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News
January 21, 2026
Newsletter (January 2026)
Get the latest from Schouela Cedurable. Our newsletter provides an overview of upcoming projects and initiatives to support healthy aging.
November 10, 2025
DuraGym Launch 2025
On November 6, 2025, we were delighted to welcome Dr. Debra Waters, professor and researcher at the University of Otago (New Zealand) and the University of New Mexico, for a special event within our community: the opening of our DuraGyms.
The presentation began with Dr. Gustavo Duque, who gave a short talk about the DuraGyms. Afterwards, Dr. Waters presented how tailored interventions can support mobility, autonomy, and quality of life, particularly among vulnerable communities in New Zealand and New Mexico.
August 26, 2025
Newsletter (August 2025)
Get the latest from Schouela Cedurable. Our newsletter provides an overview of upcoming projects and initiatives to support healthy aging.
Events
When Care Comes First:
Reimagining Medicine, Medical Ethics, and the Medical Humanities
Nov 2, 2026
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM • Aberman Family Auditorium, Pavilion A, Jewish General Hospital
Special Joint Medical, Psychiatry and Family Medicine Grand Rounds
Inaugural Bergman/Pilon Lectureship in Aging
Dr. Arthur Kleinman
Professor Psychiatry and Medical Anthropology • Harvard University
A pioneer of medical anthropology and cultural psychiatry, Dr. Kleinman's work-including The Illness Narratives and The Soul of Care (written after his wife’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis)-has reshaped how medicine understands care, meaning, medical education, and the patient's voice.
Dr Kleinman will also deliver the 2026 Osler Lecture
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Launch of the DuraGyms | Debra Waters PhD
Nov 6, 2025
The Launch of the DuraGyms will take place on November 6, 2025, featuring a lecture by Professor Debra Waters, PhD, on improving functional capacity in seniors through evidence-based exercise programs. The free event, held from 4:00–5:00 p.m. at the Jewish General Hospital (with online access), will be followed by a cocktail reception celebrating the opening of the DuraGyms.
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