Date:  Thursdays, September 5th – October 12th, 1:00 pm– 3:30 pm

Location:  Jewish Community Services, 30 King St East, Dundas

Parking:  Street or Lot

REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY TO ATTEND: Phone 905-627-9922 x21

Chronic Pain Topics in this free 6-week course:

MURA member librarians and library TMG retirees:

This message is being forwarded to you from CURAC, the College and University Retiree Associations of Canada.

To CURAC/ARUCC member associations:

Our friends at Academics Without Borders have asked us to share the following volunteer opportunity with you.

Academics Without Borders is looking for a librarian to go to the University of Central Asia (in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan) on a project to assist its library staff to fully utilize the Integrated Library Management Software “OCLC WMS Worldshare”. The staff need expert support and training from an experienced systems librarian in order to obtain full understanding and competence in the use of the software. The full listing for this volunteer opportunity can be found here: https://www.awb-usf.org/library-science-at-university-of-central-asia/. We welcome both current and retired faculty and staff members to apply.

Please direct any questions to:

Mindy Gordon
Executive Officer & Board Secretary
Academics Without Borders/Universitaires sans frontières
mgordon@awb-usf.org

Registration Open!
Registration is now open again for Caregiving Essentials. Please see the attached poster for more detail.

Further information, including registration instructions, can be found here: https://surveys.mcmaster.ca/limesurvey/index.php/92286?lang=en or by contacting crgvr@mcmaster.ca

Program Update
In 2018/19, McMaster Centre for Continuing Education, the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging and THRIVE group developed and offered Caregiving Essentials twice, reaching 140 caregiver participants. For 2019-2021, we are pleased to have entered into a partnership with the Regional Geriatric Programs of Ontario to offer the course at least 4 times over the next 2 years.

Program Details
Caregiving Essentials is a free, 8-week online course for family or informal caregivers of older adults. Participants will work through online training at their own pace and when it is most convenient (30 - 60 minutes/week is recommended). There are no assignments or grades, rather, participants will be guided through informative modules and a wide variety of resources. Participants will be prompted to participate in online discussions with others in similar situations and to create a Caregiver Action Plan (CAP).

Do you want to meet new people of all ages? Are you interested in sharing your story? Do you want to participate in casual social gatherings? 

Starting this September, the McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA), together with Residence Life Services at McMaster University, will begin offering intergenerational social programming on campus. This programming will give older adults and undergraduate students in residence the opportunity to socialize, build new relationships, and learn more about each other. 

For more information, please contact Allison Ward at warda2@mcmaster.ca or 905-525-9140 ext. 21428.

Please note that MIRA will reimburse participants for parking expenses for the length of the program (e.g. 2 hour passes).

 

Here’s an opportunity from McMaster Continuing Education.

Have questions about the process or the program? Contact us at conted@mcmaster.ca.