Tag: Health Care Professional
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.
Workshop will be presented using Zoom. Registration is required.
Registration deadline is Thursday, January 15th, 2026.
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:
Tuesday, September 9th 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 Mid-Scarborough Hub.
Address: 2658 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, Ontario M1K 2S3
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 Thursday, September 4th, 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, September 13th from 9:00am to 12:00pm
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/rwEvOsNcRQmgF3CIcD-tFA
Program will be presented online using Zoom. Registration is required.
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, September 20th from 9:00am to 4:00pm
Cost: $85
(this cost includes the five dollar material shipping fee)
Please enter your complete address (including apartment number if applicable) when you register. Course materials will be mailed to you ahead of time. A ten dollar fee will be applied if materials have to be reshipped due to an incomplete address.
Program is presented using Zoom.
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 Tuesday, September 9th, 2025
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.
Click the link below to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/9SvMov00Q1eXBPE6z-0QPg
Workshop will be presented using Zoom. Registration is required.
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.
Click the link below to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PQN688hPTwGafqWEQ09mfg
Workshop will be presented using Zoom. Registration is required.
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, September 6th 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
(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, September 3rd, 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, September 18th 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 Monday, September 15th, 2025
This 4-session series explores the different issues Frontline Health Care Providers may experience when providing care to People Living with Dementia. In this series of workshops, participants will receive information on a variety of self care topics in addition to learning tips and strategies on how to work better as a team with the aim of enhancing client care.
These workshops will be online using Zoom.
Session 4: Grief and Loss
Tuesday, February 10th, from 10:00am to 11:30am
This session will cover the significant bonds that can be formed between a resident and Health Care Professional.
It will also highlight the emotional impact that the death of a resident/patient can have on these individuals as a result of their connection.
Other sessions in the series:
Session 1: Self-Care for Professionals Toolkit
Tuesday, November 11th, from 10:00am to 11:30am
Session 2: Putting You First
Tuesday, December 9th, from 10:00am to 11:30am
Session 3: Navigating Difficult Conversations
Tuesday, January 13th, from 10:00am to 11:30am
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
This 4-session series explores the different issues Frontline Health Care Providers may experience when providing care to People Living with Dementia. In this series of workshops, participants will receive information on a variety of self care topics in addition to learning tips and strategies on how to work better as a team with the aim of enhancing client care.
These workshops will be online using Zoom.
Session 3: Navigating Difficult Conversations
Tuesday, January 13th, from 10:00am to 11:30am
This presentation will address why some reactive behaviors may happen. We will discuss how hurtful or negative comments can affect us.
We will review helpful strategies in building resilience for ourselves and ways to navigate these difficult conversations; increasing our sense of well-being.
Other sessions in the series:
Session 1: Self-Care for Professionals Toolkit
Tuesday, November 11th, from 10:00am to 11:30am
Session 2: Putting You First
Tuesday, December 9th, from 10:00am to 11:30am
Session 4: Grief and Loss
Tuesday, February 10th, from 10:00am to 11:30am
Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.