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GERIATRIC SERVICES CONFERENCE The 15th Annual Geriatric Services Conference INSPIRING CONNECTIONS Friday, April 6, 2018 Vancouver Convention Centre

The 15th Annual Geriatric Services Conference INSPIRING CONNECTIONS GERIATRIC SERVICES CONFERENCE Friday, April 6, 2018 Vancouver Convention Centre Agenda 7:30 a.m. Registration, Continental Breakfast, Poster Presentations and Displays 8:20 a.m. Welcome 8:30 a.m. Opening Keynote Address Transforming the Culture of Aged Care: Shifting Paradigms 9:30 a.m. Keynote Address Solving the Mystery of the Mouse in the Bin 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break, Poster Presentations an Displays 11:00 a.m. Keynote Address Sleep Matters 12:00 p.m. Lunch 12:30 p.m. Poster Presentations and Displays 1:15 p.m. Plenary Address Can We Be Optimistic? The Global State of Dementia Planning Saskia Sivananthan, PhD 2:00 p.m. Concurrent Workshops - select one of the following: A1 Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhancing Well-Being Dr. Power will review problems with overuse of psychotropic medications, the limitations of a narrow biomedical model for dementia and the shift to an experiential model.

Agenda (cont d) A2 Visuoperceptual Changes in Aging and Alzheimer s Disease: Ideas for Adapting Care Environments to Help Compensate for Changes and Cue People Various components/features of vision change in predictable ways. Understanding why, how, and in what order these can change helps guide the design of care environments and communication. A3 E-Mental Health for Healthy Aging: Principles, Practices, and Insights Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC A4 The Aesthetic Practitioner: Exploring the Power of Embodied, Intuitive, and Narrative Knowing in Person-Centred Relational Care Gloria Puurveen, PhD This workshop invites participants to actively engage and explore person-centred and relational care through the lens of an aesthetic approach to care. 3:00 p.m. Refreshment Break 3:15 p.m. Concurrent Workshops - select one of the following: B1 Utilizing Robotics to Support Loneliness: Ethical Issues Machiel Van der Loos, PhD B2 Visuoperceptual Changes in Aging and Alzheimer s Disease (Cont d/part 2) B3 Sleep Matters for Shift Workers B4 Diagnosis and Management of Early Dementia Leena Jain, MD, FRCP, FACP 4:15 p.m. Plenary Address Inspiring Hope: Global Connections Judy Illes, CM, PhD, FRSC, FCAHS 4:45 p.m. Closing Comments for the Day 7:00 p.m. Evening Keynote Introducing the Alzheimer Cafe Concept

Faculty Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine UBC Faculty of Medicine Emergency Specialist, Department of Emergency Medicine Vancouver General Hospital Judy Illes, CM, PhD, FRSC, FCAHS Professor of Neurology and Canada Research Chair in Neuroethics; Director, National Core for Neuroethics; University of British Columbia Faculty, Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health (UBC) and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute Saskia Sivananthan, PhD WHO Global Dementia Team Programme for Neurological Diseases and NeuroscienceEvidence, Research and Action on Mental and Brain Disorders (MER) Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse World Health Organization Ottawa, Ontario Machiel Van der Loos, PhD, P.Eng. Associate Professor, and Associate Head, External Patrick Campbell Chair in Mechanical Engineering Design Department of Mechanical Engineering University of British Columbia Leena Jain, MD, FRCP, FACP Geriatrician, Fraser Health Authority Clinical Instructor, Faculty of Medicine University of British Columbia Gemma Jones, HBSc, BSN, RN, PhD Educator and Author Founder of First Alzheimer Café (Farnborough, UK) London, England Sleep Consultant Circadian Rhythms & Sleep Geriatrician, Author, Educator Schlegel Chair in Aging and Dementia Innovation Schlegel--U. Waterloo Research Institute for Aging Waterloo, Ontario Gloria Puurveen, PhD Alzheimer Society of Canada Postdoctoral Fellow Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Trainee Centre for Applied Ethics University of British Columbia

Learning Objectives The 15th Annual Geriatric Services Conference provides opportunities that support knowledge translation for day-to-day decision-making in the field of older adult care. System issues and culture change processes will be explored and promising directions discussed. Bodies of knowledge research, best practices and ethics matters are integrated. As a result of attending and participating in this program, attendees will be able to: 1. Discuss types of transformative processes in culture change initiatives. 2. Identify societal shifts that are needed to better accommodate our aging demographic. 3. Describe strategies to promote mental health in older adults. 4. Discuss principles and clinical approaches for care of persons with dementia. 5. Apply knowledge of current and emerging best practices for several areas of geriatric care, such as co-morbidity challenges and support to family caregivers. 6. Identify and discuss approaches to interdisciplinary team collaboration within a person-centred culture of care. 7. Describe the WHO Global Dementia Observatory. 8. Discuss current and emerging methods of knowledge mobilization focusing on older adult health promotion and clinical care.

Learning Objectives for Sessions 0830 Transforming the Culture of Aged Care: Shifting Paradigms Identify the three basic types of transformative processes in culture change initiatives and give an example of each. Explain how relationships can be operationalised in formal care settings. Describe three societal shifts that are needed to better accommodate our aging demographic. 0930 Solving the Mystery of the Mouse in the Bin Become familiar with why Alzheimer s disease (AD) is increasingly referred to as a visuocognitive illness. Describe the emerging field of dementia-care, emphasising links between changes in sensory-perceptual functioning and thinking/cognitive difficulties. Describe various types of visual phenomena that occur in AD, and how they relate to the Behavioural Stages of AD. Describe communication and care interventions resultant from improved understanding. 1100 Sleep Matters Discuss good sleep quality as a pillar of healthy aging. Discuss why poor sleep quality is commonly accepted as a normal course of aging. Discuss why poor sleep quality is not an inevitable course of aging. 1315 Can We Be Optimistic? The Global State of Dementia Planning Saskia Sivananthan, PhD Identify some of the global initiatives occurring to raise dementia awareness. Describe the WHO Global Dementia Observatory. Decide whether we have reason to be optimistic about the future of dementia. 1400 Concurrent Sessions: A1 Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhancing Well-Being Explain the drawbacks of a biomedical view of dementia and contrast with an experiential model. Identify 4 of the 7 domains of well-being in the framework described, and give an example of how each can be enhanced in long-term or community-based care. Explain the basic concept of the Well-Being approach to Distress.

Learning Objectives for Sessions (cont d) A2 and B2 Visuoperceptual Changes in Aging and Alzheimer s Disease: Ideas foradaptingcare Environments to Help Compensate for Changes and Cue People Discuss how age-related visual changes and visual pathology need to be taken in account when trying to optimise the functioning of people with AD. Describe the four ranges of visual environment. Identify different types of errors that people with AD make as a result of progressive visuoperceptual difficulties. Describe examples of environmental adaptations to help people with dementia. A3 E-Mental Health for Healthy Aging: Principles, Practices, and Insights Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC Increase awareness of and identify key principles and common practice patterns in e-mental health. Support the adoption and usage of effective e-mental health approaches for healthy ageing. Encourage the collaboration towards innovative approaches for the future. A4 The Aesthetic Practitioner: Exploring the Power of Embodied, Intuitive, and Narrative Knowing in Person-Centred Relational Care Gloria Puurveen, PhD Discuss the different dimensions of an aesthetic approach to care. Critically examine your own care practice as it relates to person-centred and relational care. Identify specific strategies to promote aesthetic practice in their workplaces. 1515 Concurrent Sessions: B1 Utilizing Robotics to Support Loneliness: Ethical Issues Machiel Van der Loos, PhD Discuss that care/social robots do not provide physical assistance or medical assistance, but rather provide emotional, social and communication engagement with a human through speech, gestures and body language. Recognize that care robots have as much effect on caregivers and family members as they do on the person receiving care in terms of emotional issues such as loneliness, guilt and anxiety.

Learning Objectives for Sessions (cont d) B3 Sleep Matters for Shift Workers Describe the known health risks as the result of shift work. Discuss the role of circadian dysregulation and poor sleep quality that results from constantly changing sleep/wake rhythms. Discuss how health risks associated with Shift Work can be reduced. B4 Diagnosis and Management of Early Dementia Leena Jain, MC, FRCP, FACP Describe the rationale for diagnosis and management of early dementia. Apply tools for diagnosing and managing early dementia and connection with resources. Develop a culturally-sensitive approach to the diagnosis and management of early dementia, focusing on South Asian population. 1615 Inspiring Hope: Global Connections Judy Illes, CM, PhD, FRSC, FCAHS Discuss global brain research initiatives - new connections and trajectories in ethics and aging research.

2018 PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION FORM Dr. Mr. Ms..... Last Name First Name Position:.. Organization:. Address:..... City: Province: Postal Code:... Phone: Fax: * Email:.. Special Dietary Requirements: *Required to receive your confirmation of registration and receipt electronically Workshop Attendance: Select one of the following workshops: A1 A2 A3 A4 Select one of the following workshops: B1 B2 B3 B4 Registration Fees: Registration Deadline: Mar 23, 2018 Early Bird, by Mar 5, 2018: $215 Poster Presenter: $190 Regular, after Mar 5, 2018: $240 Student: $95 *Conference fee includes all sessions, conference publications, breakfasts, lunches and refreshments. Cheque or money order Payable to Providence Health Care *cheque must be received by March 23, 2018 Visa Mastercard AMEX Credit Card#: Expiry Date: Name on Card: Signature A written acknowledgement of your registration will be sent prior to the event should you provide us with your email address. If you do not receive a confirmation, please call our office at 604-876-7191. Please send your registration form and payment to: Mail: Geriatric Services Conference 2018 c/o Christine Pilot, Honoria Conway 4875 Heather St. Vancouver, BC V5Z 0A7 Phone: 604-876-7191 ext. 101 Email: cpilot@providencehealth.bc.ca Cancellation and Substitution Policy: Cancellations received on or before Mar 23, 2018 will be subject to a $40 administration fee. No refunds will be granted for cancellation or non attendance after that date. Substitutions are welcome. Liability: Providence Health Care hereby assumes no liability for any claims, personal injury, or damage to any individual attending this conference that may result from the use of technologies, program products and/or services at this conference that may arise out of or during this conference.