Lorraine Venturato
Associate Professor
PhD
BN (Distinction)
BBA
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Research Interests
- Gerontological workforce development
- Culture change / Practice development
- Models of care for frail older people
- Care of people with dementia
- Qualitative research approaches (hermeneutics, action research, institutional ethnography)
In the Media
- Dr. Lorraine Venturato named Faculty of Nursing's Chair in Gerontological Nursing - UToday
- NeuroTeam brings a multi-faceted toolkit to problem of dementia - Scholars in healthy brain aging address a complex and urgent issue
- That's a lot of gray hair! - Aging Alberta Population to reach 6.2 million by 2041 - Steps to help maintain a healthy brain easy to do
- Steps to help maintain a healthy brain easy to do - Diet and exercise keys to avoiding age-related diseases
- Aging and Memory Loss - It was Bette Davis, I believe, who said “Getting old ain’t for sissies”
- Dementia Village - Dementia Villages might be the future of care for this with Alzheimer's
Biography
Dr. Lorraine Venturato joined the Faculty of Nursing in January 2014 and holds a Chair in Gerontology. She has previously held a joint position as a senior research fellow in Australia and is an advocate for partnership approaches to research, education and practice.
With more than 20 years experience as a clinician, educator and researcher in long-term aged care, Dr. Venturato's passion for working with older people has led her to explore creative and innovative approaches to meeting the challenges that face older people and those that care for them. Her current research focuses on the interplay between nursing practice, education and research in gerontology, with particular interest in the nexus between service delivery and workforce development.
Dr. Venturato's research program includes the development and testing of models of care, professional practice models and staffing frameworks for the aged care industry. She is also engaged in translational research and practice development in aged care. Her clinical research focuses on quality of care and models of care for people living with dementia.