Monday, 28 January 2013

Register now for our Webinar!--Registration closed











Changing the Culture of Care for Persons Living with Dementia: The first phase of The Partnerships in Dementia Care (PiDC) Alliance Culture Change Process

Registration is now closed--the PiDC Alliance will post 

a link to the webinar as soon as possible. Thanks all 

for your overwhelming interest!

Presenters:

Darla Fortune, PhD, Postdoctoral Fellow, Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program
Sacha Geer, PhD, Knowledge Translation Specialist, Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program

Summary:

In this online event, aimed at practitioners and others interested in the culture change process, we talk about how the Partnerships in Dementia Care (PiDC) Alliance began the process of facilitating culture change with our partners in 3 Long-Term Care and one community based health care coalition.

This talk will detail the need for culture change, the expected benefits, and explain the first of the 5 step process that we are using to facilitate culture change in LTC and community based health care settings.  This step is called “Dawning”.  We will talk about how to start the culture change process, how to bring the right people to the table and how to create effective, empowered relationships and partnership approaches to care for individuals living with dementia, staff and family partners in care.

The work of the PiDC Alliance is guided by the theoretical foundations of Appreciative Inquiry (AI).  This approach means that we focus on identifying and building upon the positive experiences and strengths within each care setting we are exploring—a marked change from the problem oriented focus of many change processes and care approaches. At the end of this event, the participant will have a sound idea of the beginnings of the culture change process, and understand some of the speedbumps and ramps to opportunities that came from this first phase in each of our Culture Change Coalition sites.
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To register complete our online registration form by clicking on the link above, or cut and paste it into your internet browser.
We ask that you only register for this event if you are certain you can attend, we also encourage participants joining from the same location or organization to share a computer, as we are imited to 100 spaces.
Thank you.

Friday, 18 January 2013

We've Found More Room! Spaces available for Monday's Alzheimer's Awareness Public Lecture and Exhibition at University of Waterloo!

Registration for our Public Lecture and Exhibition on Monday January 21, 2013 has been re-opened.  Due to tremendous demand, we have found additional space!  Register Here! 

Spread the word!

2013 Alzheimer Awareness Month Event

Public Lecture and Exhibition

                When:       Monday, January 21st, 2013
10:00 am  -  12:30 pm  (includes light refreshments)

                Where:     William G. Davis Computer Research Centre
DC 1302 (lecture) and DC 1301 (exhibition)
University of Waterloo

This event is free and parking is available at a cost of $6  (coin or  credit card) in Parking Lot M

To register call 519-888-4567, Ext. 36880 or email jluh@uwaterloo.ca.
Space is limited!
   __________________________________________________________________ 
Living Well with Dementia and Challenging the Myths
Dr. Peter J. Whitehouse, MD-PhD
Professor of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, USA
Author of “The Myth of Alzheimer’s: What You Aren’t Being Told About Today’s Most Dreaded Diagnosis”
 
A Meaningful Life
Ann Marie Wilson
Family partner in care, Spokesperson and Advocate
 
Carpe Diem - Living Life to the Fullest with Dementia
Mary Beth Wighton
Person living with Frontotemporal Dementia, Spokesperson and Advocate
______________________________________________________

Displays by: MAREP, RIA, Alzheimer Society of Kitchener Waterloo, and much more!!!!

For more information including a map and directions, visit www.marep.uwaterloo.ca/conferences

Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Huron County Culture Change Coalition (CCC)--January Meeting

The members of the Huron County CCC are becoming experts at data analysis!  At their January meeting, the group worked together to analyse more of the data that emerged from the data collection phase of the Appreciative Inquiry (AI) led culture change process. 

Working together, the group looked at data collected from staff at various organizations devoted to home care for persons living with Alzheimer's disease or related dementias in Huron County.


The analysis produced will be used to inform the next, 'Dream' phase of the AI process that the CCC will begin later this year.  The group is particularly looking forward to the end of the Dream phase, during which time they will collaborate on creating 'Aspiration Statements' which are used to guide the groups planning for Change in the months and years to come.

Fun and Team-Building at Yee Hong's January Meeting

Earlier this month members of the Yee Hong Culture Change Coalition gathered for their January meeting, which also marked the 1 year anniversary of the Coalition's creation.

A great deal has happened over the last year. The group has brought in a number of new faces from the staff at Yee Hong and is working to increase the number of family partners in care who participate in the CCC.  The group is nearing the end of the first, critical 'Dawning' phase of the Appreciative Inquiry process.

At our January meeting, the group worked together to further their understanding of Authentic Partnerships and celebrated their one year anniversary with a fun, team-building exercise called the 'Marshmallow Challenge'.  The group is looking forward to moving into the Discovery phase in 2013.

Tuesday, 8 January 2013

January is Alzheimer Awareness Month!



2013 Alzheimer Awareness Month Event
 
Public Lecture and Exhibition

        
 When:     Monday, January 21st, 2013

                      10:00 am  -  12:30 pm  (includes light refreshments)

 

 Where:    William G. Davis Computer Research Centre

                      DC 1302 (lecture) and DC 1301 (exhibition)

                      University of Waterloo

 

This event is free and parking is available at a cost of $6 in Parking Lot M

To register call 519-888-4567, Ext. 36880 or email jluh@uwaterloo.ca.

Space is limited!
 
   
_______________________________________________________________________
Living Well with Dementia and
Challenging the Myths
Dr. Peter J. Whitehouse, MD-PhD
Professor of Neurology, Case Western Reserve University, USA
Author of “The Myth of Alzheimer’s: What You Aren’t Being Told About Today’s Most Dreaded Diagnosis”
 
 
 A Meaningful Life
Ann Marie Wilson
Family partner in care, Spokesperson and Advocate
 

Carpe Diem - Living Life to the

Fullest with Dementia
Mary Beth Wighton
Person living with Frontotemporal Dementia, Spokesperson and Advocate
______________________________________________________
 

Displays by: MAREP, RIA, Alzheimer Society of Kitchener Waterloo, and much more!!!!
 
For more information including a map and directions, visit www.marep.uwaterloo.ca/conferences
More information at marep.uwaterloo.ca/conferences

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