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Monthly Practice Shorts

Each month NSM SGS offers half hour sessions on moving education into practice.

2024 December: Supporting Caregivers: A Closer Look at the Ontario Caregiver Organization

Ontario Caregiver Association provides practical tips for supporting caregivers.

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2024 November: Hazards of Hospitalization: A Focus on Falls

Dr. Gardhouse provides an overview of the impact of falls on hospital stays, with a lens on Senior Friendly Care and fall prevention.

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2024 October: Sleep Medications for Older Adults

Sleep tight, don't let the medications bite! Presented by Beverly-Ann Oliver and Sandra Zaikos

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2024 September: Facing Fear - Helping Older Adults Overcome Anxiety

Dr. Andrea Iaboni reviews the CCSMH Anxiety Guidelines and shares practical cases and application to Older Adults.

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2024 June: Canadian Clinical Guidelines on Social Isolation & Loneliness in Older Adults

Dr. David Conn reviews the most recent mental health guidelines on isolation and loneliness in older adults.

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2024 May: Assessing Pain in Those Who Can't Tell You

Laura Bates and Lori Gill, North Simcoe Muskoka Palliative Care Network, on assessing pain in those who can't communicate.

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2024 April: Clinical Practice Guideline for Management of Osteoporosis and Fracture Prevention

Monica Menocola, Regional Integration Lead, Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy, discusses osteoporosis and fracture prevention.

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2024 March: Senior Abuse, The Hidden Reality

Megan Schitka, RSW, Wendat Community Programs speaks to the issue of, and provides practical resources for, navigating suspected senior abuse.

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2024 February: Age Related Changes

Allyson Jayaweera, NSM SGS PRC, briefly reviews age-related changes, their impacts and key considerations.

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2024 January: Smoking Cessation for Older Adults - Launch of the STOP in LTC in Ontario

Marilyn White-Campbell, Geriatric Addiction Specialist, Behaviour Support for Seniors, Baycrest talks about the launch of the STOP program in LTC to support smoking cessation.

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2023 December: Suicide and Older Adults: Assessment and Prevention

Brittany O'Leary discusses assessing and preventing suicide in older adults.

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2023 November: Diabetes Risk Assessment Tips

NSM SGS RN Jill Strachan discusses diabetes risk assessment tools.

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2023 October: AGS Beers Criteria 2023

Pharmacists Karen Cameron and Beverly-Ann Oliver discuss the 2023 AGS Beers Criteria updates with a case study and practical tips.

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2023 September: Connecting the Threads Part 2

Dr. Daniel, NSM SGS and Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care, uses a case study to demonstrate how to maximize the effectiveness of your care plan by enhancing your understanding of the person.

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2023 June: Technology and the Older Adult: How Can I Help?

NSM SGS summer students share how modern technology is becoming easier for older adults to use, improving the way they live. From hands-free commands, virtual reality and even staying connected with loved ones, tech has come a long way and is more accessible than ever.

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2023 May: Dance for Health

Rebecca Barnstaple, Chigamik CHC, provides Dance for Health/Dance Therapy evidence-based information along with its benefits, links to social prescribing and the broader benefits of arts and culture based programs.

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2023 April: Connecting the Threads: Understanding the Older Adult's Life as a Quilt

Dr. Geoff Daniel, Consulting Geriatric Psychiatrist, NSM SGS Mental Health Team, discusses how the use of meaningful questions and understanding of life experiences can assist in current treatment and intervention planning.

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2023 March: Consent and Capacity as a Process not an Outcome

Graham Webb, Executive Director of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly speaks to the legislation that impacts consent and capacity for treatment.

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2023 February: A Conversation About Capacity

Discussing and exploring the practical nuances and take-aways of consent and capacity.

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2023 January: Decision Making Capacity

This session addresses how to help support decision-making, understand key elements of capacity, relevant legislation and resources.

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2022 December: Implementing Person-Centred Language - How Do I Make it Work?

Understand the importance of using person-centred language when fostering a therapeutic relationship with older adults.

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2022 November: Gait Speed - The Sixth Vital Sign

Useful tools and resources on assessing gait speed, interpreting results and understanding how gait speed can impact health outcomes.

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2022 October: Tips for Completing a Meaningful Medication Assessment

Tips and resources are shared focused on completing a meaningful medication assessment.

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2022 September: Putting Your Hand in the Hand of the Older Adult

Introduction to completing a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) for managing frailty in older adults.

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2022 June: Anxiety in Older Adults

The June Practice Short is entitled Anxiety in Older Adults, presented by Dr. Katie Bingham, a psychiatrist with the North Simcoe Muskoka Specialized Geriatric Services and the Seniors Mental Health program at the University Health Network in Toronto.

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2022 May: Dementia and Sexuality

The May Practice Short is entitled Dementia and Sexuality, presented by Katelynn Aelick and Rosemarie Manigiardi from the BSO Sexual Expression in Aging working group.

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2022 April: Looking at the Alternate Level of Care (ALC) Leading Practices Guide

Looking at the Alternate Level of Care (ALC) Leading Practices Guide: Preventing Hospitalization and Extended Stays for Older Adults with the aims to improve the delivery of acute care to older adults in hospitals and other settings.

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2022 March: Riding the Waves of COVID

The March 2022 Practice Short, Riding the Waves of COVID, presented by Jackie Saule, Psychogeriatric Resource Consultant with NSMSGS.

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2022 February: Using the PIECES 3 Question Template

A presentation demonstrating the PIECES 3 Question Template use across the health care system and its support of care for complex older adults.

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2022 January: Supporting Older Adults Through Omicron

A presentation looking at confinement syndrome and supporting older adults through another wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Practical examples given to help keep people engaged throughout omicron.

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2021 December: Canada/US Conference on the Diagnosis & Treatment of Dementia Guidelines (CCCDTD5)

The December Practice short looks at the guidelines as recommended from the 5th Canadian Consensus Conference on Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia from October 2019.

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2021 November: Health Quality Ontario, Delirium Standards 2020

The November Practice Short is entitled Health Quality Ontario, Delirium Standards 2020, presented by Melissa Kilpatrick, Nurse Practitioner with the Algonquin Family Health Team.

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2021 October: Canadian Guidelines on Prevention, Assessment & Treatment of Depression Among Older Adults

The October Practice Short is entitled Canadian Guidelines on Prevention, Assessment and Treatment of Depression Among Older Adults Update June 2021, presented by Dr. Geoff Daniel, Geriatric Psychiatrist with NSMSGS.

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2021 September: Dementia Prevention, Intervention, and Care: 2020 Report of Lancet Commission

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2021 June: Social Isolation and Recreation Therapy

COVID-19 has had a massive impact on the lives of older adults. Isolation from loved ones, changes in normal services and so much more have lead to an increased risk of confinement syndrome in our older adults.

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2021 May: Minimizing the Risk of Fractures in LTC

Minimizing the risk of fractures in LTC webinar Presented by Dr. Catlin McArthur, BSc(Kin), MScPT, PhD

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2021 April: COVID-19 - Reconditioning/Moving in Rt. Direction

Donna Henderson and Shirlene Wells join us for a virtual session on Reconditioning: Moving in the right direction. Donna, an Occupational Therapist, and Shirlene, a Physiotherapist, work in the NSM SGS Geriatric Medicine Program.

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2021 March: COVID-19 - Managing Uncertainty

Allison Jones joins us for a virtual session on managing uncertainty. Allison was part of the team to develop the Waypoint COVID Frontline Wellness Program and continues to provide interventions and coordinated services.

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2021 February: COVID-19 - Self Compassion and Resiliency

Debbie Lashbrook joins us for a virtual session on self-compassion and resiliency. Staff have been working diligently to support older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. The session aims to bring awareness and understanding related to self-compassion and resiliency and offers practical strategies to implement.

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2021 January: COVID-19 - Maintaining Social Distancing During Lockdown

Maureen Corbett joins us for a virtual session, explaining how seniors can Maintaining Social Engagement During Lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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2020 December: COVID-19 - SGS Responses and Initiatives

Our December 11th Covid-19 Practice Short explores the many ways the NSM SGS team responded to the pandemic, offering support to long-term care homes, caregivers and many others.

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