Geriatric Mental Health Education Series - Part 1

The Division of Geriatric Psychiatry presents the:

“Geriatric Mental Health Education Series”

Four part series presented via Zoom Webinar

No cost to attend Part 1 - FREE

Overall Learning Objectives

1. The importance of culturally safe care for Indigenous families impacted by memory loss and the institutional supports needed for healthcare providers to achieve this
2. Provide recommendations for education and practice based on storytelling of Indigenous caregivers and formal healthcare providers
3. Examples of how advocacy work and research are helping to address systemic barriers

Register Here for part 1

Part 1: November 4th 10 – 12 pm

“DEMENTIA CARE IN THE CONTEXT OF A PANDEMIC: BALANCING INFECTION CONTROL WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING”

 

Featuring:

Dr. Andrea Iaboni

MD DPhil FRCPC,  Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto,  and Scientist, Kite, Toronto Rehab Institute, University Health Network

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SAVE THE DATE

December 2nd, 2020

Part 2, Featuring:

DANIELLE ALCOCK, PhD

"I HONOURED HIM UNTIL THE END: STORYTELLING OF INDIGENOUS FEMALE CAREGIVERS FOR A LOVED ONE WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE AND OTHER DEMENTIA’S (ADOD)"

9:50–10:00 am Electronic Registration  10:00–10:05 am Welcome: Dr. Lisa VanBussel  10:05-10:15 am Spotlight Presentation #1 – N’Amerind (London) Friendship Centre– Laurel Day, B.A., LLC Coordinator/ Social Manager/Assistant Executive Director  1. Services provided by community agencies to support mental health needs of aging clients;  2. Innovative ways in which community agencies have adapted their senior services during COVID-19 to meet the needs of their clients;  3. Ways that health care workers and senior clients can connect with community agencies. 10:15-10:25 am Spotlight Presentation #2 – Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre – Carla Jones, Registered Nurse in the states of New Mexico, Michigan and Washington  10:25–10:30 am Introduction by: Dr. Lisa VanBussel 10:30 am-12:00 pm Keynote Presentation by:  Danielle Alcock, PhD ‘I HONOURED HIM UNTIL THE END': STORYTELLING OF INDIGENOUS FEMALE CAREGIVERS FOR A LOVED ONE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE      AND OTHER DEMENTIAS (ADOD) 1.    The importance of culturally safe care for Indigenous families impacted by memory loss and the institutional supports needed for healthcare providers to achieve this; 2.    Provide recommendations for education and practice based on storytelling of Indigenous caregivers and formal healthcare providers; 3.    Examples of how advocacy work and research are helping to address systemic barriers.

 

 

 Parts 3 - 4 coming soon

The GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
(1.5 CREDITS)

EACH PARTICIPANT SHOULD CLAIM ONLY THOSE HOURS OF CREDIT THAT HE/SHE ACTUALLY SPENT PARTICIPATING IN THE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM.

This program has no commercial support.

Contact Kate Hayes