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Engaging Older Adults and Setting the Direction of PGLO – the Older Adult and Care Partner Advisory Council

Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario (PGLO) has established an Older Adult and Care Partner Advisory Council (OACPAC). This new Council aims ...

Evaluating the Experience of Older Adults With Your Service? Try the Provincial Older Adult Experience Survey.

Ensuring that the services we develop meet the needs of and create good experiences for older adults is a central ...

Mapping of Geriatric Services Makes Partnering in the Care of Older Adults Living with Complex Health Conditions Easier

May 13, 2021 The 2021 edition of the Specialized and Focused Geriatric Programs and Services map, released today by Provincial ...

Welcoming New Team Members

Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario Welcome New Team Members Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario is very pleased to announce the appointment of ...

Nouvelle norme de qualité sur le délirium de Santé Ontario

Une nouvelle norme de qualité concernant la qualité des soins pour le délirium est maintenant offert par Santé Ontario et ...

New Quality Standard on Delirium from Ontario Health

Provincial Geriatrics Leadership Ontario has been pleased to partner with Ontario Health in the development of the Delirium Quality Standard, ...

Ontario Geriatric Experts Co-Create Mobile Cognitive Screening Toolkit

January 26, 2021 PGLO colleagues have collaborated with the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) in the creation of the new AGS ...

Supporting COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Older Adults

January 8, 2020 Older adults, especially in congregate care settings, are high risk for complications from COVID-19 – including death. ...

PGLO Launches Consultation for 2021-22 Workplan

December 22, 2020 Today marks the launch of consultations intended to support the collaborative development of the work plan for ...

Leveraging Specialized Geriatric Services to Support Older Persons’ Now and Into the Future

December 22, 2020 Given the ongoing pressures experienced by the acute care system during the ongoing pandemic, the Ministry of ...

National Dementia Strategy 2nd Report Highlights Excellence in Ontario Dementia Services

In October 2020, the Honourable Patty Hadju, Canada’s Minister of Health, released the government’s second annual report to highlight progress ...

Listening to Older Adults about Long Term Care on the International Day of Older Persons

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2020 Today is the United Nations’ International Day of Older Persons and the launch of ...

Upcoming Events

Rooted in Care – Growing in Influence: 2025 Nurse-Led Outreach Team Virtual Conference

June 19, 2025

On Jun 19, 2025, Join Ontario's Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses and other partners working in Nurse-Led Outreach Teams (NLOTs) and in Long-Term Care for the 2025 NLOT Virtual Conference
Models and Examples of Integrated Community Geriatric Teams (Part 2): Webinar

June 10, 2025

View the second of a two-part series and colleagues working in integrated primary care and geriatric models in Community Health Centres as they showcase examples and approaches. Examples from different Ontario Health regions will be presented. Presentations will be followed by an interactive discussion with participants to co-imagine future possibilities for integrated primary care and geriatric practice to better support an aging population.
Transforming Urgency into Opportunity – Ontario GEM Conference 2025

May 15, 2025

On May 15, 2025, join Geriatric Emergency Management Nurses and other members of the Emergency Department Interprofessional Team from across Ontario for a virtual day of learning and networking.