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CCAA Research Seminar #10: Understanding the brain in pain (webinar)
Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2023 at 12:00 - 12:50 p.m. Eastern
Online through Zoom or in-person at Western University
These webinars are an opportunity to connect to and collaborate with colleagues, community partners, CCAA trainers, facilitators, instructors, and others.
Chronic pain is a major global health problem that is poorly understood and poorly treated. Understanding the brain’s role in the transition from acute to chronic pain has the potential to provide novel targets for treatment and prevention. This presentation will explore cortical mechanisms underpinning chronic pain and the use of non-invasive brain stimulation interventions to reduce or halt the transition to persistent symptoms. Learn more.
Click here to register in advance for the Zoom meeting option. Click here to register in advance for the in-person seminar option. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Delirium Prevention and Care with Older Adults – CCSMH Resources
The CCSMH developed national guidelines on assessing and treating delirium with older adults which were created in 2006 and then updated in 2014. [Please note: both documents need to be read together to get the full picture.] In 2019, a brochure, Delirium Prevention and Care with Older Adults was produced. A printable version is available on our website. Electronic copies of this brochure are available in multiple languages including English, French, Punjabi, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese and can be found on our Delirium page. Finally, you can order bulk copies of the English and French versions of the brochure through Caversham Booksellers.
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New resource: Planning a Virtual Conference: A Practical Guide
Conferences bring together people with common interests to connect, share information and ideas, and discuss issues relating to a specific topic. Conferences require time, planning, and resources. This toolkit covers the strategic and technical aspects of executing a virtual conference and can be tailored to meet the goals and capacity of your team. While the scope of this document pertains to virtual conferences, its core strategy may be useful for other events. Click here to view the guide and workbook.
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Introduction to Sensory Loss (workshop)
Mar. 6, 2023, 12 - 4 p.m. Eastern
Cost: $60
A virtual workshop to help organizations and individuals looking to gain understanding of vision and hearing losses. Register here.
Sensory Integration: Making Sensory Engagement Meaningful (workshop)
April 17, 2023, 12 - 4 p.m. Eastern
Cost: $85
A virtual workshop to deepen your understanding of sensory integration, sensory integration disorder, and the impact on someone with sensory loss. Register here.
Adapting Environments for Sensory Loss (workshop)
May 15, 2023, 1 - 4 p.m. Eastern
Cost: $50
A virtual workshop to explore adaptations to create spaces that are functional, user friendly and inclusive for individuals with sensory loss. Register here.
Communication 101: Bridging the Gap (workshop)
May 29, 2023, 12 - 4 p.m. Eastern
Cost: $60
A unique virtual workshop that provides learning opportunities for organizations or individuals who are looking to expand their knowledge and understanding of individuals with a sensory loss and communication need. Register here.
Introduction to Sensory Loss (workshop)
June 19, 2023, 12 - 4 p.m. Eastern
Cost: $60
A virtual workshop to help organizations and individuals looking to gain understanding of vision and hearing losses. Register here.
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Power of Attorney for Personal Care: Safeguard Wishes and Take Steps to Prevent Abuse (webinar recording)
Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario in partnership with CLEO held an informative session to discuss key issues when creating a Power of Attorney for Personal Care. Powers of Attorney are legal documents that give another person the power to make certain decisions when a person is no longer able to make them on their own. Participants learned what is needed to help prevent abuse and protect wishes about healthcare, housing, and safety. Click here to watch the recording.
Ageing in the Right Place: Actions to promote healthy ageing in communities in Ontario (webinar recording)
The webinar reviewed NIA’s recent report, Ageing in the Right Place: Supporting Older Canadians to Live Where They Want and best practices and opportunities to reduce unnecessary long-term care home admissions and enable older Canadians to age well while remaining engaged members of their communities. Click here to watch the recording.
Mapping the contours of ageism in the Canadian public discourse and countering its impact on older adults (webinar recording)
EAPO in partnership with CNPEA co-hosted this event to provided a better understanding of how ageism is conveyed in the Canadian public discourse and address the social and economic impact of ageism on older adults. To do so, findings of a series of empirical studies conducted over the last three years were presented and discussed. These studies show the prevalence of compassionate ageism in the public discourse (especially during the Covid-19 pandemic) and restates the cost of ageism from a psychosocial and economic perspective. Click here to watch the recording.
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"I Never Thought This Would Happen to Me”: Older Adults’ "Experiences of Ageism in the Ontario Workplace and Labour Market" Seminar
Mar. 9, 2023, at 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern
The traditional career arc is often organized around the assumption that the most productive “work years” are before the age of 65. As such, workplaces have the potential to engage in harmful age discrimination. This seminar, presented by Amanda Bull, second-year MA student in McMaster’s Department of Health, Aging & Society, will highlight and discuss the nuances, contradictions, emotions, and realities that constitute the experience of ageism in the Canadian workplace. In-depth analysis of the results allows us to understand the importance of age in the workplace and labour market, as well as the role that age segregation throughout the life course plays in the perpetuation of ageist attitudes and behaviours throughout one’s working life. Click here to register.
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World Falls Guidelines (webinar recording)
Jan. 25, 2023
Dr. Manuel Montero-Odasso, Canadian researcher and first author on the World Guidelines for Falls Prevention and Management for Older Adults, provided an overview of this newly published global initiative. Watch the recording here.
Non-pharmacological approaches to chronic pain management (webinar recording)
Feb. 7, 2023
In the fourth webinar in the ‘Managing Meds and Minimizing Risk: What you can do’ webinar series, Jana McNulty, Pharmacist, and Andrea Martin, Program Facilitator, Ontario Health’s South West Self-Management Program, discussed the complexity and biopsychosocial nature of the pain experience and the need for multifaceted pain management approaches. Watch the recording here.
Attract, Adapt, Implement and Sustain an Evidence Informed Exercise Program to Prevent Falls (webinar)
Mar. 15, 2023, at 12 p.m. Eastern
Dr. Danielle Bouchard discusses the AAIMS (Attract, Adapt, IMplement and Sustain) project, which is focused on evidence informed exercise programs to prevent falls. Register here.
New Loop Evidence Summary: Addressing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Injury Prevention Programs and Policies
A new Loop Evidence Summary is now available: Addressing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in Injury Prevention Programs and Policies. The purpose of this Evidence Summary is to assist practitioners with the incorporation of EDI-focused strategies in the development of injury prevention programs and policies. View the new Evidence Summary.
2022 Loop Annual Report
The annual report provides a snapshot of the Community of Practice’s membership and use of services/features. The 2022 report also includes findings from the 2022 Loop Needs Assessment Survey. View the report.
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Innovation Project seeking input from GTA seniors and caregivers
VHA Home HealthCare is seeking participants to be part of our Community Lab and drive digital solutions for Canadian seniors! They are looking to reimburse interested seniors & caregivers to test innovative technologies in their homes.
Participation is open to residents living at home in the Greater Toronto Area who possess an interest in learning new technologies. All participants will be compensated for their involvement. Ideal candidates are over the age of 65 and/or a caregiver of an individual of any age with complex medical needs.
If you are interested, please email researchhelp@vha.ca with the subject “Innovation Project”.
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Centre for Studies in Aging and Health
Providence Care Hospital, 752 King St. W. Kingston Ontario K7L 4X3
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