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Aging in the Right Place: Translating Research and Policy into Action
Queen’s University and the Centre for Studies in Aging and Health at Providence Care, Kingston, Ontario

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CSAH & SHKN Linkages: February 2020

https://mailchi.mp/48675a24052a/feb_2020

Highlights of this issue include a reading list on Sexuality & Sexual Health in Later Life. A listing of upcoming events, opportunities and updates related to aging, health and caring for older adults are included. Sign up to receive Linkages directly here.

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Caring for Residents with Personality Disorders in LTC

March 3, 2020 from 1-2PM EST. Join presenter Dr. David Conn as he teaches participants how to equip themselves with strategies to care for these residents at every point in their journey in a long-term care home. Click here to register.

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NIA First Annual Conference: Can Canada Afford to Age?

May 28, 2020 at Ryerson University. NIA's first annual conference features Dr. Samir Sinha, Dr. Bonnie-Jeanne Macdonald, Keith Ambachtsheer and more. The aim of the event is to bring together the health sector, finanical industry, government officials, and the Ryerson community for a full day focused on personal financial security, healthy aging, and discussion on public system sustainability. To learn more click here.

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2020 Update in Geriatrics for Primary Care: Keeping our Seniors and their Caregivers Safe in the Community

Friday May 29, 2020 at the Ottawa Conference and Event Centre, is a 1-day course on the practical clinical management of geriatric patients. This program is designed to highlight strategies that primary care physicians, nurse practitioners and primary care allied health team members can utilize to improve the quality of life of their patients. To learn more or to register click here.

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Proposal for a Specialized Geriatric Services Decision Making Tool

Feb. 28, 2020 from 12-1PM EST. Join presenters George Heckman and Sophie Hogeveen as they describe patterns, outcomes, and determinants of geriatric medicine services use by older home care clients in Ontario and propose a decision support tool for referral to specialized geriatric services. To learn more or to register click here.

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Canada Launches World’s First-Ever Clinical Guidelines on Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults

https://ccsmh.ca/

As clinicians and community-based individuals, we encounter problematic substance use as well as Substance Use Disorder among older adults in our daily work.  Canadian healthcare providers now have the tools they need to better support the prevention, assessment and treatment of older adults at risk of, or living with, substance use disorders.

The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH) officially launched 4 sets of Clinical Guidelines on Substance Use Disorders in Older Adults on January 20th, 2020.  These Clinical Guidelines on the prevention, screening, assessment and treatment of Alcohol, Cannabis, Benzodiazepine and Opioid Use Disorders among older adults are available online at www.ccsmh.ca.  In addition to these Guidelines, the CCSMH will be producing community brochures and other knowledge translation material on substance use disorder among older adults in the coming months.

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Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults and Older Adults Survey

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Your invited to complete this survey on stakeholder and members of the general public opinions of a draft version of the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults and Older Adults. Soliciting this feedback is part of an effort to assess your level of agreement with the content and wording of the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Adults and Older Adults. Your feedback is valuable and will inform potential revisions to the 24-Hour Guidelines for Adults and Older Adults, as well as strategies for Guideline promotion. Start the survey here.

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Mobility Aids as a Falls Risk Factor for People Living with Dementia

Feb. 27th, 2020 from 12-1PM EST. Join Dr. Susan Hunter for this presentation as she discusses the epidemiology and risk factors for falls in people with dementia and mobility aids as a falls risk factor in people with dementia. To learn more or to register click here.

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Quality of Life Assessments

This webpage shares resources on quality of life (QOL) assessment for older adults living with frailty and their family caregivers.  Tools for QOL assessments have been shown to help older adults to work with their healthcare providers to live comfortably at home as long as possible and to help family members who are coping with the demands of caring for a love one at home. Click here to access these tools.

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