For more information visit the dementia resources toolkit for healthcare professionals Advancing Dementia Care & Support in Alberta.
Continuing Education
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The Healthy Ageing: Social and Health Supports workshop focused on how communities can work together to support healthy ageing and reduce social isolation for people living with cognitive changes and carers.
Living with Dementia in Community: What Mattered Most
Mark Johnson
Hear how Mark connected to his community to find meaningful support for himself and his wife, and how these connections brought joy and adventure into their lives.
Contexts of Healthy Ageing: What Matters Most?
Dr. Norah Keating
Explore the impact of social, physical and policy contexts on individuals, communities, and social connections, and outlines what people living with dementia and their family carers can do to achieve what matters most to them.
Dr. Marjan Abbasi, Dr. Sheny Khera
Learn how through health, social and community sectors partnerships, this innovative screening and intervention process at the Edmonton Oliver Primary Care Network – the Seniors Community Hub – is advancing the health of older adults through the identification, assessment and management of frailty.
Dr. Penny Gosselin
Understand the role of hearing loss in cognitive decline, and the relationship between hearing, and thinking and remembering. Be introduced to tools which can assist in the assessment of hearing loss.
Social Isolation and Connecting People with Health and Social Systems (Ecosystems)
Dr. Richard Lewanczuk
Understand the impact of loneliness and social isolation on a person’s health status, and how shifting focus to social determinants of health and community can support improving health.
The Health Ecosystem: What Matters Most
Meghan Belland
Be challenged to think outside of the health care system to find what matters most for our health. An overview of the components of Asset Based Community Development leads into an activity to explore the health ecosystems of each community.
The Supported Well, Living Well with Dementia workshop focused on recognition and pro-active post diagnostic care & support for people living in the community with mild-cognitive impairment or diagnosis of dementia.
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Managing in More Difficult Times Workshop introduced the Geriatric 5Ms© approach (Mind, Mobility, Medications, Multi-Complexity and Matters Most) as a framework to assist planning care and support for those living in the community with dementia.
Used with permission from © Dr. Frank Molnar
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Matters Most
Each individual’s own meaningful outcomes, goals and care preferences
Mind Capacity
Cognition, Assessment and Screening
Mobility
Fall and injury prevention; balance and gait assessment; driving and transportation
Driving
Medications
Multi-Complexity
Complex bio/psycho/social situations; co-morbidities and frailty
The Late Life Dementia workshop focused on Personalized, Proactive and Palliative Approaches to Care
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A Palliative Approach to Late Life Dementia Care
This presentation addresses a palliative approach to care in late life dementia that is holistic, person-centred, and proactive, including an overview of common symptoms and dignity conserving care.
Communicating with Families in Late Life Dementia Care
Ideas on communicating with persons with late life dementia and their families, including the initiation of a palliative approach, discussing feeding concerns, and what to expect in final days of life.
Communication Through the Creative Arts
The opportunity to express thoughts, feelings and individuality through creative arts-based interactions such as "Opening Minds Through Art" and "Alive Inside" has been shown to enhance both communication and quality of life for many persons living with dementia.
It Takes a Village
“Learn some basic symptom management principles and about the local resources that can help you help your patients and families.”
Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID)
Current as of June 13, 2018, this presentation reviews the current status of Medical Assistance in Dying in Alberta and addresses issues related to individuals with cognitive impairment presented by Dr. James Silvius.
Understanding Pain in Older Adults: Assessment and Management of Pain in Geriatrics
An overview of the importance (prevalence, relevance) of pain in patients with late-stage dementia. Identifying pain assessment methods and strategies in dementia, limitations of pain assessment (tools) and strategies for pain treatment/management for dementia.
A Palliative Approach to Late Life Dementia Care
Communicating with Families in Late Life Dementia Care
Understanding Pain in Older Adults: assessment and management of pain in geriatrics
Communication Through the Creative Arts
Advance Care Planning - Alberta Health Services
Palliative and End-of-life care - Alberta Health Services
Dementia Care Practice Recommendations for Assisted Living Residences and Nursing Homes - Alzheimer Association
Phase 3 End-of-Life Care, brochure
Support for carers, family and close friends at end of life - Alzheimer Society of England
Information for caregivers to support the person, themselves and other close family or friends, and some of the issues they need to consider at end-of-life care:
The ADDMA Public Forum & Collaborative Workshop explored primary healthcare models of geriatric care that currently exist in communities throughout Alberta.
