CSAH & SHKN Linkages: February 2020

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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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Co-Design: A How-To Workshop for Facilitating Community-Led Innovation

March 4-5, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. This hands-on facilitation workshop aims to prepare participants to host and lead creative and collaborative community innovation sessions.  To learn more or to register click 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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Do Fall Prevention Community Exercise Programs for Older Adults in Canada Meet Evidence-Based Recommendations? Results From a National Descriptive Self-Report Study

April 9, 2020 from 12-1PM EST. Join presenters Alexie Touchette and Dr. Kathryn Sibey discuss the major findings from a national self-report survey study which explored current practice in fall prevention community exercise programs targeted for older adults across Canada. To learn more or to register click here.

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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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Sarcopenia in the CLSA: The Impact of Diagnostic Criteria on the Agreement Between Definitions and the Association of Sarcopenia With Falls

Feb. 19, 2020 from 12-1PM EST. Join presenter Dr. Alexandra Mayhew as she explores how differences in the operationalization of sarcopenia impact the prevalence of sarcopenia, the agreement between definitions, and the magnitude of the association of sarcopenia with falls using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). The implication of these findings on future sarcopenia research and clinical practice will be discussed. 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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Optimizing Medications in Older Adults

This reading list includes links to and summaries of a variety of resources including considerations regarding:

  • safe prescribing
  • polypharmacy
  • deprescribing

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Music and Alzheimer's Disease: New Insights

Wed. Feb. 19, 2020 from 12-1PM EST. Join presenter Dr. Corinne Fischer for this webinar as she overviews our understanding of the effect of music on the Alzheimer brain.  Specifically she will review the existing literature focusing on cognitive effects of passive music exposure, with a particular focus on familiar music.  Data from a recent study will be shared. To learn more or to register click 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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