Best Practices for an Inclusive Approach to LTC Palliative Care

Best Practices for an Inclusive Approach to LTC Palliative Care

3-part webinar series

October 3, 8, 15, 2024

10 AM – 12 PM EST

$150 Members/Webinar or $420 for all three sessions ($30 discount)

$225 Non-members or $645 for all three sessions ($30 discount)

Palliative care that is affirming and inclusive of all backgrounds and identities is integral to easing suffering at the end of life. Together we’ll explore best practices in palliative care using an inclusive lens and leveraging the diversity of expertise from the long-term care and caregiver team.

This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your awareness and knowledge about cultivating cultural sensitivity among staff, dietary considerations in palliative care, and how to meaningfully involve essential care partners.

Webinar 1 Thursday, October 3, 2024 10:00am – 12:00pm		Understanding and Implementing Inclusive Palliative Care Explore what it means to develop culturally inclusive palliative and end of life care in LTC. Familiarize yourself with tools to help staff build self-awareness in providing compassionate and inclusive palliative care for any person, including those who identify as 2SLGBTQ+ and those who are Indigenous. Hear about other resources and best practices your home can use to train and educate staff to incorporate inclusive palliative care approaches. Speakers: Rami Shami, Hospice Palliative Care Consultant, Case Manager, Kensington Health
Webinar 2 Thursday, October 8, 2024 10:00am – 12:00pm		Palliative Care and the Essential Care Partner Relationship Deepen your knowledge about how to equip LTC staff with skills to engage with essential care partners around advance care planning, including ways to build comfort and trust. Get details about training opportunities for essential care partners to support their involvement in palliative care discussions. Hear how members have meaningfully engaged with essential care partners and others through innovative palliative and end-of-life care practices, including multi-disciplinary involvement and the use of “Code Dove” when a resident has died. Speakers: Alison Kilbourn, Manager, Essential Care Partner Support Hub, The Ontario Caregiver Organization Ingrid Loepp Thiessen, Chaplain, Sunnyside Home Julie Abraham, Acting Assistant Manager of Care, Sunnyside Home Marie Bélanger, Acting Administrator, Sunnyside Home Dr. Fred Mather, Medical Director, Sunnyside Home
Webinar 3 Tuesday, October 15, 2024 10:00am – 12:00pm		Compassionate Palliative Care Through Dietary Planning Review of the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to palliative and end of life care, highlighting the role of the registered dietitian. Review the importance of how early identification and education about potential nutrition challenges can enhance palliative care programs and supporting discussions around nutrition and hydration goals of care throughout the resident’s disease trajectory. Learn about nutrition and hydration best practices and considerations for providing person centered palliative and end of life care while meeting requirements under theFixing Long Term Care Act, 2019 and its regulations. Learn about some of the tools and education supports that are available to enhance communication, nutrition knowledge and support an interdisciplinary approach to palliative care programs. Speakers: Heather Toll, Registered Dietitian, Member of the Ontario Seniors Nutrition & Advocacy Committee (OSNAC), Hillsdale Terraces Long Term Care Facility, The Regional Municipality of Durham Carol Donovan, Registered Dietitian, Co-Chair of the Ontario Seniors Nutrition and Advocacy Committee, Seasons Care Dietitian Network

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Rami Shami has been serving within Hospice Palliative Care for over three decades.He feels privileged to practice as a Consultant in Hospice Palliative Care, as well as Case Manager for the Second Mile Club at Kensington Health, and the Community Relations Advisor for Lighthouse for Grieving Children. While harvesting a conviction that everyone should have access to quality Hospice Palliative Care, Rami strongly advocates and supports the development and growth of programs and services for those travelling the journey of a life-limiting illness, their caregivers, and those who are bereaved.

Ingrid Loepp Thiessen is the Chaplain at Sunnyside Home. In this role she provides spiritual care through home-wide discussion groups, faith circles, religious services and one to one support. She holds a Master of Divinity degree and is ordained for ministry. Ingrid has worked as a spiritual care provider in Long Term Care for over 15 years and is grateful for the chance to spend time with people in the final years of their lives and deeply honoured to be at the bedside of those who are dying. At Sunnyside she co-chairs the Palliative Care Committee and is chair of the Ethics Consultation Team. She loves to sing and finds ways to include music in her programming. She is married to Jim and they have three adult children.

Julie Abraham is the Acting Assistant Manager of care for Sunnyside Home. In this role, Julie is responsible for managing, coordinating, delivering & leading high-quality care as part of the care team using a person-centred approach on three home areas. Julie holds degree of Bachelor of Science-Nursing and Master of Science -Nursing from India. She also holds, Post Graduate certificate in Critical Care Nursing and Gerontology from Conestoga College Kitchener. Julie has worked as a Team Leader at Sunnyside Home and currently co-chairing the palliative committee. Julie is passionate about the palliative care and enjoys helping residents with chronic illnesses, improving overall quality of life ,supporting and educating families.

Marie Bélanger is presently the Acting Administrator for Sunnyside Home but normally holds the role of Manager, Resident Care (Director, Nursing and Personal Care). In this role, Marie is responsible for leading, planning and the delivery of person-centered care for the 263 residents living at Sunnyside Home Long-Term Care. Marie started her nursing career in Québec, working at the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Pavillon Notre-Dame. She has been working within the Long-Term Care sector since 2002 and has held different roles such as Nurse Educator, RAI/MDS Coordinator, Director of Care and Resident Care Coordinator. She has a diploma in Nursing Studies from Québec, and she graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and an Oncology Certificate. Through her studies, she had the opportunity to do a nursing placement in oncology and palliative care in Switzerland.

Fred Mather, MD CCFP FCFP Dr. Mather, a former President of OLTCC, is the Medical Director of Sunnyside Home, the municipal home for the Region of Waterloo, and attending physician for an Extendicare home. Dr. Mather consults for the interdisciplinary primary care Memory Clinics. He currently serves as Vice Chair for the Ontario Association of Resident Councils.

Heather Toll RD is a Registered Dietitian with the College of Dietitians of Ontario. Heather completed her Bachelor of Applied Science in Food and Nutrition at Toronto’s Metropolitan University in 2004. With over 19 years of experience as a Registered Dietitian practicing within Long-Term Care, Heather has a passion for geriatric nutrition and working with residents to enhance food enjoyment, assist with intake challenges and help residents achieve their goals of care. Heather has been a key stakeholder in the development of an interdisciplinary palliative and end of life care program at Hillsdale Terraces long-term care home and is also a member of the Ontario Seniors Nutrition and Advocacy Committee (OSNAC). Heather strives to educate and empower long-term care registered dietitians to take an active role in palliative and end-of-life care programs as a key team member to assess and assist with early identification of health status decline.

Carol Donovan RD, President Seasons Care Dietitian Network Inc. Above all, Carol identifies as a foodie. Her hunger for combining excellent dining and hospitality experiences with her clinical nutritional expertise make Carol a unique, dynamic and innovative leader in the industry. As a Registered Dietitian for over 35 years, Carol's passion for seniors’ nutrition and her food first philosophy have put her at the forefront of her practice. It was her innovation and vision that led her to establish Seasons Care Dietitian Network 24 years ago. Today, Seasons Care is Canada’s Largest Dietitian Company and takes pride in putting Food First. The company continues to grow and excel under Carol’s leadership. Carol is an industry leader who promotes advocacy for seniors and dietitians alike. Carol obtained her BA Sc at and Business Certificate at Ryerson University, and completed her dietetic internship at London Health Sciences. In addition to her role as President of Seasons Care she also serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors Dietitians of Canada.