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Nurses Week
May 6th - 12th
An annual celebration of the profession of nursing which coincides with the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, on May 12.
CERAH recognizes and thanks all nurses for the quality care they offer to patients across our city, region, province and country.
RNAO Nurses Week
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Dementia Gardens:
A Place To Grow
We are so excited to announce our newest project – Dementia Gardens: A Place to Grow! This initiative will focus on outdoor native plant gardening for people living with dementia and their families, including the incorporation of an outdoor day program or green care farm for people living with dementia.
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May 13 & 14, 2024: LEAP Oncology Online Course
LEAP™ Oncology is an interprofessional online course that provides health care professionals with the essential skills and competencies of the palliative care approach, with course modules and case studies contextualized to Northwestern Ontario.
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May 15, 2024 12pm - 1 pm ET : "Supporting Vulnerable Patients Who Could Benefit from an Equity-Informed Palliative Approach to Care"
with Brittany D'Angelo, Julie Diner & Natalie McGuigan
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Imagine trying to access home care without a home...
In this ECHO session, members of the Palliative Advocacy Care Team (PACT) & Palliative Carelink will discuss how health and social care workers can adopt approaches to care that recognize and adapt to the social and structural determinants of health. The goal of this session is to challenge providers to re-think traditional models of care, and pursue practices that meet unmet needs of structurally vulnerable populations.
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May 22, 29 & June 5, 12, 2024:
Palliative Care for Frontline Workers Online - ZOOM 1- 4pm
Enhance your skills in delivering exceptional palliative & end-of-life care to clients and caregivers with CERAH’s Palliative Care for Frontline Workers Course. This course is ideal for any health or social care provider working in Northwestern Ontario.
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May 23 & 24, 2024:
Palliative Care for Frontline Workers - Thunder Bay (in-person) 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (both days)
Enhance your skills in delivering exceptional palliative & end-of-life care to clients and caregivers with CERAH’s Palliative Care for Frontline Workers Course. This course is ideal for any health or social care provider working in Northwestern Ontario.
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May 28, 2024: LEAP Mini Course Thunder Bay, ON
LEAP™ Mini is an interprofessional course that provides health care professionals working in Northwestern Ontario with a condensed, one-day learning experience on the essential skills and competencies of the palliative care approach. LEAP™ Mini is taught by local experts who are experienced palliative care clinicians and educators.
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June 3 & 4, 2024: Palliative Care for Frontline Workers - Dryden (in-person) 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (both days)
Enhance your skills in delivering exceptional palliative & end-of-life care to clients and caregivers with CERAH’s Palliative Care for Frontline Workers Course. This course is ideal for any health or social care provider working in Northwestern Ontario.
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June 5, 2024 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET CERAH Speaker Series Empowering Your Community at the End of Life: Developing an Indigenous Death Doula Program
Our goal is to empower our communities and equip them with confidence, understanding and teachings in our culture and traditions regarding end-of-life care.
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June 19, 2024
Speaker Series: Age-Friendly Thunder Bay with Rebecca Johnson 12 - 12:45 pm
Learn about how Age Friendly started, where they are, and where they are going. Age Friendly plays an important role in our community, supporting older adults to improve their quality of life through informed policy and program choices. Featuring former Chair, Rebecca Johnson, this free session is open to all community members who would like to learn more.
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CNIB Thunder Bay Open Houses
Vision loss can be challenging for many people, CNIB and its partners are here to offer help and support dealing with a difficult life change
Tuesday May 14, 2:00-6:30pm, 229 Camelot Street
Thunder Bay
Click here to register
Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 10:30am-2:30pm, 400 Anemki Drive,
Fort William First Nation
Click here to register
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For Informal Care Providers | |
2024 IG Wealth Walk for Alzheimer's
The annual Walk for Alzheimer's has 4 different locations for you to join Saturday May 25th and Sunday May 26th.
www.alzheimer.ca/thunderbay
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13th Annual Hike for Hospice: May 26 2024
Pre-Hike and last chance registration takes place at St. Ignatius High School from 9 - 10am, followed by Opening Ceremonies from 10 - 10:30 am. The family friendly hike starts at 10:30am at Boulevard Lake. Join for a lovely memorial service, refreshments, a pet area, a kid's area with clowns, a bagpiper, musical entertainment and more!
https://www.hospicenorthwest.ca/give/hike-for-hospice/
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For Health & Social Care Providers | |
Cultural Safety in Healthcare: Past, Present, and Future Perspectives with Simon Brascoupé - June 16
1pm - 2:30pm ET
This presentation examines cultural safety, initially championed by Māori nurse Irihapeti Ramsden in the 1990s, and its global dissemination across healthcare systems. It explores its historical evolution, present application, and future prospects, considering spiritual, physical, mental, and emotional dimensions through a Two-Eyed-Seeing approach. From Indigenous knowledge perspectives, it scrutinizes its implications for professional growth, relationships, and future generations. Drawing from Western and Indigenous paradigms, it analyzes humility, the Seven Sacred Teachings, and ethical spaces. The presentation envisions the future of cultural safety, integrating diverse theories through frameworks like Two-Eyed-Seeing, fostering inclusive and collaborative healthcare environments.
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Calling all RNs, RPNs & PSWs
Did you experience moral distress while working in long-term care between 2020-2022? We want to hear from you!
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Disrupting Death: Conversations about Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada. Hosts, Kathy Kortes-Miller and Keri-Lyn Durant lead with curiosity as they interview a wide range of guests who know M.A.i.D intimately.
Latest Episode: Anniversary Episode!
In this episode, Kathy and Keri speak with Ruth Steinberg about her exhibition, The Leave-Taking, which tells the story of the photo-based artist’s friend and neighbour Alma as she lives her life in the time before her medically assisted death. Listen how she discusses her relationship to her subject within the context of both spaces as well as in the liminal space in between.
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Dementia Dialogue often features people living with dementia, their care/life partners, and supporters sharing experiences. Through the interviews, guests demonstrate their capacity to live fully. Other episodes include conversations with researchers and advocates.
Latest Episode:
In this episode titled, ‘It Started with Oma,’ the second in a series of conversations about Intergenerational Engagement, host, Lisa Loiselle speaks with Matthew Vorstermans and Ann-Marie Kungl.
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Contact us if you have any questions about our resources or upcoming events. We are also interested in aging and health news from your region, so please keep in touch! | | | | |
