Central East Regional Specialized Geriatric Services’ (RSGS) regional conference will take place on Thursday, June 12, 2014 at Fleming College’s Frost Campus in Lindsay. The Conference will bring together both health service providers and researchers from across the region, and across the province.
The theme of RSGS’s inaugural conference is “Collaborating in Complexity: Evolving Partnerships Between Gerontological Evidence and Practice.” The Conference will create an interprofessional and interdisciplinary forum to learn, discuss, and present issues, practices, or research related to health and older adults.
The 2014 Conference program features a range of oral and poster presentations on topics related to senior friendly hospitals, person-centred care, and changing attitudes in dementia care. We are pleased to announce Dr. Stephen Katz (Trent University) will be delivering a keynote entitled: Falls and Falling: The Dialogue Between Research and Experience. This presentation explores the everyday meaning of falls and falling amongst older people. An award’s ceremony will follow to honour the achievement of the conference submissions. A variety of afternoon workshop/oral sessions will challenge conference participants to explore new possibilities in seniors’ care. These sessions will include: a simulation-based experiential workshop facilitated by UOIT/Durham College; an introduction to a collaborative learning platform facilitated by Providence Continuing Care & Centre for Studies in Aging and Health; and an in-depth presentation on evidence-based, system co-design facilitated by PATH Northumberland.
To view the conference program, please visit the conference website: www.rsgsconference.com/program
Registration for those wishing to attend the conference is currently open, and will close on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 4:00 p.m., or when space is full. Please register early to ensure participation. All health service providers, researchers, community-service providers, students, professionals, and community-members are welcome to register.
Please contact us if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you.
Warm Regards,
Stacey Hawkins
Clinical Planning Lead, Seniors Care Network
905-372-6811 x4511
Email: [email protected]