{"id":112,"date":"2025-07-29T16:36:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T20:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/healthcare-infrastructure-for-aging-populations-east\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2026-09-10T09:39:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T13:39:00","slug":"overview","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.canadianinstitute.com\/healthcare-infrastructure-for-aging-populations\/","title":{"rendered":"Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- #2 NEWS START -->\r\n<style>\r\n#news-component { background-color: #402947; margin-top: 0px !important; padding: 72px 0px; }\r\n#news-component .news-cell { margin-bottom: 24px !important; border-left: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1); padding: 16px 0px 0px 24px; }\r\n#news-component h3 { margin-bottom: 24px !important; color: #fff !important; }\r\n#news-component h5 { margin-bottom: 12px !important; color: #fff !important; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px !important; }\r\n#news-component p { margin-bottom: 12px !important; color: #fff !important; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px !important; }\r\n#news-component p:last-of-type { margin-bottom: 0px !important; }\r\n#news-component ol, #news-component ul { padding-left: 24px; }\r\n#news-component ol li, #news-component ul li { margin-bottom: 12px !important; color: #fff !important; font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px !important; }\r\n#news-component a { margin-bottom: 0px !important; color: #fff !important; outline: none; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.7px; line-height: 24px !important; }\r\n\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1279px) {\r\n\t#news-component { padding: 48px 0px; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {\r\n\t#news-component { padding: 36px 0px; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n\t#news-component { padding: 36px 0px; }\r\n\t#news-component h3 { margin-bottom: 12px !important; }\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 599px) {\r\n\t#news-component .news-cell img { display: none !important; }\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"row\" id=\"news-component\">\r\n<div class=\"container\">\r\n<div class=\"row\">\r\n\t<div class=\"content-wrap\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-2 col-lg-2 col-xl-3\">\r\n\t\t\t<h3>Latest News &#038; Updates<\/h3>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"col-xxxs-12 col-md-5 col-lg-5 col-xl-4\">\r\n\t\t\t<!--NEWS COLUMN ONE-->\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-cell\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<h5>Call for Speakers<\/h5>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p>Are you leading innovation in healthcare infrastructure design, planning, or delivery for seniors? 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