Senior Scientist, KITE- Toronto Rehabilitation Institute-UHN

Katherine McGilton is a Senior Scientist at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute and is recognized internationally as a leader in the field of aging. Her research focuses on developing solutions for improving care and access to rehabilitation for older adults with cognitive impairment and increasing the effectiveness of nurse supervisors in nursing homes. She does this by working in an integrated model with practitioners, administrators and policy decision makers. She is the founder of the International Consortium of the Professional Practice of Nurses in Long-Term Care, where leaders collaborate ...

Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia Okanagan

Joan Bottorff is one of Canada’s leading scientists in the field of health behavior. She is currently Professor and Director of the Institute for Healthy Living and Chronic Disease Prevention at the University of British Columbia's Okanagan campus, and has been the recipient of a UBC Distinguished University Scholar Award and a CIHR Investigator Award. She has developed active research programs in tobacco control, cancer screening and health promotion. In the field of gender and health, Dr. Bottorff is also collaborating on projects to examine gender-related influences on women and men's ...