Members of the MIPS Patient Advisory Committee will be presenting at the Partnering towards the Prevention of Abuse of Older Adults Manitoba Conference to be held at the Victoria Inn in Winnipeg. The presentation is titled “Partnering to Improve Patient Safety”. It will occur on Tuesday, October 28th (Day 2) from 10:30 am to 11:45 am.

The presentation will focus on “The Elderly Patient and Self-Advocacy toward the Prevention of Abuse”. The focus will be on prevention and what elderly patients and their family members/ caregivers should know about:

• Patient rights such as informed consent, accessing personal health information, directing your health care decisions and protection of persons in care,
• Some preventive resources (i.e. MIPS Medication Card) that can assist elderly patients in tracking their medications, and
• Actions that promote patient safety and improve communication between patients and help care providers.