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Ontario Tech acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation.

We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Winnie Sun
PhD

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Health Sciences

Innovating ways for older adults to manage therapeutic self care safely, and stay connected while living at home

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winnie.sun@ontariotechu.ca
905.721.8668 ext. 5349

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Areas of expertise


Poster Presentation: The Importance of Therapeutic Self-Care in Promoting the Safety of Older Adults in Home Care

Miami, Florida March 9, 2017

The Association for Gerontology in Higher Education 43rd Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference

Poster Presentation: Therapeutic Self-Care is an Enabling Factor that Promotes the Safety of Older Adults in Home Care

New Orleans, Louisiana November 26, 2016

The Gerontological Society of America 69th Annual Scientific Meeting

Poster Presentation: Safety in the Home: Exploring the Experiences of Self-Care and Caregiving for Older Home Care Clients and Their Caregivers

Montréal, Québec October 20, 2016

Canadian Association on Gerontology 45th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting

Poster Presentation: A Scoping Review Protocol: Ethical Concepts and Challenges related to Assistive Technology Access

Montréal, Québec October 18, 2016

AGE-WELL’s 2nd Annual Conference & Annual General Meeting

Poster Presentation: Using RAI-Home Care Data to Examine the Occurrence of Adverse Events among Home Care Clients

Toronto, Ontario April 11, 2016

2016 World interRAI Conference

Poster Presentation: A Mixed Methods Study: The Importance of Therapeutic Self-Care in Promoting the Safety of Older Adults in Home Care

Washington, DC March 20, 2016

American Society of Aging Annual Aging in America Conference

Focus on Safety: Understanding the Relationship between Therapeutic Self-Care Ability and the Occurrence of Adverse Events for Older Home Care Clients

Nashville, Tennessee February 26, 2015

The 41st Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference

Aging, Disability and Technology: Understanding and Advancing Canadian Policies to Enhance Access to Assistive Technologies

Calgary, Alberta October 21, 2015

Ageing Gracefully across Environments using Technology to Support Wellness, Engagement and Long Life (AGE-WELL) 1st Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting

Poster Presentation: Improving Gaps in Home Care: Examining the Role of Therapeutic Self-Care in Supporting Home Care Safety for Older Adults

National Harbor, Maryland May 15, 2015

American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting 2015

Focus on Self-Care: An Important Priority for Safety at Home for Older Adults

Montréal, Québec May 25, 2015

Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research Conference 2015

Assocation of Gerontology of Higher Education

American Geriatrics Society

Canadian Association of Gerontology

Gerontological Society of America

Nursing Research Interest Group

Nursing Leadership Network of Ontario

Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario