Past Conference Resources
APRIL 2023
Knowledge translation resources from the conference include presenter videos (see below), slides, graphic drawings and a comprehensive resource list
Closing Panel
Download the 2023 Conference Artist Drawings
Individual poster presentations:
- Increasing Well-being During the COVID – 19 Pandemic: The Benefit of Using At-home App-based Exercise
- Reducing Burnout and Caregiving Stress among Interdisciplinary Staff in Long Term Care
- Barriers to implementing communication care for people with dementia in B.C.: Expert speech pathologists’ consensus
- Advancement for Frailty Excellence
- Using social prescribing to connect families affected by dementia to First Link® dementia support
- Social Prescribing: Bridging Health Care and Community Services
- City of Richmond Seniors Strategy 2022 – 2032
- Goals of Care and Advance Care Planning Documentation
- Unintended consequences of pandemic management strategies on residents and family in one long-term care home in British Columbia
- Food - Medicine for the Soul
- Quality Care Needs Quality Staff
- Flipping Stigma in Dementia: An Education Tool
View full list of 2023 Poster Presentations.
APRIL 2022
Restoring Trust in the Aftermath of COVID-19 - Carol Estabrooks
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National Long-Term Care Service Standards - Samir Sinha
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Challenges of Voluntary Compliance in Long-Term Care - Isobel MacKenzie
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"I'm Still A Person" - Françoise Baylis
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An Initiative to Celebrate the Potential of Persons Living with Dementia - Debra Sheets
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The Crisis Has a Story - Carol Ward
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Update on Canadian Guidelines on the Prevention, Assessment and Treatment of Depression - David Conn
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Moving Forward: What Can We Do Now? - Penny MacCourt
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Closing Panel Discussion - Moving Forward: Dream Big!
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MARCH 2021
Keyote Address: Person-centred Practice with Older People - Professor Brendan McCormack.
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The Real Deal: Lessons from Geriatric Outreach Home Visits - Janet Kow.
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At Issues Panel: A Focus on Eldercare
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Considerations of Truth-telling and Deception in the Care of Persons with Dementia: Using Case Studies to Explore Ethical Issues - Harry Karlinsky.
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Compassion. Unleashing Joy in the Workplace - Lawrence Yang.
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Looking to the Future - Jo-Ann G. Tait.
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CLICK HERE for a list of websites and papers produced in the past year with a focus on long term care (LTC) and eldercare issues. Several of these were referenced at the 2021 Geriatric Services Conference.
APRIL 2019
Welcome and Opening Remarks.
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Keynote Address: Ethics and Lived Stories - Grant Gillett
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Keynote Address: Changing the Stories in Elder Care - Carole Estabrooks.
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Promoting Healthy Cognitive Aging with Physical Exercise: An Update - Teresa Liu-Ambrose.
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Hearing Loss and Health Risks - Kathleen Pichora-Fuller.
(NOTE: the first 2 minutes at start of talk missed due to technical issue)
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KEYNOTE PRESENTATION (Interactive Session) - Conversations with Speakers
Interviewer: Peter McKnight
Panel: Grant Gillett and Kathleen Pichora-Fuller
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SPEAKER SPOTLIGHTS!
Rob Nickerson
Presenting Sat Jun 1, 2024
Shannon Jackson
Presenting Sat Jun 1, 2024
REGISTRATION
The 2024 West Coast Conference on Aging is now sold out. If you would like to be added to a cancellation list, please email conferences@providencehealth.bc.ca