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…
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…
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…
Toronto Seniors Strategy 2.0
The City of Toronto Council approved the Toronto Seniors Strategy 2.0 in May 2018. 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…
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…
sfCare Newsletter – Feb 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 our upcoming sfCare intersectoral conference (May 24), 3 great webinars (Feb 22, Feb…
sfCare Newsletter – Jan 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 global movement for delirium awareness, a webinar on using physical design to…
sfCare Newsletter – Dec 2017
Shining a spotlight on collaborative and innovative ways to help you achieve better health outcomes for older adults across the continuum. In this issue we highlight easily accessible nutrition resources, 4 words that older adults and their…