CLSA Webinar: An Update on the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

The final presentation in the 2015-16 CLSA Webinar Series on June 21 will present updates on the progress of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA), the milestones it has achieved in the past year and how CLSA data can be used to inform a wide range of research projects.

Alphanumeric baseline data on all CLSA 50,000 participants are available for use by the research community and the first follow-up wave of data collection is underway. Additions to study content, retention and accommodation strategies, and availability and access to data and biospecimens will also be discussed.

The webinar will be presented by Dr. Susan Kirkland, CLSA co-principal investigator and professor in the Departments of Community Health & Epidemiology and Medicine at Dalhousie University.

The presentation is scheduled for June 21 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. ET. To register for this session, click here.

The CLSA Webinar Series features regular, online lectures from a wide range of researchers with an interest in aging. The webinars are a platform to discuss progress in health and aging research. The presentations are one hour in length and are followed by an audience question-and-answer period.