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Behavioural Support Rounds

When:

Where: Online

BSR Flyer – Jan 2023

PRESENTATION TITLE:
Silver Linings: Opportunities for Transformative Change to Address Inequities in Smoking Cessation for Older Adults in Long-Term Care and Supportive Settings

PRESENTER:
Marilyn White-Campbell
Geriatric Addiction Specialist BSO, Behaviour Support for Seniors Program | Baycrest

Marilyn White-Campbell is a Clinical Geriatric Addictions Specialist with Baycrest Long-Term Care Behavioral Support Outreach teams. She is the provincial Lead for Behavioral Supports Ontario Brain change Older Adult Substance Use Collaborative and has recently launched “Cannabis and Older Adults, Know the Facts”. Marilyn is a co-investigator with Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health project which established 4 national clinical best practice guidelines for SUD’s in older adults including Alcohol, Benzodiazepines, Cannabis and Opiates and is co-chair for the Alcohol Working Group. She is the recipient of the Ontario Psychogeriatric Award of Excellence, and recipient of the inaugural seniors’ Mental Health Outstanding Care & Integrative Practice Award from the Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry/Canadian Coalition for Seniors Mental Health. With over 35 years of clinical experience working with older adults with SUD’s she is recognized as a pioneer in the field of Geriatric Addictions. She is TEACH trained through the faculty of medicine at U of T in Tobacco Education and a strong advocate to support smoking cessation among older adults in long-term care.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
• To increase awareness of how to support nicotine dependence in older adults transitioning to LTC
• To discuss the impact of the pandemic on smokers in LTC and the CAMH STOP response to support smoking cessation
• Explore how LTC homes and their residents can benefit from the STOP program

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
• You must register in advance here. After registering, you will receive information about joining the webinar
• If you have any Zoom Webinar questions, please contact Agnes Cheng Tsallis at achengtsallis@baycrest.org
• If you have any questions about these rounds or wish to be included on the distribution list, please contact Tania Aragona at OntarioCLRI@baycrest.org

HOW TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE:
After having attended, complete the evaluation survey and enter an email address to request your certificate
These sessions are open to all healthcare professionals and students to provide a learning forum to review leading practices in assessing and managing personal expressions, as demonstrated by individuals who live with dementia.
These Rounds are co-sponsored by the Behavioural Support for Seniors Program, and the Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care at Baycrest

Venue Information

Online

About the Ontario Centres for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care

The Ontario CLRI is funded by the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Long-Term Care, and hosted at Baycrest Health Sciences, Bruyère, and the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging.

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