Great initiative over at CourAge: Action for Better Aging!

What's New:
Roadmap for Action

This roadmap plots high level milestones to move forward four recommendations discussed at our Summit (attended by 181 changemakers).
actionforbetteraging.ca SE Health #betteraging

Looking forward to attending the #AGELESS Film Festival celebrating older adults both behind the camera and on the screen. Still time to join this hybrid pay-what-you can film festival.
agelessfilmfestival.org #AIFF2022

Inspiring day learning from #theHogeweyk co-founders #EloyvanHal & #JannetteSpierin ; Aimée Foreman about how we can transform #aging care in #Canada to create more #agefriendly supportive living environments for #seniors & those living w/ #dementia . SE Health Kitty Yin

Canada faces serious challenges in supporting people living with dementia and their care partners over the next three decades.

Today, Alzheimer Society of Canada released The Landmark Study -- Navigating a Path Forward for Dementia in Canada to shed light on this issue.

alzheimer.ca/Landmark-Study

#ICYMI thre’s still time to register for this great event taking place this week!

#nsmsgs

'Spending on aging is an investment and not an expenditure'--UN multi-stakeholder meeting on the rights of older adults

We must uproot the persistent and structural reality of ageism, older adults must be at the forefront and center stage in all discussions.

Our Future of Aging team participated at the UN multi-stakeholder meeting on the human rights of older adults today. Did you know, there are 145 countries that support having a legal instrument to protect the rights of older adults – access to health, palliative care, education++

Great to be back in-person at
Pri-Med Canada! #GeriMedRisk

Wonderful time reconnecting and talking about #aging and health care with RB33 Ron Beleno!

The Ontario Ministry of Health has launched #HealthConnectOntario 8-1-1! 📲Connect with a nurse 24/7 for secure and confidential health advice 🩺 #OntarioHealthTeams #ImprovedDigitalHealth RISE Ontario Health

More information here ➡️ news.ontario.ca/en/release/100…

We are at the SRPC 🇨🇦 conference and looking forward to connecting with #rural physicians! Visit #GeriMedRisk pharmacist Pam Howell and Lindsay Cox in the foyer to learn more about #GeriMedRisk
#geriatrics #medications #clinicalservice

We join the Ontario Chamber in calling for strategies to support Ontario’s aging population—including a renewed dementia strategy.

Learn more: votedementia.ca

#VoteDementia #VoteProsperity

If you are able, you can support the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine here: donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/do…
#StandingWithUkraine #HelpUkraine

One of the purposes of #WorldDayofSocialJustice is to recognize the need to address issues related to human rights & social protections. We invite you to learn more about the human rights of Canadians living with dementia by visiting the following link: bit.ly/3sR6aGb

Excited to be part of this collaborative presentation at the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry conference! #geriatrics

This is an excellent example of intersectoral #collaboration to address #inequities in access. As a system we need to continue to work together to leverage existing channels and resources to find solutions to major challenges faced in #healthcare . Way to go Toronto Public Library!

Thank you AGEWELL National Innovation Hub (APPTA-POPRAVIT) for inviting us on your MileAge podcast to speak about #GeriMedRisk , safe prescribing and the impact for older adults.
Podcast link: blubrry.com/mileage/709610…

Attention #clinicians , we hope you can join us Nov 3 at Noon for #GeriMedRisk Rounds:

'Levothyroxine: A Closer Look' presented by Dr. Catherine Leurer, PGY3 Internal Medicine Department of Medicine University of Toronto.

Please register to attend: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

#meded #geriatrics #levothyroxine #CME

Participating in a step challenge this month with my colleagues GeriMedRisk.
It has reminded me that I live in a beautiful city( #Guelph ), and that getting outside is something we CAN still do during this time...
#walkforhealth #getmoving

Upcoming #GeriMedRisk rounds Sept 15, 2020 at Noon, #Naltrexone : Old Drug. New Tricks? presented by Dr. Ryan Weist and Dr. Jae Eun Ryu. Please register to join us: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
#safeprescribing #geriatrics #MedEd #alcoholusedisorder
#MD #NP #RPh