Opening Plenary
The Importance of Supporting Caregivers: Don’t Forget Your Oxygen Mask
As a care partner for a family member or friend living with dementia, self-care is important. Taking care of yourself and getting the services and support you need are essential to maintaining social, mental and physical health when caregiving. Janice will encourage you to remember to put your oxygen mask on.
Janice M. Keefe, PhD, Professor, Department of Family Studies and Gerontology; Director, Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, NS
Concurrent Session 1
A - Caregiving: Insights from a Spiritual Perspective (please note that Session 1A is now closed due to filled capacity)
Merging research, thoughts on spirituality and personal experience, Janice will lead you in a discussion that will give you insights into your unique caregiving situation. She will help you consider ways to explore the spiritual dimension of caregiving and build on your inner strengths.
Janice M. Keefe, PhD, Professor, Department of Family Studies and Gerontology; Director, Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax
B - It Hurts! Skills for Recognizing and Caring for Pain
Learn how to recognize pain when the person you care for no longer has words to describe where it hurts. Nonmedication strategies for pain relief will be discussed. If medication is required, tips for successfully giving medication will be considered.
Lynda L. Mandzuk, RN, BN, MN, GNC(C), Client Support Coordinator; Beth Helliar, RN, BN, GNC(C), Client Support Coordinator, Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, Winnipeg
C - Caring to the End: End of Life Care for People with Dementia (please note that Session 1C is now closed due to filled capacity)
Dementia is a syndrome with a variable trajectory characterized by progressive decline and functional plateaus. This presentation will focus on end of life planning, decision making, and maintaining quality of life when caring for a person with end stage dementia.
Karen Schnell-Hoehn, RN, MN, CCN(C), Clinical Nurse Specialist, Palliative Care, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg
D - How Does it Feel? Experience Dementia (please note that Session 1D is now closed due to filled capacity)
Join Alzheimer Society of Manitoba staff as they lead participants through a variety of simulations that provide insight into the cognitive, sensory, physical and communication changes that people with dementia experience. This session will help you appreciate the need to modify approaches and communication styles to enhance care of people with dementia.
Program Staff, Alzheimer Society of Manitoba
Concurrent Session 2
E - Accessing Home Care and Long Term Care Programs (please note that Session 2E is now closed due to filled capacity)
Knowing resources available for the person with dementia and their care partners will help you access and use the appropriate services in a timely manner. Come to hear about the Home Care Program, Family Managed Care and how Long Term Care is accessed. Learn about intake, assessment, and care planning processes and how services are coordinated for those impacted by dementia.
Agnieszka San Juan, Case Management Specialist, Home Care; Luba Bereza, Team Manager, Centralized Home Care; Susan Vovchuk, Transition Manager, Long Term Care Access Centre, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg
F - Understanding Psychoses and Anxiety in Dementia
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia may include hallucinations, delusions, psychosis and anxiety. Gain an understanding of how these symptoms may manifest in a person with dementia and learn strategies for caring for a person experiencing these changes.
Dr. Lois Stewart-Archer, RN, PhD, CPMHN(C), Regional Clinical Nurse Specialist, Rehabilitation & Geriatrics Programme, Winnipeg Regional Health Authority, Winnipeg
G - Becoming a Resilient Caregiver
Caring for another takes time and energy. Understanding your own ambiguous feelings of loss as the person you support is changing physically and emotionally is important. Developing strategies for self-care is essential to building caregiver resiliency. Come to learn more.
Norma Kirkby, PHEc, Program Director, Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, Winnipeg
H - Incontinence: It’s time to talk about it
Incontinence may occur for people with dementia for various reasons. An important step toward approaching this situation is to be informed and to plan ahead. Learn the causes of incontinence and how incontinence relates to the progression of dementia. Hear strategies for recognizing non-verbal cues, identifying patterns and providing care with dignity.
Lindsay Bacala, MSW, RSW, Social Worker; Meghann Gregg-Sirant, RPN, BScPN, Clinical Resource Nurse, Dementia Care Program, Deer Lodge Centre, Winnipeg
Closing Plenary
Innovative Community Programs for People with Dementia
The Society works with groups in the community to develop unique opportunities that offer stimulating activities for people with dementia and their families. This session will introduce the following innovative community programs: Art to Inspire, Sharing Dance, Vivace Voices Choir, and Minds in Motion®
Rachel Baerg, Head of Education, Winnipeg Art Gallery; Colleen Leduc, Art Educator, Winnipeg Art Gallery; Whitney Strachan, Events & Administrative Coordinator, Regional Services, Alzheimer Society of Manitoba; Kathy Diehl Cyr, Minds in Motion® Manager, Alzheimer Society of Manitoba
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Registration deadline is Friday, October 19, 2018
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