Dr. Rebecca Lee and Dr. Adrian Wagg

Drs. Rebecca Lee and Adrian Wagg

Dr. Rebecca Lee, MBChB, MRCP, is a Geriatrician at the University of Alberta Hospital in Edmonton. She completed her medical training at the University of Aberdeen. She completed her internal medicine and geriatric residencies in Aberdeen and Edinburgh.

Dr. Lee is an associate clinical professor with the department of medicine at the University of Alberta. Her clinical interests include urinary incontinence, dementia and elder abuse. She also has an interest in medical education.

Dr. Adrian Wagg is a specialist in Geriatric and General Internal Medicine with expertise in health services research. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alberta and Professor of Continence Sciences at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Dr. Wagg holds the Alberta Health Services Chair in Healthy Ageing. His research interests involve improving care for people with urinary incontinence, community engagement and the quality of care for older people in nursing homes. He is active in national and international clinical practice guideline development and is the Co-Chair of the International Consultation on Incontinence; prior to this he was General Secretary of the International Continence Society. He has published over 200 peer reviewed papers in addition to book chapters and other scholarly works on the subject.

Dr. Wagg has significant front-line experience in health care administration and systems development, a strong knowledge of operational issues and an in-depth perspective of health care of older Albertans. In his service to the community, Dr. Wagg was until recently President of the Canadian Continence Foundation and participates in numerous other activities promoting health literacy and the healthy ageing of seniors.

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