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, December 7th from 8:00am to 3:00pm

 

Cost: Free
Thanks to funding provided through our Unforgettable Gala Fund A Need, we are able to provide this training at no cost to you.

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.
Registration deadline is Thursday, November 28th, 2024

 

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/tZ0vdOCgqjkqGdAr44jmh-mtvWRrRK0OY5Qx

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:

Friday, December 6th from 9:00am to 5:00pm
(You must attend the full day to complete the training)

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, accross the street from Yonge and Eglinton subway station. Our office tower is to the left of Metro Grocery)

Registration is required. Registration deadline is Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

This webinar will guide health care professionals through a review of Lewy Body Dementia. Learn about the signs and symptoms that are unique to Lewy Body Dementia, and the way in which the disease alters the brain. Supportive care strategies and treatments options that can be used to support someone living with Lewy Body Dementia will be discussed.

Workshop for health care professionals.

 

To REGISTER: Go to our online learning site at www.alzeducate.ca

Step 1: Create an Account/Login

Step 2: Select Education and then select the intended audience of the presentation.

Step 3: Enrol in the webinar

PRE-REQUISITE: You must be a FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER and have attended either:

1. Dementia Foundations
2. Dementia 101 self paced module on AlzEducate
3. Dementia Overview – live session delivered via Zoom or AlzEducate (check our events calendar for dates)
4. 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: 
Tuesday, November 19th from 9:00am to 12:00pm

Program is presented In-Person at our AST Head Office.
Location: 20 Eglinton Avenue 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.
Registration deadline is Thursday, November 14th, 2024

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! Basics or Palliative care to enhance the learning experience.

Click the link below to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpceuqqTgjEtLDHs1CMPw-IOSf1usvU_mJ

Workshop will be presented using Zoom. Registration is required.

Learn how the symptoms of dementia can impact the way in which people engage and interact with their surrounding environment. This webinar will help to enhance your knowledge of what makes an environment dementia friendly, and review strategies that can be implemented to support a person living with dementia in the place where they live.

To REGISTER: Go to our ONLINE LEARNING site at www.alzeducate.ca

Step 1: Create an Account/Login

Step 2: Select Education and then select the intended audience of the presentation.

Step 3: Enrol in the webinar

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! Basics or Palliative care to enhance the learning experience.

Click the link below to register:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtc–urj4vGtUgY8ykRPhUVTnNYbOn-fYc

Workshop will be presented using Zoom. Registration is required.

The E.A.S.E program is a 4 session program developed for PSWs currently working with persons living with dementia.

The program will engage PSWs in dementia education, giving practical tools to improve the level of care and support provided to persons living with dementia and the PSW – a real-life approach. PSW’s will leave each session with tools/ideas to use right away on the job.

NOTE: Each session is a stand-alone but can be taken in tandem. Registration is required for each session. Learners who complete all four sessions within a 1 year period (April-March) will be eligible for a certificate acknowledging their participation.

Dates: 
Thursdays, November 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th.

Time:
12pm – 1pm

Session 4 – Personal Challenges
Persons we work with may exhibit behaviours that trigger a response in our own selves. In this session we explore coping strategies

The presentation will be online via Zoom, and you will receive the Zoom link after you register.

The E.A.S.E program is a 4 session program developed for PSWs currently working with persons living with dementia.

The program will engage PSWs in dementia education, giving practical tools to improve the level of care and support provided to persons living with dementia and the PSW – a real-life approach. PSW’s will leave each session with tools/ideas to use right away on the job.

NOTE: Each session is a stand-alone but can be taken in tandem. Registration is required for each session. Learners who complete all four sessions within a 1 year period (April-March) will be eligible for a certificate acknowledging their participation.

Dates:
Thursdays, November 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th.

Time:
12pm – 1pm

Session 3 – Tips in Supporting People with Dementia
It is empowering to have a tool belt of resources at our fingertips. In this session we explore various methods we can use to provide a positive approach to interaction.

The presentation will be online via Zoom, and you will receive the Zoom link after you register.