Geriatric Care Conference
Pursuing Excellence in Integrated Geriatric Care
18 Mainpro-M1 Credits
Workshop Agenda
Wednesday October 28, 2009 (afternoon/evening)
12:00-12:30
Registration
12:30-1:15
Opening Remarks Mayor of Sault Ste Marie
The Honourable John Rowswell
Student Success/Affiliations/Moving Forward
Dr. Roger Strasser, Founding Dean, Northern Ontario School of Medicine
1:15-1:45
Providing Appropriate Care for Seniors across the North East: Some Key Elements
Terry TilleczekSr. Director, Planning, Integration & Community Engagement
North East Local Health Integration Network
1:45-2:45
Practical Geriatrics Assessment in the Office
Dr. Sherri Lynn Kane, MD, FRCPC
Geriatrician - Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine University of Western Ontario
St. Joseph Health Centre, London, ON
2:45-3:00
Break
3:00-4:00
Session A
Session B
4:05-5:00
Session A
Session B
6:00-8:30
Sexuality in Long Term Care Homes – The Legal Issues
Judith Wahl, B.A., LL.B.
Executive Director, Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
My Home, My Life - Understanding the Relationship of “Home” to the Wellness of Seniors
Jayne Harvey, Professional Speaker & Trainer, FCS International
Identify Key Successes in Geriatric Care – Aboriginal Community Care
Elaine Johnson, R.N. Case Manager, North Shore Tribal Council
Aging in Place: Shifting the Balance of Care
Frances Morton, Doctoral Student, Health Policy
Cash Bar
Host Dinner
How to Live and Age Well: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Coping with the Rat Race!
Stephen Mathew, MDM Consulting Group
Health Improvement through Taoist Tai Chi
Geriatric Care Conference
Pursuing Excellence in Integrated Geriatric Care
Thursday October 29, 2009 ( full day )
7:00-8:00
8:00-8:10
Hot Breakfast
Opening Remarks
8:10-8:40
Greetings
Special Guest
8:40-9:40
Keynote Speaker
Successful Aging: Maintaining wellness and reducing disability into late life
Dr. Jo-Anne Clarke, B.Sc., MD, FRCPC
Internal Medicine/Geriatric Medicine
Geriatrician, North East Specialized Geriatric Services
9:40-9:55
Break
9:55-10:55
From a Group to a Team: Making the transition to high performance teamwork in health care
Dr. David Ryan, Ph.D. C.Psych.
GIIC Project Director, Director of Education, RGP of Toronto, Assistant Professor Faculty of
Medicine and University of Toronto
11:00-12:00
Session A
Session B
12:00-1:00
Lunch
Entertainment
1:00-2:00
Session A
Session B
Privacy - Personal Health Information and Protection Act Practical Issues
Judith Wahl, B.A., LL.B.
Executive Director, Advocacy Centre for the Elderly
Importance of Skin Care in Older Adults - Treatment & Prevention
Helen Fatum RN, BScN, MScN (c), ETN.
Enterostomal therapist, Patient Educator - North Bay General Hospital
Demystifying Neuropathic Pain
Dr. Andy Cziffer, BSC, MD, CCFP- Sault Ste Marie
It’s not just “Old Age” - Best Practice Guidelines in LTC
Heather Thompson, RN,
RNAO LTC BPG Coordinator North East Region
Geriatric Care Conference
Pursuing Excellence in Integrated Geriatric Care
Thursday October 29, 2009 ( con’t )
2:00-2:15
2:15-3:55
Telemedicine
Ontario
Telemedicine
Network (OTN)
4:00-5:00
Break
Celebrating Local Initiatives (rotating mini-cafes 15 mins.)
Transformation of
Wrap-Around
«Stratégie de
NODAC
Program
prévention des chutes»
North East
Timmins & District de la pratique générale
Specialized
Hospital
au communautaire
Geriatric Services
Centre de santé
communautaire de
Sudbury
Infection in Complex Geriatric Patients-The Complexity
Dr. Trevor Bon, MD., FRCPC
Internal Medicine/Geriatric Medicine
Geriatrician, St. Joseph’s Care Group – Thunder Bay, ON
Developing
Palliative Care in
First Nation
Communities
CERAH
Thunder Bay
Group Health
Centre
e-Prescribing
Group Health
Centre
Sault Ste Marie
Geriatric Care Conference
Pursuing Excellence in Integrated Geriatric Care
Friday October 30, 2009 ( morning ONLY )
7:00-8:00
Hot Breakfast
The Driving and Dementia Toolkit-Updates
Dr. Bill Dalziel, MD, FRCPC, Specialist in Geriatric Medicine
Chief of the Ottawa Regional Geriatric Assessment Program
8:00-9:00
Beyond Parkinson's Disease
Dr. Jean Byers, MD, FRCPC
Geriatric Psychiatrist, Whitby Mental Health Centre – Assistant Professor at the University of
Toronto
9:05-10:00
Session A
Session B
Senior Driver Licence Renewal Program
Tom Marinis B.A., Regional Planner Northwest Region Road Safety
Ministry of Transportation
The Bare Bone Facts on Osteoporosis
Dr. Maurice St. Martin, BSC, MD, CCFP
Medical Director – Pioneer Manor LTC & Geriatric Lead – City of Greater Sudbury
10:00-10:15
Break
10:15-11:15
Early Detection of Dementia & Sub Types
Dr. Kenneth I. Shulman, MD, FRCPC
Geriatric Psychiatrist, Professor, Department of Psychiatry - Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
University of Toronto
11:20-12:15
Session A
Session B
Back to the Basics-Medication Management in the Elderly
Feng Chang Geriatric Pharmacist Consultant - RGP London
Approach to Dealing with Behavioural Disturbances
Dr. Frank A. Ianni BSc MD CCFP FCFP – Sault Ste Marie
12:20-1:20
Assessment and Management of Mood Disorders in Older Adults
Dr. Lisa Van Bussel, MD. FRCPC – Geriatric Psychiatry Program,
Regional Mental Health Care London
1:30
Box Lunch
Wrap up/Evaluation
Physician Luncheon (practitioners, residents)
Primary Care Approach to Preventing Functional Decline
Dr. Jo-Anne Clarke, B.Sc., MD, FRCPC
Internal Medicine/Geriatric Medicine
Geriatrician, North East Specialized Geriatric Services