In-person Health & Wellness

Educated Luncheon - Brain Health and Aging: Secrets to Cognitive Resilience

Friday, March 21, 2025
11:30am to 1:00pm

Lister Centre
Tickets are under $20
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Maintaining a healthy brain is crucial as you age and preserving its cognitive reserve is paramount. Ensuring that you're getting reliable, accurate information is also important.

Dr. Adrian Wagg, Professor and Geriatric and General Medicine Specialist, will discuss the key pillars of brain health and aging, and highlight additional factors to consider in order to optimize your health in later life.

About the speaker
Dr. Adrian Wagg is a specialist in Geriatric and General Medicine with expertise in health services research. He is currently a Professor and Deputy Head in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta and Professor of Continence Sciences at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Dr. Wagg has significant front-line experience in healthcare administration and systems development, a strong knowledge of operational issues and an in-depth perspective of healthcare of older Albertans. His research interests involve improving care for people with urinary incontinence, community engagement and the quality of care for older people in nursing homes. He is active in national and international clinical practice guideline development and is the Co-Chair of the International Consultation on Incontinence; prior to this he was General Secretary of the International Continence Society. In his service to the community, Dr. Wagg was until recently President of the Canadian Continence Foundation and participates in numerous other activities promoting health literacy and the healthy aging of older adults.


Lister Centre

Maple Leaf Room

11613 87 Avenue NW
Edmonton, AB, T6G 2H6


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