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The need for an authentic focus on the goals and aspirations of older people living with frailty (or at risk of frailty) is especially important as health service providers work towards a new model of service delivery as part of an Ontario Health…
sfCare Newsletter – May 2019
Collaborating on innovative ways to help you achieve better health outcomes for older adults across the continuum. Showcase your mobility initiatives globally! Click here to read the May 2019 sfCare Newsletter. Click here to subscribe to our…
Toronto HomeShare
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 were also a member of the working group to implement one of the…
Webinar – May 24, 2019, 12-1pm
An update on hypertension management in older adults, by Dr. Patrick Jung The webinar reviews the most current guidelines on hypertension management from Hypertension Canada. It also includes an update on more recent evidence on the relationship…
sfCare Newsletter – April 2019
Shining a spotlight on collaborative and innovative ways to help you achieve better health outcomes for older adults across the continuum. How do OHTs, ALC, Hallway Healthcare and sfCare connect? Click here to read the April 2019 sfCare Newsletter.…
A Quality Standard for Transitions from Hospital to Home
HQO is seeking feedback on "A Quality Standard for Transitions from Hospital to Home". The standard outlines quality care for people being discharged from hospital and continuing their care at home, and is based on the best evidence along with input…
Webinar – April 26, 2019, 12-1pm
A Collaborative Approach to the Prevention and Management of Delirium: The Medical Psychiatry Alliance Adult and Seniors Inpatient Delirium Project, by Dr. Jason Kerr, MD, and Mary-Lynn Peters, NP This presentation will be about a collaborative…
RGPs of Ontario Education Day – May 30, 2019
The 4th annual RGPs of Ontario education day was focused on "Optimizing the Integration of Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Psychiatry Services". For more information: 2019 RGPO Education Day Brochure_May30
sfCare Newsletter – March 2019
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 delirium prevention. Click here to read the March 2019 sfCare Newsletter. Click here…
Ontario’s Specialized Geriatric Services See Opportunities in the People’s Health Care Act, 2019
TORONTO, Feb. 28, 2019 /CNW/ - Leaders from across Ontario's Regional Geriatric Programs (RGPs) and Specialized Geriatric Services, clinicians who provide health care to older adults living with frailty, are very encouraged by the Ontario…
Webinar – March 29, 12-1pm
Development of the Patient Experience survey items for Specialized Geriatric Services in Ontario, by Ronaye Gilsenan, MA, Rhonda Schwartz, MA, Iris Gutmanis, PhD About This Webinar: The Regional Geriatric Programs of Ontario has developed, tested…
sfCare Newsletter – Jan 2019
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 read-to-print delirium prevention poster. Click here to read the Jan 2019 sfCare…
Webinar – Feb 22, 12-1pm
Geriatric Clinical Pharmacology: Optimizing medical complexity and drug safety, by Dr. Joanne Ho, MD, FRCPC, MSc About This Webinar: The objectives of this webinar are four-fold: 1) Review the impact of adverse drug events among seniors. 2) Review…
Webinar – Jan 25, 12-1pm
Urinary Incontinence: The Neglected Geriatric Syndrome, Dr. Martha Spencer, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Providence Health Care, Associate Program Director, UBC Department of Medicine, Clinical Instructor, UBC About This Webinar: Dr. Spencer will…
sfCare Newsletter – Dec 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 3 no-cost gifts every healthcare provider can give. Click here to read the Dec 2018…
sfCare Newsletter – Nov 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 launch of a highly anticipated sfCare resource - the sfCare Forum; share details…
The sfCare Forum is now live!
Join the conversation! The sfCare Forum is an online tool which promotes a collaborative community. Healthcare providers can learn from and inspire each other by sharing experiences and tools, asking others for advice, or reading a topic of…
Webinar – Dec 7, 2018, 12-1pm
Comprehensive Parkinson's Care - A new approach to an old problem - NYGH Parkinson's program, by Dr. Joyce Lee and Greta Mah About This Webinar: Parkinson's disease is a neurological disease which mainly affects seniors and 90% of patients are over…
NEW sfCare Resource – The SF7 Toolkit
The SF7 Toolkit supports clinical best practices for healthcare providers across the sectors of care and includes self-management tools for older adults and their caregivers. The toolkit provides a common practice framework that complements the…
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…