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Boomers and beyond [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 19-Sep-2012
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Contact: ulie Robert, Communications Coordinator, MUHC
julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca
514-934-1934 x71381
McGill University Health Centre

RI MUHC launches Montreal component of Canada-wide aging study

This press release is available in French.

Montreal, September 13, 2012 It's often referred to as the "Silver Tsunami". The aging of the Canadian population will become a public health challenge in the coming decades. By 2025, it is estimated that one in five Canadians will be over 65, and within 30 years Quebec will have one of the most elderly populations in the Western world. The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) and McGill University today launched the Montreal component of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) one of the most comprehensive studies ever conducted on aging.

The RI MUHC is a major player in this ambitious pan-Canadian project that involves more than 160 researchers and collaborators from 26 Canadian universities. Data will be collected at 11 locations across Canada, including two locations in Quebec: Montreal and Sherbrooke. The RI MUHC site will oversee data collected every three years from 3,000 people who will be invited to participate through home interviews and physical assessments. The Montreal site will also be home to the CLSA Statistical Analysis Centre, which will coordinate data access and utilization for researchers.

"We won't age and adapt in the same ways our parents did, so we need complete data to help us make decisions regarding social policies, clinical care and health services," said Dr. Christina Wolfson, co-principal investigator of the CLSA, researcher at the RI MUHC, and professor at McGill University's Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health. "The vast scope of the CLSA will provide us with the data we need."

CLSA researchers across the country will follow 50,000 men and women between the ages of 45 and 85 for a 20-year period. This long-term national study will investigate factors that play a role in maintaining both health and quality of life as people age. The researchers will collect information on the changing biological, medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and economic aspects of people's lives.

"The CLSA is not just a study, but a research platform that will be used by researchers for decades to come thanks to the range of information that will be gathered and analyzed," said Yves Joanette, Scientific Director at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Aging.

"Today's announcement of the Montreal component of the CLSA is a reminder of the positive role that the right combination of world-class researchers and state-of-the-art equipment can have on the lives of Canadians" said Dr. Gilles Patry, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation. "We are proud to be able to support Dr. Wolfson and her team as they pursue their research as part of this comprehensive national study on aging."

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Funding

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging is a strategic initiative of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Support for the study has been provided by the Government of Canada through the CIHR and the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

Research partners

Data collection will take place at 11 sites throughout Canada: University of British Columbia; Simon Fraser University; University of Victoria; University of Calgary; University of Manitoba; University of Ottawa/Bruyre Continuing Care; McMaster University; Universit de Sherbrooke; McGill University/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Dalhousie University and Memorial University.

Useful links

Research Institute of the MUHC: muhc.ca/research

McGill University Health Centre (MUHC): muhc.ca

McGill University: mcgill.ca

Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA): clsa-elcv.ca

Media contacts

Julie Robert
Communications Research
Public Affairs & Strategic Planning
McGill University Health Centre
Phone: 514-934-1934 (ext. 71381)
julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca

Laura Thompson
Communications Officer
Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
McMaster University
(905) 525-9140, ext. 21413
lthomp@mcmaster.ca



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Boomers and beyond [ Back to EurekAlert! ] Public release date: 19-Sep-2012
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Contact: ulie Robert, Communications Coordinator, MUHC
julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca
514-934-1934 x71381
McGill University Health Centre

RI MUHC launches Montreal component of Canada-wide aging study

This press release is available in French.

Montreal, September 13, 2012 It's often referred to as the "Silver Tsunami". The aging of the Canadian population will become a public health challenge in the coming decades. By 2025, it is estimated that one in five Canadians will be over 65, and within 30 years Quebec will have one of the most elderly populations in the Western world. The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI MUHC) and McGill University today launched the Montreal component of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) one of the most comprehensive studies ever conducted on aging.

The RI MUHC is a major player in this ambitious pan-Canadian project that involves more than 160 researchers and collaborators from 26 Canadian universities. Data will be collected at 11 locations across Canada, including two locations in Quebec: Montreal and Sherbrooke. The RI MUHC site will oversee data collected every three years from 3,000 people who will be invited to participate through home interviews and physical assessments. The Montreal site will also be home to the CLSA Statistical Analysis Centre, which will coordinate data access and utilization for researchers.

"We won't age and adapt in the same ways our parents did, so we need complete data to help us make decisions regarding social policies, clinical care and health services," said Dr. Christina Wolfson, co-principal investigator of the CLSA, researcher at the RI MUHC, and professor at McGill University's Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics & Occupational Health. "The vast scope of the CLSA will provide us with the data we need."

CLSA researchers across the country will follow 50,000 men and women between the ages of 45 and 85 for a 20-year period. This long-term national study will investigate factors that play a role in maintaining both health and quality of life as people age. The researchers will collect information on the changing biological, medical, psychological, social, lifestyle and economic aspects of people's lives.

"The CLSA is not just a study, but a research platform that will be used by researchers for decades to come thanks to the range of information that will be gathered and analyzed," said Yves Joanette, Scientific Director at the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Aging.

"Today's announcement of the Montreal component of the CLSA is a reminder of the positive role that the right combination of world-class researchers and state-of-the-art equipment can have on the lives of Canadians" said Dr. Gilles Patry, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation. "We are proud to be able to support Dr. Wolfson and her team as they pursue their research as part of this comprehensive national study on aging."

###

Funding

The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging is a strategic initiative of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR). Support for the study has been provided by the Government of Canada through the CIHR and the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

Research partners

Data collection will take place at 11 sites throughout Canada: University of British Columbia; Simon Fraser University; University of Victoria; University of Calgary; University of Manitoba; University of Ottawa/Bruyre Continuing Care; McMaster University; Universit de Sherbrooke; McGill University/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre; Dalhousie University and Memorial University.

Useful links

Research Institute of the MUHC: muhc.ca/research

McGill University Health Centre (MUHC): muhc.ca

McGill University: mcgill.ca

Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA): clsa-elcv.ca

Media contacts

Julie Robert
Communications Research
Public Affairs & Strategic Planning
McGill University Health Centre
Phone: 514-934-1934 (ext. 71381)
julie.robert@muhc.mcgill.ca

Laura Thompson
Communications Officer
Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA)
McMaster University
(905) 525-9140, ext. 21413
lthomp@mcmaster.ca



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