About Culture Change Exchange Events
Culture Change Exchanges are interactive events that aim to educate, support and inspire individuals and organizations to shift away from institutional, medical models of care toward social models that embrace living. The Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) hosted 3 Culture Change Exchanges between May 2016 and March 2017 with support from the Ontario CLRI hosted at the RIA.
May 2016 Event
The Culture Change Exchange hosted on May 11 and 12, 2016 included the following speakers and topic areas:
- Building a Solid Foundation for Culture Change – Josie d’Avernas, Susan Brown, Hilary Dunn, RIA; Christy Parsons, Schlegel Villages
- Team Training with a Focus on Mealtimes – Heather Keller, RIA
- Engaging LTC Physicians Panelists – Dr George Heckman, RIA
- Ontario LTC Sector Perspectives – Marg Lambert, OANHSS; Michelle Grouchy, OLTCA
- Team Training with a Focus on Dementia – Gail Elliot, DementiAbility; Lisa Loiselle, MAREP; Patti Boucher, AGE; Sharon Stap, PIECES
- New Team Roles & Team Member Perspectives – Cadin Forrest, Village of Aspen Lake; Cody Turner, Village at St. Clair; Tamara White, Village at University Gates
- Resident & Family Member Perspectives – David Kent, Village of Erin Meadows; Dee Lender & Sharron Cooke, OARC; Lorraine Purdon, FCO
- Senior Leadership Perspectives – Colleen Laing, Chartwell; Joanne Dykeman, Sienna; Wendy Gilmour, Revera
- Administration Perspectives – Jackie Maxwell, OMNI; Tanya Pol, McCormick Home
- Square of Care Game Mini-Workshop – Val Fiset, Algonquin College
