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Presenter:

Phyllis Fehr M.L.A., R.N., S.A.N.E., Advocate, Ontario Dementia Advisory Group board member, Dementia Alliance International board member

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Phyllis Fehr was given a working diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's along with Lewy Body dementia; she was 53 years of age at the time. Phyllis promotes the abilities of people living with dementia by advocating for people living with this disease both locally, nationally and internationally. She…

Abstract

Background: Poor health of health care workers affects quality of care, but research and health data for health care workers are scarce. Our aim was to compare physical/mental health among health care worker groups 1) within nursing homes and pediatric hospitals, 2) between the 2 settings and 3) with the physical/mental health of the Canadian population.

Methods: Using cross-sectional data collected as part of the Translating Research in Elder Care program and the Translating…

The Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation (IHPME) at University of Toronto will host a series of webinars on “Frontiers for Network Analysis in Health Services Research and Implementation Science”. The series will engage Canadian and international scholars to discuss empirical and theoretical efforts to highlight the promise and potential, caveats, and limitations of network analysis in the field.

In person or webinar presentations and Q/As will be broadcast online, and…

Going it alone: Unbefriended older adults in LTC
 

Featuring:
Dr. Carole Estabrooks & Stephanie Chamberlain,
University of Alberta


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Going it alone: Unbefriended older adults in long term care was presented on October 31, 2017.

Long term care residents are ‘unbefriended’ if they lack decision-making capacity and a family member or a friend to act as their guardian. Little…

Long term care residents are ‘unbefriended’ if they lack decision-making capacity and a family member or a friend to act as their guardian. Little is known about these residents although they are among the most vulnerable older adults generally and especially in long term care. Stephanie Chamberlain and Dr Carole Estabrooks will describe a research project examining the characteristics and potentially unmet care needs of unbefriended residents in long term care. This presentation will…

Abstract

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:

Although examining point in time prevalence of pain among nursing home (NH) residents has value, there is a lack of evidence describing the actual changes (ie, trajectories) in pain that take place during their last 6 months of life. The main objective of this study is to describe the major pain trajectories experienced by NH residents during their last 6 months of life.

DESIGN:

Secondary analysis of Resident Assessment Instrument-Minimum Data Set (MDS) 2.0…

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We wish to congratulate TREC co-investigator Dr Greta Cummings, on becoming the new Dean of Nursing at the Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta!!

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Announcement: Dean of Nursing

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I am pleased to announce the next Dean of the Faculty of Nursing, effective July 1, 2017. On Friday, March 17, the Board of Governors approved the appointment of Dr. Greta Cummings for a five year term. Dr. Cummings joined the Faculty of…

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