At the end of this project, you will have co-developed and delivered a research, education, and recruitment summit for persons working or seeking to work in the healthcare industry caring with older adults. The summit is to be held in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan April 30, 2024.

To complete this project, you will:

• work with a patient-oriented research team (2-3 family partners, 2-3 researchers, multiple industry stakeholders)
• co-design the event - coordinating key note speakers, managing communications, contacting industry partners, seeking partnership funding/sponsorship
• coordinate communication and activities between team and venue
• co-design marketing strategy and materials - roll-out the marketing strategy
• coordinate peer review process for abstracts and coordination of poster display set-up and take-down during the event
• co-deliver the event - set-up, take-down, problem-solving, IT coordination, small team coordination and leadership
• attend team meetings (weekly) and end-of-project debrief to write final report and recommendations for future event

Weekly team meetings, one-on-one mentorship, guidance and skill development in ASANA and project coordination, intergenerational engagement and learning opportunities related to patient-oriented research teams.