager, McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) and Alexandra Mayhew, Postdoctoral Fellow, McMaster University