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We need your insights by Monday, October 26th, 2020!
The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH) has received funding through Health Canada to develop e-learning modules for physicians and other healthcare providers on the topic of Cannabis and Older Adults.
As part of the project we are conducting a survey for:
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At the end of this webinar, participants should be able to:
• Describe dementia-related driving risks.
• Identify approaches to assessing fitness to drive in persons with dementia.
• Implement strategies for facilitating the process of driving cessation.
CAMH developed a new resource highlighting a social prescribing pilot and how health and social service providers can apply lessons learned to their work with older adults.
CAMH developed a new resource for you to share with the older adults in your community. It's a fact sheet that provides essential information on using alcohol during COVID-19. Including:
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More women than men have Alzheimer’s disease and the numbers are growing. Both sex (biological factors) and gender (social factors) most likely work together to contribute to this predominance. In order to prevent AD in women, we need to understand early in life the factors affecting women that lead to eventual dementia. In this webinar we discuss what is known about the underlying causes and suggest future directions for research.
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brainXchange, Alzheimer Society of Canada and the CCNA proudly present:
Nutrition: An ally for brain health and well-being in old age
The Art of Life Community Health Centre presents the Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Course for Youth (ages 14 to 27) in a new format.
Weekly one-hour FREE online classes for 8-weeks with complimentary onsite meditation practice.
On August 27th, we will have the introductory classes for all youth age groups.
Social connection is important for older adults’ physical health, mental health and overall quality of life. Yet with COVID-19 and the physical distancing measures in place, older adults are more likely to experience social isolation.
We've developed two new resources to support social connection in later life.
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Learn about the intersection between eating disorders and bariatric surgery, including current research and best practice guidelines. Information about a free emotion regulation group for folks who are pre-and post-bariatric surgery will be provided.
This is a free webinar from Sheena's Place. Please register at EDbariatric.eventbrite.ca
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Depression is the most common mental illness in older adults. Social isolation and infection prevention measures to contain the COVID pandemic have disproportionately impacted older adults, putting them at even higher risk of depression.
Telemedicine increases access to care in the setting of a pandemic and may improve clinical outcomes for society’s most vulnerable members.
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health have partnered to produce a 3-page, easy to read guide intended to support those aged 65+ in making informed choices about cannabis use.
Access A Guide to Cannabis for Older Adults here.
SCHC’s Seniors Health Promotion and Caregiver Wellness teams are collaboratively hosting “Mindfulness Matters”, a 30-minute guided meditation program for family caregivers and seniors 55 years old and above.
It will run every Wednesdays from 1-1:30 pm starting January 20 until March 24, with a one-hour Orientation workshop happening on January 13, from 1-2pm
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This evidence brief provides a review of recent research related to virtual mental health and addiction care for older adults. It explores the effects of different virtual technologies, barriers and enablers to use and how interventions were adapted for older adults.
What you need to know:
The COVID-19 pandemic response has increased the risk of social isolation for many people. Restrictions on in-person gatherings, the introduction of social “bubbles,” closures of public and commercial gathering-spaces, and the suspension of many community programs have made it hard for people to find connection and community. This is especially for those who live alone or don’t have close friends or family nearby.
This resource aims to support the mental health of service providers working with older adults. Working with older adults in the middle of a pandemic makes service providers particularly vulnerable to burnout and compassion fatigue. This resource looks at: