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Celebrating LIFE and Our Coming of Age 2015 – Celebrate 25 years of LIFE at Ryerson

As a gift to our members and all members of the community LIFE has partnered with Mount Sinai Hospital's Geriatric Department, Dr. Samir Sinha and The Chang School, Ryerson University to present a series of seminars on healthy ageing.

Celebrating LIFE and Our Coming of Age, is a lineup of five seminars with renowned experts in their field.


February 28
Dr. Samir Sinha will address this question:
Is Toronto ready to meet our needs as we age?
A prominent panel discussion will be followed by a Q & A.

Dr. Sinha is the Director of Geriatrics for Mount Sinai and University Health Network Hospitals and the Provincial Lead for Ontario’s Seniors Strategy

LIFE members and the general public can register online using a credit card at https://celebratinglife-and-our-coming-of-age.eventbrite.ca

March 28
There is a Robot that Will Care for Me? How Technology Can Support our Ageing Population
Speaker: Dr. Geoff Fernie, Director, Research Institute, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute (TRI)
This session will focus on technology advances that are being developed in Toronto that can be used to keep older adults in their homes longer while staying safe, active, and able to fulfil responsibilities. Dr. Fernie will highlight the revolution of technology that has changed the way we provide health care to older adults.

April 25
The Doctor Will See You Now….at Home
Speaker: Dr. Mark Nowaczynski, Clinical Director, House Calls Program
As the number of older Canadians climbs, so too will the ranks of older adults who become housebound and not able to access traditional office-based care. Dr. Nowaczynski, the founder of Toronto’s House Calls Program, and a gifted photographer and storyteller, explores the recent resurgence in the provision of house calls in Toronto through a photodocumentary that may provide you a telling glimpse into your future.

May 9
You Could Live a Long Life: Are You Ready?
Speaker: Lyndsay Green, Sociologist and Author of “You Could Live a Long Time: Are you Ready?” and “The Perfect Home for a Long Life: Housing Ourselves for the Future”
The elderly population is living longer than ever before. That is a good thing, right? In this session, Author Lyndsay Green offers practical advice that she has garnered from her research on how you can prepare for your so-called golden years now, so that you get as much satisfaction as possible from what may well be a long life.

June 20
How, Where, and When Would YOU Like to Die?
Speaker: Dr. Leah Steinberg, Clinical Lead, Palliative Care Consult Team, Mount Sinai Hospital
When it comes to end-of-life planning, the decisions involved can be overwhelming. In this session, Dr. Steinberg highlights the importance of advance thinking and planning surrounding end-of-life decisions, asking how, where, and when would you like to die? She will also review options available to all of us when we are dying.

Date:	February 28, March 28, April 25, May 9 and June 20, 2015
Time:	2 - 4 p.m.
Location:	Ryerson Library Theatre, LIB72, 350 Victoria Street
Cost:	$10.00 Proceeds from the $10 seminar ticket go to the LIFE Institute Jack Brown Award Fund as Bursaries for Ryerson Students committed to studies and activities designed to improve the life of seniors in the community at large
Contact:	For additional information, please contact Stephanie Callan: Program Assistant, Mount Sinai Hospital, at , ext. 7674

LIFE TRAVELS TO PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK

An Exclusive Learning Adventure for LIFE Members

May 28 – June 04, 2015

Come and join your fellow LIFE members on this exclusive trip organised by LIFE Travels in conjunction with Road Scholar (formerly known as Elderhostel).

On this 8-day trip we’re going to get to know as much as possible about the artistic and cultural sides of two great US cities – Philadelphia and New York City. NYC probably needs no introduction.

NYC

Suffice it to say that we will include the Metropolitan Museum, the Lincoln Center, the New York City Ballet, the 42^nd Street theater district and Broadway itself.

And Philadelphia? What does it have to offer?  Well, there are the 3,600 murals of the Mural Arts Project, the Barnes Collection with all of its French Impressionist works, the Rodin Museum (possibly the best collection outside Paris), not to mention Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.

PHILADELPHIA

In addition, we include 3 major shows, Stephen Sondheim in Philly, and the ballet and a new Broadway musical in NYC. Also the expert lectures for which Road Scholar is famous – to help us appreciate even more what we are seeing.

So, grasp this opportunity to immerse yourself in art and culture, to experience two great cities, to eat great food, and to share all this with fellow LIFE members, both those you already know and those who are potential friends in the future.

The cost is $2,095 (US). This includes 7 nights’ accommodation, 17 meals, 5 expert lectures, 9 field trips, etc. What more could you ask?

To find out more, click on THE IMAGES BELOW for a brochure with full details of the trip and to learn how to register. (If you find it hard to read, please contact the LIFE Office

and they will email to you a PDF which will be easier to read)

A hint about travel:

You will note that the published price does not include transportation from and to Toronto. That’s because we wanted to give you as many options as possible. One hint, though. If you fly to and from Newark (EWR), you can take the train between Newark and Philadelphia (63 minutes) and between NYC and Newark (28 minutes). This is not an ad for Porter, but they do fly to EWR out of Billy Bishop, and they do have lots of sales.