sfCare Newsletter – Oct 2018
Shining a spotlight on collaborative and innovative ways to help you achieve better health outcomes for older adults across the continuum. This month we highlight dementia podcasts, a webinar on home and community care experience surveys, new tools…
Webinar – Oct 26, 2018, 12-1pm
The LHIN Home & Community Care Experience Surveys - A collaboration with the LHINs, HQO, and HSSOntario, by Dr. Gail Dobell and Kathryn McColloch About This Webinar: Ontario's 14 Local Health Integration Networks (LHINs), in collaboration with…
Webinar – Sept 28, 2018, 12-1pm
Toronto Central LHIN: Seniors Plan & Dementia Plan, by Dr. Samir Sinha About This Webinar: Dr. Samir Sinha has been selected by the TC LHIN to fill the newly created role of Seniors Lead. This role was created to provide some collaborative…
Join our Team as a Strategy Lead
The Regional Geriatric Program of Toronto (RGP) is a leader in developing specialized geriatric services (SGS). We provide guidance at the provincial, regional (LHIN), and local collaborative level (LHIN sub-region) in organizing and supporting…
2018 Geriatrics Networking Day and Annual General Meeting
We invite you to attend our 2018 Geriatrics Networking Day and Annual General Meeting on November 29, 2018. This year the Rory Fisher Lecture keynote address will be delivered by Dr. Arno K. Kumagai. The address is titled "Story Telling, Dialogue,…
2018 GEM Conference
The 14th Annual Geriatric Emergency Management (GEM) Conference, took place on October 10, 2018. This year's theme was “Specialized Geriatric Nursing Services and Senior Friendly Care: catching up, keeping up, and leading the way in a changing era”.…
sfCare Newsletter – Aug 2018
Shining a spotlight on collaborative and innovative ways to help you achieve better health outcomes for older adults across the continuum. This month we highlight a new sfCare resource; a free training program for primary care; a webinar on alcohol…
Toronto HomeShare Pilot
We are proud to be a member of the Toronto Seniors Strategy Accountability Table to advocate for community programs and services which would improve the lives of frail older adults. We are also a member of the working group to implement one of the…
Webinar – Sept 14, 2018, 12-1pm
Introduction to the Senior Alcohol Misuse Indicator (SAMI) Tool, by Dr. Bonnie Purcell, Ph.d., C. Psych. About This Webinar: Alcohol-related problems are an often unrecognized challenge in working with older adults. Even without increasing their…
Project ECHO Care of the Elderly – free educational program for primary care
Baycrest Health Sciences, in partnership with North East Specialized Geriatric Centre, is launching the second cycle of “Project ECHO Care of the Elderly” (ECHO COE), a telehealth program that aims to help primary care providers build capacity in…
Webinar – July 11, 2018, 12-1pm
Clinical Screening in the Geriatric Population, by Dr. Katherine Krause (PGY5) and Dr. Mauli Mehta (PGY5), Geriatric Medicine, University of Toronto Learning Objectives 1) To provide an understanding of the differences between screening and…
Senior Friendly Hospitals featured in Longwoods
Using an Evidence-Informed Framework and a Self-Assessment Tool to Drive Priority Setting and Action toward Senior-Friendly Care Since 2011, Ontario hospitals have been engaged in the Senior Friendly Hospital (SFH) Strategy led by the Regional…
NEW – sfCare Getting Started Toolkit
We are pleased to announce the launch of the Senior Friendly Care (sfCare) Getting Started Toolkit. The Toolkit is a companion resource to the sfCare Framework. The sfCare Framework provides a foundation for achieving the best possible outcomes for…
sfCare Newsletter – June 2018
Shining a spotlight on collaborative and innovative ways to help you achieve better health outcomes for older adults across the continuum. This month we celebrate older adults during the 34th Seniors Month in Ontario. We highlight the soon to launch…
Webinar – June 27, 2018, 12-1pm
Senior Friendly Care - How to get started, no matter where you're starting from, by Dr. Barbara Liu, M.D., FRCP(C), FRCP(Edin) and Wendy Zeh, RN The Senior Friendly Care (sfCare) Framework provides a foundation for achieving the best possible…
Toronto Seniors Strategy 2.0 Approved
The City of Toronto Council approved the Toronto Seniors Strategy 2.0. We are proud to be on the Toronto Seniors Strategy Accountability Table to advocate for community programs and services which would improve the lives of frail older adults. Click…
sfCare Newsletter – May 2018
Shining a spotlight on collaborative and innovative ways to help you achieve better health outcomes for older adults across the continuum. This month we highlight the agenda and final week of registration for the sfCare Intersectoral Conference on…
Choosing Wisely Canada releases new nursing gerontology list
Choosing Wisely has published a new list which includes 6 areas that nurses and older adults should question in relation to their care. "Six Things Nurses and Patients Should Question" was jointly developed by The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA)…
sfCare Newsletter – March 2018
Shining a spotlight on collaborative and innovative ways to help you achieve better health outcomes for older adults across the continuum. This month we highlight what's coming up for sfCare, open registration for the sfCare Intersectoral Conference…
Webinar – March 13, 2018, 12-1pm
Delirium Screening in Clinical Practice – Mind the Gap! by Dr. Niamh O’Regan, Consultant Geriatrician and Clinician Researcher in Western University, London, Ontario. In this presentation, we will discuss why delirium screening is important, as well…