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Clarabelle Lee – New Trainee

Clarabelle Lee, an undergraduate student in Life Sciences at Queen’s University, has joined the Aging Project team. Her thesis project entitled “Assessing frailty in adults with IDD to improve care planning” will be conducted at Ongwanada.

New HSO Members

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz and Dr. Lynn Martin have officially joined Health Standards Organization (HSO) as members of the Developmental Disabilities Technical Committee.

They will help drive the standards development process and ensure that all points of view relating to a standard revision are represented. This HSO Technical Committees includes an individual with a disability, families, service providers, and researchers. For more information: www.hso.world

Projected IDD Populations in Canada

A recent study led by Hélène Ouellette-Kuntz presents two epidemiological approaches to estimate changes in the size of the older adult population with IDD in Ontario. Both methods project an increase. One method suggests a moderate increase (20.5%) while the other method suggests a small increase (4.1% to 8.4%). Full study available here: http://bit.ly/2ibULMj

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