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The staff and research affiliates at CERAH would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a restful healthy holiday season and time spent with those who matter most. Thank you for your support of our health and aging initiatives and we look forward to 2023.
It has been 1 year since we started the CERAH E-Blast. We hope you have enjoyed it as much as we have enjoyed sharing it with you! We would love your input.
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Centre-Developed Resources... |
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Do you follow us on social media?
Over the next few months we’ll be sharing fun, short video clips highlighting who we are and what we do at CERAH. Here's our first video!
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December 8, 2022, 9:00 - 10:00 am (EST) |
Palliative Care: Pain Assessment and Management
Please join Dr. Megan Sellick, MD CCFP(PC), FRCPC, Palliative Care Physician, TBRHSC for this session.
She will talk about how to become familiar with the Edmonton Classification System for Cancer Pain (ECS-CP) and work through several case examples using the ECS-CP, exemplifying its application and usefulness as a clinical tool. Dr. Sellick and participants will also look at opioid starts, titrations, and rotation changes, and work through some examples together.
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December 8, 2022, 1:00 - 2:30 pm (EST) |
Indigenous Health & Aging Workshop Series
Re-Learning Our Ways to Grieve
Presenting: Joanna Vautour
This session builds upon key learnings from the Palliative Care for Front-Line Workers in Indigenous Communities Workshops. It is a continuation from Module 6: Grief and Loss. Registration is required!
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January 18, 2022 12:00 - 12:45 pm (EST) |
Palliative Care Lunch & Learn - Differences Between the 3 "D's" Delirium, Dementia, & Depression
Presenting: Marlene Benvenuto, RN CHPCN(C)
This presentation will define and compare delirium, dementia, and depression, as well as discuss the end of life signs and symptoms of delirium.
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January 18, 2022 2:00 - 4:30 pm (EST) |
Stroke, Aging, & Cognition - 3-part series
Overview of Executive Function, Memory and Functional Performance
Presenting: Dr. Joan Toglia
The workshop will define and describe updated conceptualizations of executive functioning as well as evidence demonstrating that executive function skills influence performance and participation in all aspects of function and across a variety of populations. An in-depth review of executive function (EF) skills and the interdependence of EF with memory will provide a foundation for interpretation of functional cognitive performance errors. Participants will apply an executive functioning framework, through written case scenarios and video clips.
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(Due to limited space (35) priority registration given to those who primarily work in stroke or ABI). |
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January 19, 2023, 12:00 - 1:00 pm (EST) |
Walking Alongside Indigenous Peoples who are Seriously Ill: Education for Community Caregivers
Hosted by Pallium Canada, in collaboration with the North West Regional Palliative Care Program and CERAH, Lakehead University.
Learn more about improving the capacity of health and social care providers in Indigenous communities to provide education and support to families and community members who are caring for loved ones with life-limiting illnesses.
Presenters: Holly Prince, Project Manager, HBSW, MSW, (PhD. Cand.), Jessica L. Wyatt, Knowledge Broker, BEd., MA, PMP, Kassandra Fernandes, Curriculum Developer, HBSc, MPH, (PhD Cand.)
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January 26, 2023, 12:00 - 12:45 pm (EST) |
CERAH Speaker Series - I am still the Queen - The Experiences of Women Living with Dementia
This presentation will provide a brief overview of Dr. Elaine Wiersma's research on the perspectives of women who are living with dementia. Learn about their stories and how gender shaped their experiences.
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SAVE THE DATES! October 3, 4, 5, 2023 |
Please mark your calendars for our upcoming face-to-face Northwestern Ontario Palliative Care Conference in Thunder Bay, Ontario!
Our keynote presenters will be Dr. Samantha Winemaker & Dr. Hsien Seow of the Waiting Room Revolution podcast.
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For Informal Care Providers |
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Indigenous Public Health Training
The Indigenous Public Health Training Institutes equip Indigenous community members and scholars with the necessary skills to address public health issues in Indigenous communities. One-week intensive courses are offered toward the completion of the Graduate Certificate or Certificate (non-credit) in Indigenous Public Health, or courses can be taken individually.
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The Art of Cherishing During the Holiday Season video has been developed for those families and caregivers who are experiencing loss. This video was developed by Dr. Alan Wolfelt, the director and founder of the Centre for Loss and Life Transition - an organization dedicated to helping people who are grieving and those who care for them.
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The Centre for Studies on Aging and Health has developed a list of resources on the Impact of COVID-19 on Older Adults.
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For Health & Social Care Providers |
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Silent Enemy is a comic designed to provide education and awareness to youth about cancer. It was developed at the request of a First Nations community and created in partnership with the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA in BC) and CAREX Canada (a CARcinogen EXposure research group based at Simon Fraser University). Production of this animated version of the Silent Enemy (©2017 Cancer Care Ontario) has been made possible through collaboration and financial support from the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer Corporation and Health Canada.
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Engaging Providers in Indigenous Communities (EPIC), creating partnerships for Indigneous Dementia Care
This project is a collaboration between Health Sciences North Research Institute (HSNRI), N’Mninoeyaa Aboriginal Health Access Centre and Noojmowin Teg Aboriginal Health Access Centre. The goal of this project is to build sustainable community-owned and directed strategies to support healthy aging and dementia care in Indigenous communities, with a focus on cultural safety and trauma-informed care.
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New to the Dementia Dialogue podcast?
Our podcast often features people living with dementia, their care/life partners, and supporters sharing experiences. Through the interviews, guests demonstrate their capacity to live fully. Other episodes include conversations with researchers and advocates.
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6-part podcast series:
Young Onset Dementia
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While age is still the most significant risk factor for dementia, people in their 50s and 40s (and even 30s and 20s) can also develop dementia. When symptoms of dementia start before age 65, we call it "young onset dementia." Young-onset dementia accounts for an estimated 2 to 8% of all dementia cases, and at least 28,000 Canadians under age 65 are living with young-onset dementia. And each of them, and their family members, has a story to tell. Throughout this series, we explore the experiences of young-onset dementia through the stories and perspectives of children, husbands, wives, and physicians. |
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Contact us if you have any questions about our resources or upcoming events. We are also interested in aging and health news from your region, so please keep in touch! |
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Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
(807) 343-8010 ext. 7271
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