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20 Jan

Palliative Care in Dementia Program (for Health Care Professionals) – Zoom

2023-11-28T20:18:25-05:00

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:

  • Define palliative care including its values and principles
  • Describe dementia as a terminal illness and its symptoms in late/end of life stages
  • Relate concepts of culture, spirituality and communication and their significance in delivering person-centered care
  • List some of the non-pharmacological strategies/therapies that provide comfort and support quality of life in advanced and end of life dementia
  • Define advanced care planning in the context of dementia

Date and Time: Tuesday, September 26 from 9:00am to 4:00pm
 
Program will be presented online using Zoom. Registration is required.
Registration deadline is Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 
Palliative Care in Dementia Program (for Health Care Professionals) – Zoom2023-11-28T20:18:25-05:00
25 Nov

Palliative Care in Dementia Program (for Healthcare Professionals) – 20 Eglinton Ave. W

2023-11-28T20:17:34-05:00
 
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:

  • Define palliative care including its values and principles
  • Describe dementia as a terminal illness and its symptoms in late/end of life stages
  • Relate concepts of culture, spirituality and communication and their significance in delivering person-centered care
  • List some of the non-pharmacological strategies/therapies that provide comfort and support quality of life in advanced and end of life dementia
  • Define advanced care planning in the context of dementia
 

Date and Time: Saturday, November 25 from 9:00am to 4:00pm 

 
Program will be presented in-person at Alzheimer Society of Toronto office.
Address: 20 Eglinton Ave. W. 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 Monday, November 20th, 2023
 
Palliative Care in Dementia Program (for Healthcare Professionals) – 20 Eglinton Ave. W2023-11-28T20:17:34-05:00

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