Expert Provincial Task Group Recommends Alternative Tools for Use in Screening for Cognitive Impairment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2020 A Provincial Expert Task group, convened to review options for cognitive screening tests, has ...
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Specialists in Older Adult Care Across Canada Call for the Return of Family Caregivers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2020 Specialists in Older Adult Care Across Canada Call for the Return of Family ...
PGLO Applauds the Canadian Geriatric Society’s Work on Virtual Approach to Care
May 9, 2020 In contrast to the many changes to health care services in Canada of the last few months, ...
Diabetes Management in Long-term Care Still Essential During the COVID-19 Pandemic
On May 15, 2020, Dr. Ruth Ellen, BScH, MD, FRCP(C), brought her experience in geriatric and internal medicine, along with ...
Managing Heart Failure in Long-term Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
On April 24, 2020, Dr. George Heckman, Geriatrician, Schlegel Research Chair in Geriatric Medicine and Associate Professor, School of Public ...
Social Distancing Yes – Social Isolation No
Caring for Those Living with Dementia, Stroke and Neurodegenerative Diseases Toronto, ON, Tuesday March 17 – By now you have ...
Provincial Geriatric Leadership Office Getting Underway
https://geriatricsontario.ca/welcome-to-rgps-of-ontario/pglo/
Looking for Clinical Information? Check out the Compendium of Geriatric Educational Resources
The North East Specialized Geriatric Services (NESGC), Seniors Care Network, and Laurentian Research Institute for Aging (LRIA) joined forces to ...
Upcoming Events
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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
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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.
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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.