Supporting Indigenous researchers in aging and technology
“There’s always been a disparity in terms of health services in communities versus that in bigger centres. That’s an economic and geographical factor, but a cultural one as well. There is an interesting opportunity [for virtual care] to start closing that gap, especially in more remote areas,” Kelly Davison. Davison is a registered nurse with the B.C. Ministry of Health and with Lion’s Gate Hospital. He is exploring the effects of virtual care on community-dwelling older adults.
Davison is one of the recipients of AGE-WELL’s Indigenous Graduate Student and Postdoctoral Awards in Technology and Aging. The program provides salary support as well as access to training and mentorship opportunities. By enabling these researchers to access AGE-WELL’s unique, multi-disciplinary research environments, this program aims to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion in the aging and technology space.