Archive for March, 2009

EDMONTON IV: The 4th Annual Canadian Conference on Enhancing Safety in Home, Community and Long Term Care (March 24-25, 2009)

Published by redgie2 on March 24, 2009 in Past Events. Closed

March 24 and 25, 2009
Delta Winnipeg, Winnipeg Manitoba
www.wrha.mb.ca

Canada’s only conference focusing on safety in home care, supportive living, geriatric settings and long term care is excited to hit the road! EDMONTON IV: The 4th Annual Conference on Enhancing Safety in Home, Community, and Long Term Care will take place March 24 to 25, 2009, in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear about safety innovations in home, community, and long term care, and network with providers from across the country.

Call for Abstracts and Registration Available Online at www.wrha.mb.ca.

Keynote Speakers

Jacqueline Marcell
Jacqueline Marcell was so compelled being the sole caregiver to her challenging elderly father and sweet but ailing mother (both with early Alzheimer’s not diagnosed for over a year), that once she figured everything out, she gave up her stalled career as a television executive to become an advocate for eldercare awareness and reform.

Jacqueline mixes practical advice and humor with a bottom line message that there can still be a good life after a diagnosis of dementia, if it is properly managed medically and behaviorally.

Rosalie Kane
Rosalie Kane is a Professor of Public Health at the University of Minnesota. Her talk will explore the tension between managing risk and ensuring quality of life, and will include discussion of value conflicts, ethical dilemmas, and the potential conflict between safety and protection versus freedom for those using long term care services.

Conference Themes

Staff Security and Client/Resident Safety

Where do we START?: The Short Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability
Tonia L. Nicholls, BC Mental Health and Addiction Services and Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia

Can Effectively Managing Pain Improve Caregiver Safety and Quality of Life?
Camille Poulin, Alberta Health Services – Aspen Region

Working Alone
Diane Gantzel and Eliette Allec, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Using Technology to Enhance Safety

Technology use in Home Care: Can it make a difference?
Diane Doran, University of Toronto

Innovative Technology to Improve Client/Resident Outcomes and Safety
Jim Raso, Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Alberta Health Services

Practical Applications of Technology: A Panel Discussion

Human Factors and Design

Human Factors and Design in Community Care: What’s Wrong with this Picture?
Jeff Caird, University of Calgary

Human Factors and System Safety in Home Environments
Jim Handyside, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Practical Examples: A Panel Discussion

Client/Resident and Family Communication

Disclosure
Paula Beard, Canadian Patient Safety Institute

The Family Experience

Lessons in Disclosure: Not Easy but Worth It!
Lori Lamont, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
Susan Bernjak

Full details available soon at BUKSA Program and Conference Management www.buksa.com

Canadian Safe Surgery Saves Lives Workshop (March 3-4, 2009)

Published by redgie on March 3, 2009 in Past Events. Closed

Canadian Safe Surgery Saves Lives Workshop
Date: March 3 - 4, 2009
Toronto, Ontario

The Canadian “Safe Surgery Saves Lives” initiative will be publicly launched at a workshop in Toronto on March 3rd and 4th, 2009. Surgeons, Physicians, Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, Healthcare Leaders, Quality and Safety Specialists, and all others interested in the promotion and implementation of the Safe Surgery Checklist in Canada are invited to participate in this event that will feature:

  • Dr. Atul Gwande, Pediatric Surgeon and Lead for the World Health Organization Safe Surgery Saves Lives Initiative via live video broadcast;
  • Dr. Bryce Taylor, Surgeon-in-Chief & Director, Surgical Services, UHN Professor & Associate Chair, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto and lead for one eight World Health Organization Pilot Sites and;
  • Dr. Chris Hayes, Staff Physician, Medical Director, Quality & Patient Safety St. Michael’s Hospital Medical Officer, Canadian Patient Safety Medical officer
  • Members of the Canadian Safe Surgery Saves Lives Working Group.

The workshop will provide participants with insight into the development of the Safe Surgery Saves Lives Initiative and will introduce the adaptation of the World Health Organization (WHO) Checklist for Canada. Additionally speakers will provide guidance and support for introduction of the initiative within a local or regional context and share lessons learned from the WHO pilot phase. Participants will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide their comments to a panel of experts, and be engaged in discussions related to the practical aspects of implementation within various surgical settings.

Please see the provisional agenda for an overview of the event. A full agenda will be posted on February 13th.
Participation in the workshop is free.

For your convenience a block of rooms has been set aside at the Westin Prince at the rate of $139/night. Please contact the Westin Prince at 1-800-937-8461 and specify that you will be using the room block for the Canadian Patient Safety Institute.
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