Poster, Resource and Innovations Showcase Information
Posters
Assessing Antecedent Conditions for Developing Palliative Care in Long Term Care: Tools and Key Findings, Dr. Mary Lou Kelley, MSW, PhD, Professor, School of Social Work, mlkelley@laakeheadu.ca
Baycrest’s RAI-MDS Scorecard – Feasibility evaluation of a clinical performance monitoring tool, Maria Huijbregts, PhD, Director, Clinical Performance & Accreditation, Quality, Safety & Best Practice, Baycrest, mhuijbregts@baycrest.org
Collaborating Access to Specialized Geriatric Mental Health Services: A Centralized Intake and Referral System (CASS), Angelina Yau, MHSc, Senior Project Manager, Department of Psychiatry, Mount Sinai Hospital, ayau@mtsinai.on.ca
Conducting A Best Possible Medication History And Resolving Medication Discrepancies In The Community, Dilpreet Bhathal, Analyst/Co-op Student (University of Waterloo), Institute for Safe Medication Practices Canada (ISMP Canada) DBhathal@ismp-canada.org
Development of an interdisciplinary pain management model for older adults living in long term care, Dr. Carlos Rojas-Fernandez, BSc(Pharm), PharmD, Schlegel Research Chair in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Schlegel-UW Research Institute on Aging & School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, Carlos.rojas-fernandez@uwaterloo.ca
Dream Come True: meaningful programming and activation in nursing homes, Ms. Daniela Cahuas, EdD(c), MScN, RN, Nursing, Kennedy Lodge Nursing Home, Daniela.Cahuas@reveraliving.com (Winner of the Delegates Choice Poster Award)
Exploring Experiential Learning as a Potential Strategy to Improve the Knowledge and Skills of PSWs, Ms. Diane Crawshaw, BA, Research Coordinator, School of Nursing, McMaster University, crawsh@mcmaster.ca
Front Line Staff Experiences of Grief and Loss in a Long Term Care Home, Ms. Jill Marcella, HBSW, MSW(can), Lakehead University, Centre for Education and Research on Aging and Health, jmarcell@lakeheadu.ca
Home or not – the hidden force of policy on discharge planning, Evelyne Durocher, OT Reg. (Ont.), PhD (candidate), Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto, edurocher@gmail.com (Winner of the Delegates Choice Poster Award)
Impact of a Living Learning Classroom in Long-Term Care: The Village of Riverside Glen and Conestoga College, Mary-Lou van der Horst and Josie d’Avernas and Marlene Raasok, Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging and Conestoga College dhm9@xplornet.com and Josie.Davernas@schlegelvillages.com
Integration of Nurse Practitioners in Long Term Care Study Findings, Sharon Kaasalainen, RN, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, McMaster University, kaasal@mcmaster.ca and Faith Donald, NP-PHC, PhD, Associate Professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, fdonald@ryerson.ca
Lab Specimen Collection Process Improvement – reducing errors and improving quality and safety for clients, Ms Lisa Sokoloff, MS, Interprofessional Quality Specialist, Quality, Safety and Best Practice, Baycrest, Lsokoloff@baycrest.org
Making a Difference One Compostable Cloth at a Time, Mrs. Sandra Dudziak, National Director of Clinical Services, Revera Inc, sandra.dudziak@reveraliving.com (Winner of the Delegates Choice Poster Award)
Opportunities for quality improvement: Medication related contributors to falls among older residents of a retirement community, Carlos Rojas-Fernandez, BSc(Pharm), PharmD, Schlegel Research Chair in Geriatric Pharmacotherapy, Schlegel-UW Research Institute on Ageing & School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, carlos.rojas-fernandez@uwaterloo.ca
Preventing Pressure Ulcers in Long-Term Care: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Ba' Pham, MSc, PhD (Candidate), Senior Research Associate, Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative, Departments of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, and Pharmacy, University of Toronto, ba.pham@theta.utoronto.ca
Producing In-House Pureed Food: Perspectives of Nutrition Managers and Cooks in Long-Term Care, Ms. Nila Ilhamto, MSc., Graduate Student, Food Science, University of Guelph, nilhamto@uoguelph.ca (Winner of the Delegates Choice Poster Award)
Purchasing commercially prepared pureed foods for dysphagia management: The perspective of the Nutrition Manager, Katrina Anciado, Graduate Student, Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, kanciado@uoguelph.ca
Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in Successful Integration of Quality Improvement Initiatives, Aysha Bandali RN, BScN, MN, GNC(C), Advanced Practice Leader – Nurse, Residential & Aging in Place, Baycrest, abandali@baycrest.org
Specialized Multidisciplinary Community-Based Wound Care Teams in Ontario, Ba' Pham, MSc, PhD (Candidate), Senior Research Associate, Toronto Health Economics and Technology Assessment Collaborative, Departments of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, and Pharmacy, University of Toronto, ba.pham@theta.utoronto.ca
The Meaning, Values and Challenges of Care-giving from the Perspectives of Caregivers of Family Members with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD): A Qualitative Study using Focus Group Methodology, Mary Chiu, Ph.D., Research Associate, Psychiatry, The Cyril & Dorothy, Joel & Jill Reitman Centre for Alzheimer’s Support and Training, Mount Sinai Hospital, mchiu@mtsinai.on.ca
The Needs of Elderly Canadians Living with Vision Loss: Results of a Nationwide Survey 2011, Dr. Deborah Gold, PhD, Director, Research, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, deborah.gold@cnib.ca
What Matters to Older Adults when Returning to their Community following Inpatient Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation? Dr Bert Chesworth, Assistant Professor, School of Physical Therapy, University of Western Ontario, bcheswor@uwo.ca
What’s The Hold Up? Discharging Geriatric Psychiatry Patients to Long Term Care, Dr. Lisa Vanbussel, Psychiatrist, Geriatric Psychiatry Program, Regional Mental Health Care London, St. Joseph's Health Care London, lisa.vanbussel@sjhc.london.on.ca
Where is the Occupational Therapist in Long Term Care? Margot McWhirter, OT Reg.(Ont), MA, Clinical Educator, LTC Division, Shoppers Home Health Care, mmcwhirter@shoppershomehealthcare.ca (Winner of the Delegates Choice Poster Award)
The StandEasyTM Transfer Support System, Emily C King, MASc, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, king.emily@torontorehab.on.ca
Resources
Circle of Care
• “ALC” Checklist for Non- Professional Home Care Providers
• Advancing Quality and Safety – Seniors Service Delivery Guidelines for Community Support Services
• Cluster Care Project - New Model of Case Management
• Integrated Service Provision within a Multi-Service Agency
For more information contact, Debbie Taylor, OT; M Sc., VP, Client Services, Circle of Care, dtaylor@circleofcare.com
Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (RNAO)
- Arts-based Methods help e-Learners Understand the Values and Beliefs of Client-Centred Care, Natalie Warner, RN, MN, Long Term Best Practice Coordinator, Central East, RNAO, nwarner@rnao.org
- Cognitive Impairment and Responsive Behaviours: Top Clinical Priority for On-Line Resources based on Provincial LTC Survey, Josephine Santos, RN, MN, Program Manager, Long-Term Care Best Practices Initiative, RNAO, jsantos@rnao.org
- Promoting the Awareness of Elder Abuse in Long-Term Care - Project Overview, Heather McConnell, RN, BScN, MA(Ed), Associate Director, International Affairs & Best Practice Guidelines Program, RNAO, hmcconnell@rnao.org
- Toolkit Tutorials…Communities of Best Practices “A Changing Environment That Works!” Heather Thompson, RN, LTC Best Practice Coordinator, Best Practice Initiative, RNAO, hthompson@rnao.org
A Pharmacotherapy Approach to Fracture Prevention and Dealing with Osteoporosis in Long Term Care, Candace Chartier, Chief Operating Officer, Long Term Care, OMNI Health Care, cchartier@omniway.ca
Customizing Qmentum for Community-Based Organizations, Toby Yan, Manager, National Client Services, Accreditation Canada, Toby.Yan@accreditation.ca
Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA): An Activity-based Educational Program to Enhance Best Practices for Managing Responsive Behaviour, Lori Schindel Martin, Associate Professor, Associate Director - Scholarship, Research and Creativity Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, lori.schindelmartin@ryerson.ca
Interprofessional Strategy to Reducing Falls/ Injuries in Older People, Margaret Toni, RN BScN, MN, GNC (C), VP Quality, Risk & Clinical Innovation, Leisureworld Senior Care, marg.toni@leisureworld.ca
Listening to our Resident’s Voice and Improving our Menu Process, Margaret Leaver-Power RD, Director of Nutritional Services, Leisureworld Senior Care, mleaver-power@leisureworld.ca
Knowledge to Action: Improving the bone health and reducing fractures in LTC residents, Dr. Alexandra Papaioannou, PhD Lead for the Ontario Osteoporosis Strategy, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, clarkga@hhsc.ca
Legacy Leaving Quilt An Interprofessional Approach to Palliative Care through Art, Music & Recreation Therapy, Sharona Bookbinder, B.Sc., STATI, OATR, RCAT, Registered Art Therapist, Creative Arts Therapies, Veterans Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, sharona.bookbinder@sunnybrook.ca
One Hundred Minutes: Evaluation of a Refresher Dose of the Gentle Persuasive, Lori Schindel-Martin, PhD, Associate Director- Scholarship, Research, Creativity, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, lori.schindelmartin@ryerson.ca
Overcoming Language Barriers to Patient Education for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Using Pictographic Education Materials and Supported Conversation (SCA™), Elyse Shumway, Speech-Language Pathologist, Education Consultant, Aphasia Institute, eshumway@aphasia.ca
Schlegel-University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging (RIA) Excellence in Resident Centred Care training program for PSWs, Josie D'Avernas, Associate Director, Schlegel-University of Waterloo Research Institute for Aging, davernas@uwaterloo.ca
The Dissemination of Stroke Care Knowledge to Long-Term care using a Knowledge Translation Tool, Alda Tee, Regional Community and LTC Coordinator, Central East Stroke Network, Royal Victoria Hospital, teea@rvh.on.ca (Resources: Guidelines for Community Based Exercise Programs for People with Stroke and Tips and Tools for Everyday Living Resources)
The Independence at Home Fall Prevention Program; A Preliminary Program Analysis, Mrs. Michelle Shilton, BHSc(PT), MEd, MCPA, Assistant Clinical Professor, McMaster University; Physiotherapist, Centre for Healthy Aging, Hamilton Health Sciences: St.Peter's Site, shiltonm@hhsc.ca
The Reitman Approach for Carers: Development of a manual and e-learning program for professionals, Virginia Wesson, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Staff psychiatrist and assistant professor
Department of Psychiatry, Mt. Sinai Hospital vwesson@mtsinai.on.ca
Patient Order Sets (Booth #1)
PatientOrderSets.com has been selected by Trillium Health Centre, with funding from Canada Health Infoway, to implement a comprehensive evidence-based order set solution specifically for long term care and complex and continuing care. Order sets are evidence-based checklists that allow physicians, nurses and other healthcare professional to specify appropriate treatments for their patients. They have been demonstrated to improve patient safety and quality of care; save clinicians time and optimize workflow, and; reduce costs.
This project will encapsulate best practices leading to the development of an evidence-based library of order sets and clinical protocols to address the common conditions and challenges in complex continuing care and long term care. This project will be using PatientOrderSets.com’s web-site software platform, currently used at over 160 Canadian hospitals. This unique software is the only collaborative platform of its kind in the world, which will easily and intuitively allow users to learn from each other by seeing how other facilities are using and customizing their order sets. PatientOrderSets.com is please to extend an invitation to all interested organizations to partner in the implementation of order sets in long term care, complex continuing care and community care.
Contact information:
Seth Rudin, Vice President
PatientOrderSets.com
Seth.rudin@patientordersets.com | 1-877-781-0707 ext. 205
Remedy RX (Booth #2)
Remedy RX introduces: the Medicinal Effective Delivery System. M.E.D.S. is a small, scientifically engineered spoon filled with custard-like filling to aid in crushed medication administration. This filling is milk-free, pasteurized and sealed for shelf-stable conditions in the bowl of the device. It has a 180-day shelf life.
M.E.D.S. is made with the highest standard of food-grade plastic and prevents the risk of cross-contamination in medication administration due to the disposable nature of the spoons. It enables quick and easy delivery of crushed medication, and fits easily in even the smallest of med-carts typically used in long term care homes.
Contact information:
Marianne Surmann RN, National Director of Client Services
Remedy’sRx
30 Furbacher Lane, Unit 1
Aurora, ON L4G 6W1
Tel: 1-800-661-4848 | Fax: 1-800-992-9472 | Direct Line 905.302.8544| marianne@remedys.ca | www.remedys.ca
Intersteam Technologies (Booth #3)
TANCS Disinfection Module for Use in Portable Steam Cleaner is the hottest breakthrough in infection control. TANCS Disinfection technology uses tap water to provide safe, fast, reliable and effective one step cleaning and disinfection of health care surfaces including wheelchairs, mattresses and commodes. According to the PIDAC Best Practices Document, Environmental Cleaning for Prevention and Control of Infections, steam is effective against all microorganisms plaguing health care (e.g., C.diff Spore, MRSA, VRE and more). A study by Paolo Uy and Dick Zoutman of Queen's University in Kingston concluded that steam exposure resulted in a 6-log reduction of MRSA and VRE on heavily contaminated surface materials in hospitals.
TANCS Disinfection Technology provides deep cleaning, odour control, and asset protection. It also eliminates chemical residues and reduces labour and chemical costs. While its use in health care setting has not been well studied, it may offer a viable alternative for the future. Independent laboratory tests also available.
Contact information:
Mrs. Elle Robillard, Director of Marketing and Commercial Sales
Intersteam Technologies
170 Princess Street
Hamilton, ON L8L 3L3
Tel 905-526-1453|Fax 905-526-8721| elle@intersteam.com |www.intersteam.com
Technologies for Aging Gracefully Lab (TAGlab) (Booth #4)
TAGlab conducts research and develops technologies to improve our journey through life. Our mission is to help enable full participation in society by individuals with special needs. We identify "sweet spots" where technology seems relevant to human need, envision ways in which we could address a problem, and then design, build, test, improve, and where possible, commercialize solutions. Our target clients include people afflicted by Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment, amnesia, aphasia, strokes, multiple sclerosis, vision loss, and other age-related illnesses, as well as normally aging senior citizens. Our work is typically aimed at supporting cognition, helping people speak and read, and increasing communication and social interaction with family and friends.
Today we present a prototype of technology aimed at increasing social communication and interaction among senior citizens at risk of social isolation. An electronic, communicating picture frame has been developed to encourage easy communication for those who are isolated. It displays photographs of loved ones. When the frame is touched by the isolated individual, a message is sent to the individual(s) pictured which says “I’m thinking of you.” Recipients are then encouraged to record and send a video message back to their loved one using their laptop or mobile phone. The picture frame indicates both visibly and audibly “You have mail.” The video message can then be viewed by the owner of the picture frame at his or her convenience. TAGlab (www.taglab.ca) is a research group based in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. The TAGteam is a talented group of interdisciplinary graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and staff with backgrounds in computer science, engineering, human-computer interaction and human factors, graphic and interface design, social work, and psychology.
Contact information:
Tory Andrien, Outreach Coordinator
TAGlab, University of Toronto
40 St. George Street, Room 7212
Toronto, ON M5S 2E4
tory@taglab.ca | 416-978-3778 | www.taglab.ca
Verathon Medical (Booth #5)
The dual-mode BladderScan® BVI9600 from Verathon is a portable, 3D ultrasound instrument that quickly, accurately and noninvasively measures bladder volume and the diameter of the abdominal aorta. Unlike traditional real-time ultrasound, the BVI9600 can be used without the aid of a sonographer. It’s simple, easy-to-use aiming and results screen facilitates quick measurements of the bladder and abdominal aorta, helping to integrate bladder assessment programs and AAA screening into points of care that could benefit patients most, at a reduced cost to healthcare. In 2006 the Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee recommended that all men and women ages 65-74 years with history of smoking should have AAA screening. OHTAC also found that one-time ultrasound screening of these high-risk patients could result in cost savings between $1.7M and $6.0M per year by reducing hospital-based emergency AAA repairs.
BladderScan is currently a widely adopted technology for bladder assessment / continence care programs. Addition of AortaScan® mode into BladderScan technology comes at an incremental cost of $1,000, making it a cost-efficient way to introduce AAA screening into existing screening work-flows.
Contact information:
Julie Shero
Verathon, Inc.
20001 North Creek Parkway
Bothell, WA 98011 USA
Tel: 800.331.2313 x5581 | jshero@verathon.com | www.verathon.com
Baycrest's LTCH Centre of Learning, Research & Innovation (Booth #6)
Baycrest's Long Term Care Centre of Learning, Research & Innovation is comprised of an interprofessional clinical teaching unit supported with a core LTC/ geriatric course, a mentorship program, a summer internship for students and an annual LTC conference. This Centre of Learning, Research and Innovation will enhance the quality of care for LTCH residents with evidence based care practices, educational opportunities for health care providers and innovative training experiences for students. Baycrest's new Centre for Education & Knowledge Exchange in Aging provides administrative oversight to this project.
Contact information:
Lora Tachjian, Manager Medical Services
Baycrest
3560 Bathurst St.
Toronto, Ontario M6A 2E1
Tel 416-785-2500 x2113 | ltachjian@baycrest.org | www.baycrest.org
Schlegel-University of Waterloo Centre of Excellence in Learning, Research and Innovation for Seniors (Booth #7)
The new Schlegel-University of Waterloo Centre of Excellence in Learning, Research and Innovation will see researchers, educators, university and college students and residents co-located on the campus of the University of Waterloo. New elements include:
- 192-bed long-term care home with built-in living classrooms and technology enhancements to promote on-site learning and teaching
- Adjacent building to house researchers, educators, classroom space, administrative office space and laboratories
- Funding from the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care for a Learning, Research and Innovation Program
- 10 additional joint Schlegel Chairs, jointly funded by Schlegel and University of Waterloo
These new elements build on an existing research and training infrastructure involving the Research Institute for Aging, University of Waterloo, Conestoga College, University of Guelph and 11 Schlegel Villages providing long-term care and retirement living to over 2,500 residents. Ministry funding for the Learning, Research and Innovation Program will be dedicated to two programs:
- The Learning Program will provide educational opportunities and promote careers in long-term care so that we have a larger, more knowledgeable and more skilled workforce dedicated to senior living and care
- The Research and Innovation Program will use an incubation, acceleration, dissemination model. It will see Schlegel Research Chairs and other faculty at the University of Waterloo and Conestoga College link with seniors, providers and policy makers to shape practice-relevant research questions, implement the research and integrate the results into policy and practice. It will enable practitioners, researchers and policy makers to work together on system solutions and innovative programs.
Contact information:
Mike Sharratt, PhD
Executive Director, Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging
325 Max Becker Drive, Suite 202
Kitchener, ON N2E 4H5
519-571-1873 x124 | www.the-ria.ca
Bruyère Centre of Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care (Booth #8)
Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute (ÉBRI), a partnership of Bruyère Continuing Care and the University of Ottawa, is developing an integrated centre for research, training, and innovation to promote senior health care and wellness. The Centre, made possible through $2.9 million dollar funding from the provincial government will bring together a network of researchers, faculty, policy makers, government and care providers to respond to the innovative needs of the 38 long-term care homes in the Champlain LHIN (Ottawa region). The Centre, to be housed at the Residence St-Louis in the East end of Ottawa, will facilitate learning, research and innovation. For more information please contact Deirdre Luesby, Director of Operations: dluesby@bruyere.org, or Tracy Luciani, Knowledge Broker: tluciani@bruyere.org.
Some of ÉBRI’s current innovations include:
- TAFETA Smart Systems for Health is a program of research co-led by ÉBRI and Carleton University which develops smart technologies – primarily sensor-based – to help older adults age at home. Currently, more than 12 multi-disciplinary research projects are underway, involving collaboration with patients, clinicians, medical and engineering students as well as government and community agencies. The smart pressure-mat, shown here, is currently being investigated for its use as an early warning system to detect and prevent key health concerns amongst older adults including the early detection and prevention of falls. Contacts: Dr. Frank Knoefel, Co-Lead: fknoefel@bruyere.org; Dr. Rafik Goubran, Co-Lead goubran@sce.carleton.ca
- Nouse® or “nose as mouse” technology is part of a rapidly growing area of research focused on the development of computer assistive devices. The Nouse is an affordable tool which provides its user with the ability to operate a computer mouse using the nose via custom software and a portable Web cam for this research and development initiative, ÉBRI is partnering with JLG Solutions Inc., a new industry partner. Contact: Dr. Jeff Jutai, Principal Investigator, jjutai@uottawa.ca
- The Virtual Reality (VR) Rehabilitation for Stroke Patients project investigates the use of VR technology with objectives that include: (1) Demonstrating that VR, as an adjunct treatment, is beneficial for rehabilitation and exercise of functional movement, (2) assessing patient satisfaction with VR rehabilitation and exercise programs, (3) determining whether VR rehabilitation and exercise is safe and feasible and (4) validating that VR is a safe and enjoyable activity that potentially can be performed at times when formal rehabilitation is not available. Contact: Dr. Hillel Finestone, Principal Investigator: hfinestone@bruyere.org
Contact information:
Élisabeth Bruyère Research Institute (ÉBRI)
Jodie Taylor, Operations Manager – Care of the Elderly Research Program
jtaylor@bruyere.org
43 Bruyère St. Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5C8
Tel: 613-562-6262 x1434| Téléc./Fax: 613-562-4266 | http://www.bruyere.org/ireb