The Science of Age-Supportive Built Environments
08 March 2010
Programme
The Science of Age-Supportive Built Environments
Canadian Institute of Aging Study Visit to UK
8th-12th March 2010 London
Monday 8th March 2010
9.30am Arrive at LondonMet, Holloway Road, N7 Tower Board Room (Coffee & Tea)
9.50am Call to order Peter Lansley (KT-EQUAL)
Introduction Chair - Professor Graeme Evans
10.00am Introductions & Welcome
Professor Malcolm Gillies (Vice Chancellor, London Metropolitan University)
Professor Graeme Evans (Cities, SUE)
Professor Anne Martin-Matthews (CIHR-IA)
10.30am Canadian and UK representatives - introductions
11.15am Setting the Scene for Urban Environments in Canada and the UK
Professor Steve Shaw (Canada-UK Cities Group, British Association of Canadian Studies)
11.30am Coffee
Age Friendly Environments Chair- Professor Peter Lansley
11.50am Professor Anthea Tinker (Kings College London), Age-friendly research, housing and cities - a UK perspective
12.10pm Professor François Béland (Université de Montréal), Age-friendly cities: the Canadian perspective
12.20pm Discussion
12.50pm Lunch
Environments, Social Capital and Health Chair - Dr Shiva Amiri ( British Consulate General)
1.50pm Professor Leonie Kellaher (CESSA, Cities Institute) Environment & Identity in later life: basics (with notes)
2.05pm Professor Sheila Peace (Open University) Environment & Identity in later life: developments
2.20pm Professor Spencer Moore (Queen's University, Ontario) Measuring and assessing the importance of social embeddedness on the health of Montreal adults.
2.35pm Discussion
3.20pm coffee
Older people, Civic design and older people's participation Chair - Dr Susan Crawford, CIHR - Institute of Aging
3.40pm Professor Ken Worpole (Cities Institute) Designing with dignity
3.55pm Jo-Anne Bichard (Royal College of Art/Helen Hamlyn Centre) The Weakest Link: mobility and public amenities
4.10pm Discussion
5.00pm Response and Discussion Led and facilitated by Dr Vasanthi Srinivasan (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care)
5.50pm Conclusion
6.00pm Depart for Dinner at The Drapers Arms, Islington
Tuesday 9th March 2010
9.30am Arrive PAMELA laboratory Tufnell Park
9.40am Welcome by Professor Nick Tyler (Department of Civil, Environmental & Geomatic Engineering, University College London)
9.50am Professor Peter Lansley and Professor Anne Martin-Matthews, The Rough Guide to funding for ageing research
10.30am Professor Nick Tyler, Presentation of PAMELA (pedestrian environment laboratory), and Lab tour
12.15noon Lunch
1.15pm Depart for Canada House, Trafalgar Square (Northern Line Tube - Tufnell Park to Leicester Square)
Canada House : Seminar
The Science of Age-Supportive Built Environments Seminar with additional guests from the worlds of policy, practice and academia.
2.00pm Refreshments
2.15pm Welcome - Claude Boucher, Deputy High Commissioner for Canada & Dr Shiva Amiri - British Consulate General, Toronto
2.25pm Introduction - Professor Anne Martin-Matthews & Professor Graeme Evans
Health - Mental and Physical Challenges
2.40pm Chair's Introduction - Professor Peter Lansley
2.45pm Professor Rachel Cooper (Lancaster University) Mental health & the urban environment: lessons from FORESIGHT
3.05pm Professor Heather McKay (University of British Columbia ), The challenge of senior's health and mobility
3.25pm Questions and Discussion, Lead discussant Glenn Miller (Vice President, Education and Research, Canadian Urban Institute, Toronto)
3.55pm coffee
Towards Solutions
4.25pm Chair's Introduction - Professor Graeme Evans
4.30pm Dr Russell Marshall, Professor Keith Case, Dr Diane Gyi & Dr Steve Summerskill, (Loughborough University) Designing for older people with HADRIAN
4.50pm Professor Geoff Fernie (Vice-President Research, Toronto Rehab) How to solve the every-day problems faced in later life
5.10pm Questions and Discussion, Led and facilitated by Dr John Beard (Director, Ageing and the Life Course, World Health Organization)
5.50pm Conclusion
6.00pm Reception Canada House
Speeches - Professor Anne Martin-Matthews, CIHR-IA
John Armitt, Chair, Olympic Delivery Authority & Chair, EPSRC
Dr John Beard, Director, Ageing and the Life Course, WHO
8.00pm Conclusion
Wednesday 10th March 2010
9.15am Arrive at LondonMet
Accessibility Chair - Professor Graeme Evans
9.30am Juliet Solomon (AUNT-SUE) Benchmarking older people's travel needs
9.45am Professor Philippa Clarke (University of Michigan) Social participation among
older adults with disabilities: The role of the urban environment.
10.00am Professor Elizabeth Burton & Dr Lynne Mitchell (Warwick University) Designing for wellbeing in the built environment
10.15am Discussion
10.45am Coffee
11.15am Professor Roger Mackett (UCL), Using AMELIA to improve accessibility for older people .
11.30am Professor Antonio Paez (McMaster University, Ontario) Older people's travel behavior: evidence from Canada
11.45am Discussion
12.30pm General Discussion, lead discussant Dr John Millar ( Executive Director, Population Health Surveillance, Provincial Health Services Authority, British Columbia )
1.00pm Lunch
Summary, Next Steps and Wrap-UP - Chair - Professor François Béland
1.45pm Professors Anne Martin-Matthews, Peter Lansley & Graeme Evans,
2.30pm End
3.00pm Depart for King's Cross Station
4.00pm Train King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley station (Piccadilly Line train or taxis)
Dinner en route- Courtesy of the East Coast Line
c. 8.45pm Arrive Edinburgh
Thursday 11th March - ECA Evolution House (Board Room) Lauriston Place, Edinburgh
9.15am Welcome and Coffee/Tea
Professor Ian Howard Principal, Edinburgh College of Art
Professor Catharine Ward Thompson Director, OPENspace Research Centre (Edinburgh College of Art) and I'DGO
Professor Anne Martin-Matthews Scientific Director, Canadian Institute of Aging
9.40am Getting Outdoors with I'DGO
Professor Catharine Ward Thompson OPENspace Research Centre (Edinburgh College of Art) and I'DGO
Professor Marcus Ormerod and Rita Newton SURFACE Inclusive Design Research Centre (University of Salford) and I'DGO (additional information)
Discussion
10.40am Coffee/Tea
11.00am Out and About in Canada Dr Shiva Amiri (Chair) British Consulate General
Professor Antonio Páez McMaster University (Ontario) Riding Cars with Seniors: Accessibility Implications of Mode of Travel
Professor Geoff Fernie Toronto Rehab Accessibility and Safety of Outdoor Environments for Seniors and People with Disabilities
Discussion
12.00pm End of Morning Session
12.30pm Lunch at the Scottish Parliament with the Cross Party Group on Older People, Age and Ageing.
2.30pm Return to ECA
2.45pm Physical and Mental Wellbeing Professor François Béland (Chair) Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal
Dr Claire Fitzsimons Human Movement Science, University of Strathclyde Exercise for Wellbeing and Fitness in Older Adults
Dr Philippa Clarke University of Michigan Cognitive Function in the Community Setting: The neighborhood as "Cognitive Reserve"
Discussion
3.45pm Coffee/Tea
4.15pm Spaces for Society Professor François Béland (Chair) Faculty of Medicine, Université de Montréal
Professor Judith Phillips Swansea University Older People's Use of Unfamiliar Space (please contact Judith for details)
Professor Spencer Moore Queen's University (Ontario) Neighbourhood Social Environments, Age and Park Use in Montreal
Discussion
5.15pm Facilitated Discussion on Key Issues Glenn Miller (Lead Discussant) Canadian Urban Institute, Toronto
5.45pm Close
Friday 12th March - ECA Evolution House (Board Room) Lauriston Place, Edinburgh & site visits
9.15am Welcome
Professor Catharine Ward Thompson (Chair) Director, OPENspace Research Centre (Edinburgh College of Art) and I'DGO
Professor Anne Martin-Matthews Scientific Director, Canadian Institute of Aging
9.30am Meeting the Needs of an Ageing Population in Scotland: Policy & Practice
John Storey Older People and Age Team, Equality Unit, Scottish Government
John Smart Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation
Mark Butt Mayer Brown Ltd
Discussion
10.45am Coffee/Tea
11.15am Policy and Partnerships for Government and Community: A Canadian Perspective
Dr John Millar Population Health Surveillance, Provincial Health Services Authority, British Columbia
Professor Heather McKay Department of Orthopaedics and Family Practice, University of British Columbia
11.45am Questions and Facilitated Discussion on Key Issues posed by Policy Makers and Practitioners
Professor Catharine Ward Thompson (Facilitator) OPENspace Research Centre (Edinburgh College of Art) and I'DGO
Dr Vasanthi Srinivasan (Lead Discussant) Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
12.15pm End of Morning Session / Briefing for Site Visit
12.30pm Lunch
1.30 pm Site Visits (and subsequent discussions) organised by Keith Irving and Janice Gray from Living Streets and Petra Staats of Sustrans
4 .00pm Return to ECA and Coffee/Tea
4.15pm Final Discussions Professor John Frank (Facilitator) Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy (SCPHRP), Medical Research Council (MRC) and Chief Scientist Office (CSO)
5.15pm Reflections and Wind-up
Professor Catharine Ward Thompson Director, OPENspace Research Centre (Edinburgh College of Art) and I'DGO
Professor Anne Martin-Matthews Scientific Director, Canadian Institute of Aging
Professor Peter Lansley Director, KT-EQUAL and University of Reading
5.45pm Close
7.00pm Dinner and Debriefing
A press release and video on Philippa Clarke's reflections on the tour
After the Event
14th April 2010
Briefing for CIHR-IA Advisory Board, Halifax, Nova Scotia
You can find some of the presentations of the workshop to download here.
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