GERIATRIC SERVICES CONFERENCE

The 17th Annual Geriatric Services Conference

PROGRAM

Creating Synergy. Inspiring Change.

Friday, March 27, 2020Vancouver Convention Centre

GERIATRIC SERVICES CONFERENCE

The 17th Annual Geriatric Services Conference

Creating Synergy. Inspiring Change.

Friday, March 27, 2020Vancouver Convention Centre

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7:30 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast, Displays and Poster Presentations

8:20 a.m. Welcome

8:30 a.m. Opening Keynote Address (Parkview Terrace)

Developing Person-centred Cultures of Effectiveness: Developing Transformative Spaces and Places

Brendan McCormack, D.Phil (Oxon.), BSc (Hons.), FRCN, FEANS, FRCSI, FRSA, PGCEA, RMN, RGNZ

9:30 a.m. Plenary Session (Parkview Terrace)

The Real Deal: Lessons from Geriatric Outreach Home Visits

Janet Kow, MD, MEd, FRCPC

10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break, Poster Presentations and Displays

10:30 a.m. Plenary Session (Parkview Terrace)

Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: A Focus on Cognitive Reserve

Teresa Lui –Ambrose, PhD

11:00 a.m. Plenary Session (Parkview Terrace)

The Future is Here: Ethical Considerations for Adoption and Implementation of Novel Assistive Technologies

Julie Robillard, PhD

11:30 a.m. Plenary Session (Parkview Terrace)

Aging Well: The Importance of Social Connectedness

Debra Sheets, PhD, MSN, RN, FAAN

12:00 p.m. Lunch, Networking, Displays, Poster Presentations

1:00 p.m. Conversations with Speakers (Parkview Terrace)

At Issue: Aging Matters

Paddy Rodney, RN, MSN, PhD; Harry Karlinsky, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Katherine Paton, MC, FRCSC and others TBC

Program

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2:00 p.m. Workshops A

A1 Person-centred Practice with Older People: Adopting Critical and Creative Approaches to Learning and Development

Brendan McCormack, D.Phil (Oxon.), BSc (Hons.), FRCN, FEANS, FRCSI, FRSA, PGCEA, RMN, RGNZ

A2 Self Compassion: Unleashing Joy in the Workplace

Lawrence Yang, MD, CCFP

A3 “There You Are!” Communication, Relationships and Behaviour Care Planning Carol Ward, MD, FRCPC, GeriPsych and Amanda Brown, RN, RPN, BSPN

A4 Sexuality and Intimacy in Long Term Care: Dignity, Autonomy and Wellbeing

Marie Carlson, RN, BSN, CRN(C); Bethan Everett, MBA, PhD; Marlee Groening, RN, MN; Jenny Hyman, MSW, RSW; and Venus Villaos, RCA

3:00 p.m. Refreshment Break / Networking

3:15 p.m. Workshops B

B1 Exploring Dementia through Research with BC First Nations People: Stories from Gitxsan Nation

Gina Gaspard, RN, MN, GNC(C)

B2 The Dementia Village Story

Eitaro Hirota, Architect AIBC; Brendan McCormack, D.Phil (Oxon.), Lillian Hung, RN, PhD and others TBC

B3 Consent Across the Continuum: Care Facility Admission, Health Care Treatment, and Restraint

Alison Leaney, MSW, RSW and Krista James, LLB

B4 An Ethical Exploration of Truth-telling and Deception in the Care of Persons with Dementia: A Participatory Workshop Using a Case Study

Harry Karlinsky, MD, MSc, FRCPC

4:15 p.m. Closing Address (Parkview Terrace)

Imagine: A Common Vision for our Future

Lawrence Yang, MD, CCFP

4:30 p.m. Evaluations and Prize Draws (Parkview Terrace)

7:00 p.m. Evening Session - Public Presentation (Parkview Terrace)

TBD

Program (cont’d)

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Faculty

Amanda Brown, RN, RPN, BSPN Regional Knowledge Facilitator Complex Cases-Residential Services Interior Health Kamloops, British Columbia

Marie Carlson, RN, BSN, CRN(C) Sexual Health Clinician Co-Chair, Disability and Rehab Ethics Committee President, Canadian Association of Rehab Nurses (CARN) GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre and Vancouver Sperm Retrieval Clinic Vancouver, British Columbia

Bethan Everett, MBA, PhD Ethicist, Vancouver Coastal Health Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia

Teresa Liu-Ambrose, PhD, PT Professor, Canada Research Chair Diavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health Centre for Hip Health and Mobility Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia

Brendan McCormack, D.Phil (Oxon.), BSc (Hons.), FRCN, FEANS, FRCSI, FRSA, PGCEA, RMN, RGNZ Head, Divisions of Nursing, Occupational Therapy and Art Therapies Associate Director, Centre for Person-centred Research Queen Margaret University Edinburgh, Scotland Professor II, University of South Eastern Norway, Drammen, Norway Extraordinary Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Pretoria, South Africa Professor of Nursing, Maribor University, Slovenia Visiting Professor, Ulster University Adjunct Professor, Canberra University, Australia

Gina Gaspard, RN, MN, GNC(C) Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nursing Services Healthy Living, Chronic Disease and End of Life First Nations Health Authority Vancouver, British Columbia

Marlee Groening, RN, MN Clinical Nurse Specialist Tertiary Mental Health Vancouver Coastal Health Vancouver, British Columbia

Eitaro Hirota, Architect AIBC Architect and Researcher Associate NSDA Architects Vancouver, British Columbia

Jenny Hyman, MSW, RSW Site Leader, Long Term Care Social Work, Youville Residence Providence Health Care Vancouver, British Columbia

Lillian Hung, RN, PhDClinical Assistant Professor, UBC NursingClinical Nurse Specialist, Vancouver General HospitalResearch Associate, Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences (CHEOS)Vancouver, British Columbia

Krista James, LLB National Director / Directrice Canadian Centre for Elder Law Peter A. Allard School of Law University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia

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Faculty (cont’d)

Harry Karlinsky, MD, MSc, FRCPC Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia

Janet Kow, MD, MEd, FRCPC Senior Medical Director, Acute Care Physician Program Director, Elder Care, Providence Health Care Division Head, Geriatric Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia

Alison Leaney, MSW, RSW Provincial Coordinator, Vulnerable Adults Community Response Services to Adults Public Guardian and Trustee of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia

Katherine Paton, MD, FRCSC Clinical Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Head, Ocular Oncology, Diagnostic Ultrasound and Comprehensive Ophthalmology University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia

Julie Robillard, PhD Assistant Professor of Neurology, University of British Columbia Scientist in Patient Experience, BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital Associate Director of Neuroethics Canada Vancouver, British Columbia

Patricia (Paddy) Rodney, RN, MSN, PhD Associate Professor, University of British Columbia School of Nursing Faculty Associate, The W. Maurice Young Centre for Applied Ethics, University of British Columbia Research Associate, Providence Health Care Ethics Services Vancouver, British Columbia

Debra Sheets, PhD, MSN, RN, FAANProfessor, School of NursingUniversity of VictoriaVictoria, British Columbia

Venus Villaos, RCAPEER InitiativeVCH Interdisciplinary Long Term Care Team

Carol Ward, MD, FRCPC, GeriPsych Geriatric Psychiatrist Medical Director, Seniors MHSU, Hillside Centre Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia Kamloops, British Columbia

Lawrence Yang, MD, CCFP Head of Family Practice Surrey Memorial Hospital Primary Care Network Team Surrey North Delta