Webinar Series: Reimagining LTC

The January 24, 2023 webinar explored the Health Standards Organization’s new national long-term care services standard . The standard addresses the delivery of safe, reliable, and high-quality long-term care services. Key areas of the standard include promoting resident-centred care and enabling a healthy, safe and competent long-term care workforce.

Speaker

• Dr. Samir Sinha, Chair, Health Standards Organization National Long-Term Care Services Standard Technical Committee

The February 16, 2023 webinar explored innovative and promising models of care to support long-term care home residents during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. The Knowledge Translation Program of St. Michael’s Hospital and Unity Health presented findings from the Identifying Innovative and Promising Models of Care to Support Residents in Long-Term Care Homes During and Beyond COVID-19 report.

Speakers

• Christine Fahim

• Lames Danok 

The March 22, 2023 webinar explored the concept of Age-Friendly Health Systems - the provision of high-quality, age-friendly care for all older adults across the continuum of care. Age-Friendly Health Systems require implementation of four evidence-informed foundations of high-quality care, through the 4Ms Framework:  

1. What Matters 

2. Medication

3. Mentation

4. Mobility 

Speaker

• Christina Southey

Associated resources

• PDF: Age-Friendly Health Systems: Guide to Care of Older Adults in Nursing Homes (Institute for Healthcare Improvement)

• Video/Webpage: What Is an Age-Friendly Health System? (Institute for Healthcare Improvement)

• Article: Evidence for the 4Ms: Interactions and Outcomes across the Care Continuum (SAGE Journals) 

The April 14, 2023 webinar discussed the results of an upcoming research summary commissioned by HEC and completed by the CaRER Lab at University of Calgary, titled “Staffing in Long-Term Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights, Lessons and Paths Forward.” This project focused on assessing the impact of staffing model changes in LTC during the pandemic through the perspectives of the workforce. 

Speaker

• Bonnie Lashewicz, PhD and Cera Cruise, CaRER Lab, University of Calgary 

The May 17, 2023 webinar featured a panel discussion highlighting non-pharmacological and person-centred care approaches to support the appropriate use of antipsychotics in long-term care homes.  It focused on deprescribing strategies that have been successfully implemented in long-term care homes across Canada.

This webinar was hosted by the BC Patient Safety and Quality Council. Healthcare Excellence Canada is partnering with the BC Patient Safety and Quality Council to provide coaching and additional supports to Reimagining LTC teams in British Columbia focusing on the appropriate use of antipsychotic medications.

Speaker

• Bonnie Lashewicz, PhD and Cera Cruise, CaRER Lab, University of Calgary 

The June 22, 2023 webinar focused on mental health and psychological safety in the workplace. The Mental Health Commission of Canada shared ways to implement psychological safety approaches and support the well-being of the long-term care workforce.

Speakers

• Liz Horvath, Mental Health Commission of Canada

• Laura Mullaly, Mental Health Commission of Canada

Mental Health Commission of Canada Resources

• Safer Language Reference Guide  

• Continuum Self Check

• The Working Mind

• Mental Health First Aid

• A Practical Toolkit to Help Employers Build an Inclusive Workforce

• Online training in psychological health and safety

• Exploring Two Psychosocial Factors for Healthcare Workers

• National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace

• Manager’s Toolkit – Leading in a Hybrid Work Environment

• Suicide Prevention in the Workplace

• Are You Creating Balance at Work? [PDF]

• Caregiving  

The July 18, 2023 webinar focused on culturally appropriate care approaches in long-term care. Speakers shared examples of ways that long-term care homes are working to meet the diverse needs and preferences of residents.

Speakers

• Szuchi Lee, Villa Cathay Care Home

• Kevin Waldorf, Vancouver Coastal Health

• Patricia Martin, Iroquois Lodge Long Term Care Home

Host

• Katie Gasparelli, Senior Program Lead, Northern and Indigenous Health, HEC

The September 21, 2023 webinar focused on  strategies to improve the mental health and well-being of the long-term care workforce. It explored the current state of the long-term care workforce’s mental health, impacts on overall health and well-being, and strategies to address challenges faced by the workforce.

Speaker

• Carole Estabrooks, PhD, Translating Research in Elder Care (TREC)

The October 18, 2023 webinar focused on CSA Z8004:22, the new national standard for long-term care operations and infection prevention and control. The standard, published in December 2022, provides guidance on safe operating practices and effective infection prevention and control in long-term care homes. It was shaped by the needs and voices of Canada’s long-term care residents, family members, caregivers and workforce.  

Speaker

• Marilyn Weinmaster, CSA Group

Join us on November 21, 2023, to discover how quality indicators and point-of-care assessments are leveraged to enhance care within Long-Term Care settings. This webinar will explore how CIHI utilizes this information to help organizations with the calculation, reporting and application of quality improvement strategies.  

Speakers

• Jacqueline Smit, Canadian Institute for Healthcare Information (CIHI)

• Patricia Hanna, Canadian Institute for Healthcare Information (CIHI)