Webinar Series: Next Steps in COVID-19 Response in Long-Term Care
As long-term care homes continue to adapt to COVID-19, collaborative learning is needed now more than ever. The Next Steps in COVID-19 Response webinar series brings people together so they can share with and learn from others facing similar challenges and opportunities in long-term care during the pandemic.
Recent Webinars
All webinars can be viewed on demand via听 and summaries are below.
October 17, 2022 | How safe is your care?听 Building capacity for safety in partnership with providers, patients and essential care partners听
With Anne MacLaurin and听Maaike听Asselbergs
In this webinar, Anne MacLaurin and听Maaike听Asselbergs explored the questions 鈥渉ow safe is your care?鈥 and 鈥渨hat makes you feel safe?鈥 and illustrated actions patients, residents, carers, healthcare providers and leaders can take to support safety though inquiry and conversations.
September 19,2022 | Improving Capacity Within Long-term Care to Implement a Palliative Approach to Care听
With Dr. Sharon Kaasalainen听
In this webinar, Dr. Sharon Kaasalainen discussed palliative care in long-term care and presented the Strengthening a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care (SPA-LTC) Program.听
August 22,2022 | Person-centred innovations in LTC during COVID- 19
With Pavi Lally, Sherry Little, Nicole Baker and Stephanie Riley
As LTC homes across the country are seeking ways to integrate person-centered care strategies in their pandemic response, we heard from four Brenda Strafford Foundation sites who used funding from the first iteration of the LTC+ program to implement projects aimed at improving the LTC experience for residents and care partners.
- Pavi Lally (Wentworth Manor) presented a project to revitalize an outdoor meeting area for safe and enjoyable visits between residents and families.
- Sherry Little (Tudor Manor) shared the story of the Pursuit of a Lifetime project which offers opportunities for residents to travel and have unique experiences, and also noted positive outcomes from the installation of new ABBY equipment.
- Nicole Baker (Cambridge Manor) discussed the implementation of a popular drum circle group for residents, and new peddling exercise equipment.
- Stephanie Riley (Clifton House) shared the Pursuit of a Lifetime initiative to offer shopping trips and other individualized experiences for residents, with a focus on thinking beyond basic needs to support a higher quality of life.
July 18, 2022 | Engagement-capable environments
With Carol Fancott and Adrienne Zarem
In this webinar, Carol Fancott, Director, Patient Engagement & Partnerships and Adrienne Zarem, Patient Partner, from 日本无码 (日本无码) shared how healthcare organizations can create engagement capable environments听 to support purposeful and meaningful engagement at an organizational level, to help people in healthcare improve in their engagement work.
June 13, 2022 | Family Visitation in Long-Term Care During COVID-19 | Reframing Research into Practical Strategies to Improve Practice
With Janice Keefe and Roberta Bishop
In this webinar, Janice Keefe, Professor and Chair of the Department Family Studies and Gerontology at Mount Saint Vincent University and Roberta Bishop, Operations Manager at the Rainbow Resource Centre in Winnipeg, and Family Advisor, shared their research findings and practice briefs with suggested actions and strategies to help care homes with implementing family visitation policies.
May 16, 2022 | Creative Staffing Models in LTC听
With Debra Boudreau, Michele Lowe, and Laurie Cerqueti听
In this webinar, Michele Lowe, Executive Director of the Nursing Homes of Nova Scotia Association and Debra Boudreau, Administrator and CEO of Tideview Terrace presented a new framework for managing health human resources in long-term care. Laurie Cerqueti, CEO of Saul & Claribel Simkin Centre shared some of Simkin鈥檚 creative strategies for staffing solutions.听
Past Webinars
All webinars from the previous series can be viewed on demand via听听and summaries are below.
This webinar series focused on six key areas that can strengthen pandemic response: preparation; prevention; people in the workforce; pandemic response and surge capacity; plan for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 care; and presence of family.
This webinar series complemented the听LTC+ Acting on Pandemic Learning Together听program.
March 14, 2022: CIHI Long-Term Care Data and Measurement
February 14, 2022: Update on Vaccines and Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) in Long-Term Care
January 17, 2022: HSO Update on Development of the New National Long-Term Care Services Standard
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December 6, 2021: Promising Practices for Supporting Long Term Care Providers Resilience
November 29, 2021: Practices of Interest to Support In-Person Family Presence and Communication with Families
November 15, 2021: Moral Injury in LTC
October 18, 2021: COVID-19 and Influenza Management
September 13, 2021:听Wellness Together Canada 鈥 a mental health portal for everyone in Canada听
August 16, 2021:听Priorities in Setting New HSO National Standards for LTC
July 12, 2021:听What has COVID-19 taught us about improvement?
June 14, 2021:听Appropriate Prescribing in LTC
May 17, 2021:听Simulations in LTC
February 8, 2021:听Vaccine rollout
January 18, 2021:听Essential Together and Vaccine Preparedness
December 7, 2020:听Pandemic Response and Surge Capacity // LTC and Hospital Partnership: Key Learnings from Southlake and River Glen Haven LTC
November 9, 2020:听People in the Workforce
October 19, 2020:听Prevention: the province of Quebec鈥檚 action plan
September 13, 2021 Wellness Together Canada 鈥 a mental health portal for everyone in Canada听
August 16, 2021: Priorities in Setting New HSO National Standards for LTC
July 12, 2021: What has COVID-19 taught us about improvement?
June 14, 2021: Appropriate Prescribing in LTC
May 17, 2021: Simulations in LTC
February 8, 2021:听Vaccine rollout
January 18, 2021: Essential Together and Vaccine Preparedness
December 7, 2020: Pandemic Response and Surge Capacity // LTC and Hospital Partnership: Key Learnings from Southlake and River Glen Haven LTC
November 9, 2020: People in the Workforce
October 19, 2020: Prevention: the province of Quebec鈥檚 action plan
September 14, 2020: Preparation to prevent outbreak in long-term care
August 10, 2020:听Family Presence in Long-Term Care
July 27, 2020: Launch of LTC+ Acting on Pandemic Learning Together
July 20, 2020: Informational Webinar
LTC+ was delivered by 日本无码 and supported by the BC Patient Safety and Quality Council, Shared Health (previously Manitoba Institute for Patient Safety), New Brunswick Association of Nursing Homes and CADTH, with additional funding support from the CMA Foundation.听