Tag: Health Care Professional
Training for personal support workers or front-line health-care providers.
GPA Basics is a 4 module evidence-based education session designed for team members who care for older adults who display responsive behaviours associated with dementia. The GPA curriculum will educate staff on how to use a person-centred, compassionate and gentle persuasive approach and to respond respectfully, with confidence and skill to responsive behaviour associated with dementia.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the relationship between the disease process and a person’s behaviour response
- Apply emotional, environmental, and interpersonal communication strategies to prevent and diffuse responsive behaviours
- Demonstrate suitable and respectful techniques to use in situations of risk
Date and Time:
Monday, December 8th from 9:00am to 5:00pm
(You must attend the full day to complete the training)
Cost: $87
This is an In-Person workshop at our Alzheimer Society of Toronto head office.
Address: 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th Floor, Toronto M4R 1K8
(Northwest corner of Yonge and Eglinton, across the street from Yonge and Eglinton subway station. Our office tower is to the left of Metro Grocery)
Registration is required. [When registering, please ensure the email provided is one you have regular access to. In the unlikely event of cancellations or other changes, we will reach out to you via email]
Registration deadline is Friday, December 5th, 2025
Training for personal support workers or front-line health-care providers.
GPA Basics is a 4 module evidence-based education session designed for team members who care for older adults who display responsive behaviours associated with dementia. The GPA curriculum will educate staff on how to use a person-centred, compassionate and gentle persuasive approach and to respond respectfully, with confidence and skill to responsive behaviour associated with dementia.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the relationship between the disease process and a person’s behaviour response
- Apply emotional, environmental, and interpersonal communication strategies to prevent and diffuse responsive behaviours
- Demonstrate suitable and respectful techniques to use in situations of risk
Date and Time:
Saturday, December 13th from 9:00am to 5:00pm
(You must attend the full day to complete the training)
Cost: $87
This is an In-Person workshop at our Alzheimer Society of Toronto head office.
Address: 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th Floor, Toronto M4R 1K8
(Northwest corner of Yonge and Eglinton, across the street from Yonge and Eglinton subway station. Our office tower is to the left of Metro Grocery)
Registration is required. [When registering, please ensure the email provided is one you have regular access to. In the unlikely event of cancellations or other changes, we will reach out to you via email]
Registration deadline is Wednesday, December 10th, 2025
U-First!® for Health Care Professionals supports health care and other service providers who work with people living with dementia or other cognitive impairments. U-First!® builds on existing curriculum and encourages learners to make lifelong learning a goal. The vision is to provide every member of the care team with consistent education on key skills and best care practices. It sets the stage for common knowledge, language for communicating with all members of the care team (including informal care partners), and a comprehensive approach to care.
This program is for personal support workers and other front-line health care workers (including dietary, rehabilitation and social service staff, activationists, nurses, and health care students).
We highly recommend that you take Dementia Foundations prior to registering to this course.
Date and Time:
Thursday, December 18th from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Cost: $80
This is an In-Person workshop at the Alzheimer Society of Toronto (Head office)
Address: 20 Eglinton Avenue West, 16th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4R 1K8
Registration is required. [When registering, please ensure the email provided is one you have regular access to. In the unlikely event of cancellations or other changes, we will reach out to you via email]
Registration deadline is Monday, December 15th, 2025
PRE-REQUISITE: You must be a FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER and have attended either:
- Dementia Foundations
- Dementia 101 self paced module on AlzEducate
- Dementia Overview – live session delivered via Zoom or AlzEducate (check our events calendar for dates)
- Experience working with people with dementia
Description
This training program is aimed at enhancing the knowledge of frontline staff in caring for people with dementia using a palliative care approach. This program focuses on promoting quality of life and comfort for individuals living with dementias and their families, with particular emphasis on late stage and end of life. Participants will explore their own beliefs around dying and how it impacts care as well as examine what a palliative care approach means through a dementia lens.
Learning Objectives:
- Reflect on different values & beliefs on dying and how it impacts care
- Define palliative care
- Describe dementia as a terminal condition and its symptoms in late/end of life stages
- Review Dementia-Specific Palliative Care Goals/Values that provide comfort and support quality of life in advanced and end-of-life dementia
- Relate concepts of culture, spirituality and communication and their significance in delivering person-centered care
- Addressing unattended grief as a healthcare provider and its impact on delivering person-centered care
Date and Time:
Saturday, December 13th from 9:00am to 12:00pm
At the Alzheimer Society of Toronto, we are committed to providing accessible education opportunities to health care professionals. When participants are unable to attend and do not cancel their registration, it limits access for others.
If you are unable to attend a session you’ve registered for, please notify us as soon as possible! This allows us to offer the spot to someone else.
Please note that repeated absences without notice will result in restrictions on future registrations.
By registering for this session, you are agreeing to the statement above
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Program will be presented online using Zoom. Registration is required.
Session 2 of 3 in the Working in Long Term Care Series
Learn the importance of oral health in overall wellbeing & health, best practice guidelines and practical strategies for providing oral care in each stage of dementia.
To register for this webinar, visit:
www.alzeducate.ca
You must login/create an account in order to participate.
To find the session:
- Hover over “Education” and select the intended audience.
- Select webinars, then “Upcoming live webinars”.
- Select your chosen topic, then click “Enrol me” to register.
Session 3 of 3 in the Working in Long Term Care Series
- Define Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSDs)
- Discuss the connection between personal care and responsive behaviours.
- Recognize that behaviour has meaning specific to the individual.
- Use communication techniques including validation to reduce responsive behaviour during personal care
To register for this webinar, visit:
www.alzeducate.ca
You must login/create an account in order to participate.
To find the session:
- Hover over “Education” and select the intended audience.
- Select webinars, then “Upcoming live webinars”.
- Select your chosen topic, then click “Enrol me” to register.
Dementia Foundations: The first step in your dementia education journey.
This 3-hour course will provide you with a foundation of dementia, enabling you to enhance your knowledge in providing quality care for persons living with dementia.
By the end of this 3 hour course, learners will be able to:
- Describe Person-Centered Care
- Describe general aspects of aging, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
- Interpret how changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease will affect all aspects of an individual’s life
- Recognize that challenging behaviour is responsive behaviour
- Recall services and programs offered by the local Alzheimer Society for professionals, people living with dementia and their care partners
Learners are highly encouraged to take this course before registering for U-First! or Palliative care to enhance the learning experience.
Registration is required.
Registration deadline is Monday, September 29, 2025
U-First!® for Health Care Professionals supports health care and other service providers who work with people living with dementia or other cognitive impairments. U-First!® builds on existing curriculum and encourages learners to make lifelong learning a goal. The vision is to provide every member of the care team with consistent education on key skills and best care practices. It sets the stage for common knowledge, language for communicating with all members of the care team (including informal care partners), and a comprehensive approach to care.
This program is for personal support workers and other front-line health care workers (including dietary, rehabilitation and social service staff, activationists, nurses, and health care students).
We highly recommend that you take Dementia Foundations prior to registering to this course.
Date and Time:
Saturday, November 22nd from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Cost: $80
This is an In-Person workshop at our Alzheimer Society of Toronto head office.
Address: 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th Floor, Toronto
(Northwest corner of Yonge and Eglinton, across the street from Yonge and Eglinton subway station. Our office tower is to the left of Metro Grocery)
Registration is required. [When registering, please ensure the email provided is one you have regular access to. In the unlikely event of cancellations or other changes, we will reach out to you via email]
Registration deadline is Wednesday, November 19th, 2025
Training for personal support workers or front-line health-care providers.
GPA Basics is a 4 module evidence-based education session designed for team members who care for older adults who display responsive behaviours associated with dementia. The GPA curriculum will educate staff on how to use a person-centred, compassionate and gentle persuasive approach and to respond respectfully, with confidence and skill to responsive behaviour associated with dementia.
Learning Objectives:
- Explain the relationship between the disease process and a person’s behaviour response
- Apply emotional, environmental, and interpersonal communication strategies to prevent and diffuse responsive behaviours
- Demonstrate suitable and respectful techniques to use in situations of risk
Date and Time:
Thursday, November 13th from 9:00am to 5:00pm
(You must attend the full day to complete the training)
Cost: $87
This is an In-Person workshop at our Alzheimer Society of Toronto head office.
Address: 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th Floor, Toronto M4R 1K8
(Northwest corner of Yonge and Eglinton, across the street from Yonge and Eglinton subway station. Our office tower is to the left of Metro Grocery)
Registration is required. [When registering, please ensure the email provided is one you have regular access to. In the unlikely event of cancellations or other changes, we will reach out to you via email]
Registration deadline is Monday, November 10th, 2025
Enhance your knowledge of young onset dementia, the unique challenges faced by the person and their families and opportunities to support someone who is living with young onset dementia.
Workshop will be presented using Zoom. [When registering, please ensure the email provided is one you have regular access to. In the unlikely event of cancellations or other changes, we will reach out to you via email]
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.