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Held in conjunction with the People and Progress Continuing Care
Conference and designed especially for volunteers, auxiliary members
and family caregivers.
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Who should attend:
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volunteers in healthcare,
continuing care, palliative care
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auxiliary members from
continuing care organizations, hospitals, home care
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family caregivers and
family members of residents in continuing and palliative
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The cost of this information packed day is kept as affordable
as possible through the generosity of the CapitalCare Foundation:
$35 for the full day with lunch on your own or $60 for the full day
with a delicious buffet lunch (GST is included).
Delegates are invited to join the complimentary reception
after the last conference session.
Fantasyland Hotel is
located in the heart of the world's largest
shopping and entertainment complex, West Edmonton Mall.
Hotel website
Reservation form -
Word document
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Speakers and Presentations |
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9:00 - 10:00am
Work/Life
balance - Is it a myth?
Dr. Ohlhauser, well known
physician, speaker, pilot and author of the “The Healthy
CEO," engages participants to assess their physical
wellness and health knowledge from the 35,000 ft level. As
a pilot, Dr. Ohlhauser reminds us that during times of
turbulence we need to place the oxygen masks over our own
mouth first before helping others around us. He uses fun
motivational tools to help you reveal your own personal
areas for improvement.
Dr. Ohlhauser blends humour,
insight, and expert knowledge to invigorate, enlighten and
challenge participants to make a difference in their own
lives.
After operating
a successful medical practice in Alberta, Dr. Ohlhauser
developed his expertise with the College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Alberta for 20 years, the last 12 years of which he
acted as Registrar and CEO of the College. Today, Dr. Ohlhauser
is the President and CEO of Ohlhauser & Associates, a consulting
firm specializing in healthcare strategy and management
consulting for large multinationals, corporations, and
government institutions.
His awards are noteworthy. He has recently received the Alberta
Centennial Medal in recognition of outstanding service to the
people and province of Alberta and the Dr. Louis Levasseur
Distinguished Service Award from the Medical Council of Canada
for outstanding contributions toward the Council's vision and
mission. Dr. Ohlhauser has recently been named
"one of the Top 100 Physicians of the
Century" by the College of
Physicians and Surgeons and the Alberta Medical Association.
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Dr. Larry Ohlhauser
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10:30 - 11:30am
To be announced
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11:30am - 12:30pm
What to Do When Caring Hurts: A Brief Guide for Dementia
Care
This session examines why
Alzheimer's disease and stroke sometime impact behaviour in
a negative way. Sometimes caring hurts. How can family and
other caregivers cope? When caring hurts the most important
thing caregivers can do is to take care of themselves, or
they risk losing the ability to cope - quickly followed by
the inability to care for the person who is ill.
Understanding why the
behaviour occurs sometimes helps the caregiver not to take
it personally. Learn some practical ways to manage
hurtful behaviour.
Peter Wiebe resides in Winkler, Manitoba
where most of his career has been in geriatric care. Right
out of high school he worked as a nurses aide. At that time
the difficult questions about life, death and spirituality
led him to earn a Bachelor of Religious Education (BRE)
degree at Providence College. Later he studied nursing at
Grace Hospital in Winnipeg. In 1988 in Winkler he developed
and stayed on to manage a treatment unit (Salem
Psychogeriatric Treatment Unit) for elderly patients whose
behaviour was too difficult to manage in regular health care
settings. A primary goal of that unit was to find
non-pharmacological approaches to treat these behaviours. At
positive results came from that unit he received requests to
teach at many organizations across Canada.
Peter
continues to teach through his business, Geriatric Education
and Consultation Services. In order to stay grounded he
picks up casual and term positions with health care
organizations in southern Manitoba. He has co-authored
several journal articles and a chapter of the book Shelter and Care of Persons with Dementia.
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Peter Wiebe
RN, GNC(C), BRE
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1:30- 2:30pm
End of Life, Not End of Care
The culture and society of our present way
of life has removed us from daily confrontation with end of life
care issues. Medical, societal and personal attitudes to end of
life care are shaped by our personal life histories.
Understanding this background is the beginning of understanding
the common pathway we all share to requiring care at the end of
life.
Dr. Fainsinger graduated from the
University of Cape Town in South Africa in 1981. In 1991, he
completed the first fellowship in palliative medicine at the
University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. He continues to
reside in Edmonton where he was Director of the Palliative Care
Program at the Royal Alexandra Hospital from October 1994 –
April 2006. He is the Director of the Tertiary Palliative Care
Unit at the Grey Nuns Hospital, Director of the Division
of Palliative Care Medicine in the Dept of Oncology, and
Clinical Director for the Regional Palliative Care Program. He
is a Professor in the Division of Palliative Care Medicine,
Department of Oncology at the University of Alberta. He is
active in education and research, and has published articles on
a number of palliative care topics, with an interest in
dehydration, delirium, sedation at the end of life, and a
classification system for cancer pain. He has over 140
publications in journals and book chapters.
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Dr.
Robin Fainsinger,
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3:00 - 4:00pm
Caregiving 101: Staying
Sane while Caring for Those You Love
Come laugh and learn with best-selling author and humorist
Phil Callaway as he offers 5 secrets to successful
caregiving. You'll discover what makes us rich and how to
chase it, how to slow down in a speeded-up world, and a
time-proven formula for true success that will lead to
fulfilling work and outrageous joy. Don't forget your funny
bone!
Phil Callaway is an award-winning author and speaker,
known worldwide for his humorous yet perceptive look at
life. He is the best-selling author of 24 books including
Laughing Matters, Who Put My Life on Fast Forward?, I Used
to Have Answers…Now I Have Kids, Making Life Rich Without
Any Money, and Family Squeeze. Phil’s list of
accomplishments also includes shutting off the TV to listen
to his children’s questions (twice), taking out the garbage
without being told (once), and convincing his high school
sweetheart to marry him (once).
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Phil Callaway
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