12th Annual Care of the Elderly

Schedule

Start 9 June, 2021, 8 AM

End 3 50 PM

Location

No street address specified

No city specified

ON

No country specified

🌐Virtual CPD Conference

Contact Info

Cheryl Bogie, Event Coordinator

E-Mail: bogie@mcmaster.ca

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Download the Care of the Elderly 2021 agenda

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TARGET AUDIENCE

Family Physicians, Primary Care Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Social Workers, Pharmacists, Students, Residents, Geriatricians, and Other Health Professionals.



LEARNING OBJECTIVES

At the end of this learning activity the learners will be able to: 

  • Describe the unique challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic which has affected the elderly and what to expect in the future. 
  • Describe the many challenges of dementia, both in the community and institutions, especially as their frailty increases. 
  • Describe the impact of medications on the health of the elderly. 
  • Describe the challenging responsive behaviours of the elderly with dementia in LTC and its safe and appropriate management. 
  • Identify the latest challenges facing the elderly with the new legislation being proposed for MAiD. 


REGISTRATION FEES

*HST# 11903 5988 RT0001 

Physicians/Other Health Professionals 
$100.00 - Early Bird Before: May 14, 2021 
$125.00 After May 14, 2021 

Other Health Professional 
$50.00 - Early Bird Before: May 14, 2021 
$75.00 - After May 14, 2021 

Residents/Students: 
$35.00 - Early Bird Before: May 14, 2021 
$50.00 - After May 14, 2021 




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