MROO Webinars
MROO Webinar Series Update
MROO offers free monthly webinars on the second Wednesday of each month. To register for the MROO Webinar Series you must be a MROO member. The last MROO webinar for the Spring of 2025 will be on May 14th. We will take a break for the summer months and start back up again in September 2025.
Log in to the MROO member account and register for the next webinar. Can't find your member login? Email us at info@mroo.org.
May 2025 Webinar
Topic: Memory and Aging: What’s Normal, What’s Not, and What You Can Do About It
Presented by Rotman Research Institute, at Baycrest.
Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at 10AM (ET)
About the Webinar:
- Memory and cognition: What changes and what doesn’t as we age.
- Factors affecting memory (including dementia, health conditions, and lifestyle choices).
- Strategies you can use to improve your memory functioning.
About the Speaker: Dr. Nicole Anderson
Dr. Anderson obtained her Bachelors of Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, and her Master’s and PhD in Psychology from the University of Toronto. She is also a registered clinical neuropsychologist. Dr. Anderson’s research focuses on cognitive and neural changes associated with healthy aging and mild cognitive impairment, and interventions to promote brain health among older adults. She has over 100 peer-reviewed publications, and co-authored the book, Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Guide to Maximizing Brain Health and Reducing Risk of Dementia, the second edition of which was published in 2024.
She currently holds many titles, including Senior Scientist, Interim Executive Director of Academic and Scientific Affairs, Director of the Katz Interprofessional Research Program in Geriatric and Dementia Care, and Associate Scientific Director of the Kimel Family Centre for Brain Health and Wellness at the Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Academy for Research and Education, as well as Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Toronto.
In 2024, she was a recipient of a Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada award from the Women’s Exchange Network.
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How it Works:
- Log in to your MROO member account and register for the next webinar. Login here.
- You will need to provide an email address when registering. You will then receive a follow-up email with the link to join the Webinar.ΩYou will also receive a reminder email a week in advance and one day before the webinar.
- Not on the MROO email list? Email MROO Office Assistant. This is essential: make sure to type Member Login in the subject line and kindly provide your full name and another piece of information that we would have on file in our database for confirmation purposes such as your mailing address or your OMERS employer. Thank you!
Tips & Other Information:
- The maximum capacity is 1,000 attendees, first-come, first-served. Register early for best results.
- Before you get started if you are not familiar with the Zoom Webinar Service and how to participate, watch this informal video How Do I Join a ZOOM Meeting?
- It’s not required, but if you like, you can download the ZOOM Meeting application in advance of joining the Webinar.
- Worth noting. This Zoom Webinar is not interactive. You will not be visible to other attendees or the presenter, nor will you be able to speak to the presenter.
- There will be no Webinars in July and August.
- If you missed a live Webinar for any reason, you would have the opportunity to view it later. Approximately ten business days after the live broadcast, completed Webinars will be uploaded to the Member Area on the MROO website.
** You must be a MROO Member to register to this event **