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This is an online event.
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Emily Dymchuk, Program CoordinatorInstitute for Continuing Care Education & Research
780-248-5634
emily@iccer.ca
Creating Meaningful Relationships with Family Caregivers Part 1: The Caregiver-Centered Competency Framework
Join the Institute for Continuing Care Education & Research (ICCER) for the first of a two-part webinar on April 16th with speaker Dr. Jasneet Parmar. Jasneet will share the Caregiver-Centered Care Competency Framework created to help care providers engage and support family caregivers.
About the webinar: Family caregivers (FCGs) are the backbone of the health system. They provide over 80% of the care for people with dementia, chronic illnesses, and impairments. Despite evidence of their contributions and consequences of caregiving, support for FCGs has not been a health system priority. One of the most challenging times for FCGs is the transition to higher levels of care (i.e. Supportive Living and Long-Term Care). While the notion is that placement relieves the FCG of care tasks and reduces burden of care, many FCGs continue to spend similar amounts of time visiting, monitoring care, and providing support to the resident. FCG burden and distress remains as high after placement as it was when they cared at home. Person-centred care has been shown to improve the satisfaction with care, quality of life, and relationships with health providers. Caregiver-centred care can give families peace of mind at a time when they can feel lost, alone, or even burdened. Health providers benefit from improved morale and warmer relationships with family caregivers. Education to prepare health providers to effectively identify, engage, assess, and support FCGs throughout the care trajectory is an innovative approach in addressing the inconsistent system of supports for FCGs. In this webinar we will share the Caregiver-Centered Care Competency Framework to help with all care providers working within healthcare settings to engage and support FCGs.
This webinar is suitable for all healthcare providers who work with residents with progressive long-term conditions and their family caregivers, as well as front-line practice and organizational leaders who can utilize and/or facilitate Caregiver-Centered Care in their organizations. We encourage you to share the event information with those you think would be interested in attending the webinar!
Please note: This webinar is free for ICCER member organizations*, associate ICCER members**, as well as for individual members. The cost is $15/site for non-members to attend. See the list of members on the bottom of the page!
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Dr. Jasneet Parmar has 28 years of experience as an academic, educator, clinician, and advocate in seniors' care in Edmonton Zone. She has worked for the Specialized Geriatrics Program, as Care of the Elderly physician since 1992. Dr. Parmar is an Associate Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta. She is the Medical Lead of Home Living and Transitions, AHS Edmonton Zone Continuing Care. Jasneet has been very active in developing and implementing clinical programming in the care for the frail elderly. She served as the Medical Director for the Covenant Health Network of Excellence in Seniors' Health and Wellness (CH NESHW) from 2013-2019. Her research experience has included a variety of initiatives to improve the quality of care of complex and frail seniors and is currently focused on improving the supports provided to family caregivers of older adults.
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