2024 North West Geriatric Care Conference
Join us for the 2024 North West Geriatric Care Conference: Adapting to Change and Complexity in Older Adult Care, hosted by North West Behavioural Supports Ontario (NW BSO), St. Joseph’s Care Group, and the Centre for Education and Research on Aging & Health (CERAH). Together, along with North West Health Service Providers and Health Care Professionals, we strive to enhance quality of life for older adults through person-centered care, education, and system coordination.
Hear from a combination of researchers, educators, and practitioners in the field, and take advantage of opportunities to discuss, share knowledge, and exchange ideas with others. Collaboratively, we can explore innovative practices and collaborative solutions to better support older adults in NWO.
This conference is available in-person only. There will not be a virtual option available.
WHO IS THIS CONFERENCE FOR?
Adapting to Change and Complexity in Older Adult Care is a one-day conference tailored for all health and social care providers seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in older adult care.
- Health Care Professionals working with Older Adults
- Nurses
- Social Workers
- Physiotherapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Therapeutic Recreationists
- Personal Support Workers
- Psychogeriatric Resource Consultants
- NW Behavioural Supports Ontario Staff
- LTC Home Staff
- Pharmacists
- Administrators/Managers
GENERAL
$120 (HST included)
Per Person
Registration Includes
All keynote presentations
Nutrition breaks (2)
Lunch
Face to face networking opportunities
Conference bag
Certificate of Completion
North West BSO STAFF
Fee supported through NW BSO
Per Person
Registration Includes
All keynote presentations
Nutrition breaks (2)
Lunch
Face to face networking opportunities
Conference bag
Certificate of Completion
September 25, 2024
8:00 am – 12:30 pm
For North West BSO Staff only
The North West BSO Retreat will be a half day event, the morning following the North West Geriatric Care Conference. It will be held at the same location (Superior Inn). All North West BSO staff are expected to attend. Although costs are supported through North West BSO funds, you must register to confirm your attendance. The registration link below will bring you to the North West Geriatric Care Conference registration, where you can register for the North West Geriatric Care Conference, and confirm your attendance for the North West BSO Retreat. Breakfast and refreshments are provided, however, lunch will not be served.
Dr. Saskia Sivananthan, PhD
Dr. Saskia Sivananthan is a leading data scientist and neuroscientist specializing in dementia and other neurological illnesses. She has worked with multiple health systems and organizations nationally and internationally to build strategies and solutions for older adults. Dr. Sivananthan is an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University, the Founder & CEO of The Brainwell Institute, and former Chief Research & Knowledge Translation Officer at the Alzheimer Society of Canada. She previously served as a senior strategy and policy advisor consulting for the World Health Organization, the WHO representative at the OECD, European Commission, EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND) and Alzheimer Disease International, working to coordinate global relationships and advocacy activities on dementia. In addition to many publications, articles, and reports, she has also contributed numerous articles and interviews on dementia to media outlets across Canada.
Dr. Lynn Martin, PhD
Dr. Lynn Martin is a Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay. She is a Research Affiliate of CERAH and the Academic Lead of the Knowledge Mobilization and Implementation branch at EPID@Work Research Institute. As a Fellow of interRAI, an international consortium of researchers, she developed the interRAI ID assessment system, mandated for use in several Canadian provinces and US states. Dr. Martin’s work focuses on evidence-based solutions that improve the health, wellbeing, and service outcomes of vulnerablised populations, including persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities, persons with mental illness, and older adults.
Elton Beardy
Elton Beardy is Anishinini from Kitchenuhumaykoosib Inninuwug. Working within St. Joseph’s Care Group as a Cultural Practitioner, he provides cultural services dedicated to holistic healing as part of the N’doo’owe Binesi Traditional Healing Program. His practice is deeply rooted in his people’s traditional spirituality, which he shares with clients and fellow staff in both clinical and non-clinical settings.
Nicole Lee, MSc, HBK, R.Kin
Nicole Lee is Anishinaabekwe. She grew up in Thunder Bay, but is a proud member of Couchiching First Nation. Nicole works as an Indigenous Health Associate with N’doo’owe Binesi, specifically in the field of seniors and geriatrics care. Her work within St. Joseph’s Care Group includes supporting the Indigenous residents and Elders within the long-term care sites and outpatient programs. Nicole has a background in Kinesiology and Indigenous Health
research.
Alaine Auger, HBOR, BAGeog, BScNatSci(Hon)
Alaine Auger is the GAPPS (Getting Appropriate Personal and Professional Support) coordinator at GAPPS, St. Joseph’s Care Group. The services of GAPPS reach out and engage with a population of vulnerable persons with serious, unstable, complex mental illness, addiction and social issues. Multidisciplinary team workers reach out and connect with individuals to help them navigate mental health and addiction services, connect or reconnect them to community resources and work with them to improve their overall health and well-being. Alaine has worked in the Adult Mental Health field with St. Joseph’s Care Group in Community Mental Health Services for over 25 years.
GAPPS Team
Members of the GAPPS (Getting Appropriate Personal and Professional Support) Team will be presenting alongside Alaine Auger.
Elder Kelvin Redsky
Bio Coming Soon!
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