2018 Alzheimer’s Symposium: Enhancing Quality of Life Throughout the Dementia Journey

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Program

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Time	Program Title	Location
7:30 - 8:30	Registration and Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45	Welcoming Remarks	Room ABC
8:45 - 9:30	Dementia Care: Moving from Strategies to Implementation Samir K. Sinha, MD DPhil FRCPC	Room ABC
9:30 - 10:15	Legal Issues in Dementia – Substitute Decision Maker’s Duties when Making Substitute Decisions Judith A. Wahl, BA LLB	Room ABC
10:15 - 10:35	Patient Story Chuck Gouett	Room ABC
10:35 - 11:00	Morning Break
11:00 - 12:00	Concurrent Workshop Session 1 (The following three workshops will run concurrently from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm and again in the afternoon from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm except where indicated differently below)
	Workshop #1 – Room C Validation Communication Rosemary Fiss, BAScMEd
	Workshop #2 – Room B Tips & Tricks – Practical Strategies for Working with Individuals with Responsive Behaviours Jun Zheng, RN BScN; Linda Ngo, RN BScN; Michel Barbara Mauleon, BScN RPN
	Workshop #3 (am) – Room A This workshop will only run during Session 1 and will not be repeated in Session 2 Assessment of Cognition and Communication in Advanced Dementia** Amy Cockburn, OT Reg (Ont); Stephanie Barraco, MHSc S-LP(C) Reg CASLPO
	Workshop #3 (pm) – Room A This workshop will only run during Session 2 A Palliative Approach to Supporting Individuals and Families Living with Late and End Stage Dementia** Dianna Drascic, RN MScN
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 2:00	Concurrent Workshop Session 2 (Session 1 workshops, except for workshop #3, are repeated again in Session 2 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. See workshop descriptions & locations at 11:00 am.)
2:00 - 2:15	Afternoon Break
2:15 - 2:45	Law Reform for the Last Stages of Life: Preliminary Findings of the Law Commission of Ontario Consultations on Palliative Care, End of Life Care, and MAID in Ontario Ryan Fitsch, LLB LLM	Room ABC
2:45 - 4:00	Panel: Why Deprescribe Antipsychotics in Dementia? The Risks and Benefits, from Different Perspectives Andrea Iaboni, MD DPhil FRCPC; Tommy Tam, MSc; Leslie Giddens-Zuker, BA BSW MSW RSW; Mario Tsokas, BSW RSW; Heather Zimcik, MD CCFP; Sherman Chiu, RPh BScPhm PharmD BCGP	Room ABC
4:00	Closing Remarks	Room ABC

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Returning Registrant

Conference Date and Time

Friday, May 4, 2018
7:30am – 4:00pm

Location

BMO Education & Conference Centre
Toronto Western Hospital
60 Leonard Ave, Toronto, ON M5T 2S8

Registration Fees

Until April 6, 2018

Early Bird Registration	$245.00
Student Registration	$165.00

After April 6, 2018

Regular Registration	$295.00
Student Registration	$165.00
Onsite Registration	$300.00

*Students must present a valid copy of their ID, please sent to conferences@uhn.ca

More Information

Conference Services
conference@uhn.ca
416-597-3422 ext 3448

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