Excellence in Resident Centred Care (ERCC) Train-the-Trainer Course
September 22, 2014 – Whitby
This Conestoga College course is 24 hours in length. It is made up of 16 hours of online instruction and an 8 hour in-class workshop. The ERCC Trainer is a person from your organization who, once they complete the course, will become qualified to facilitate onsite. For more information, or to register, visit the RIA
website or contact Mary-Lou Van der Horst at (519) 571-1873 x 195 or
marylou.vanderhorst@uwaterloo.ca.
Landscapes of Aging: Critical Issues, Emerging Possibilities
October 16-18, 2014 – Sheraton on the Falls, Niagara Falls
Join the Canadian Association on Gerontology at Canada’s premier multidisciplinary conference for those interested in individual and population aging. This year they will explore the critical issues and emerging possibilities facing our aging populations in Canada and abroad. For more information, or to register, visit the event
website.
Cultural Competency Webinar Series: A Cornerstone of High Quality Healthcare and Human Services
Summer – Fall 2014
The delivery of high quality healthcare and human services requires training in cultural competence. Cultural competence is an attribute of those providers who understand the concepts underlying diversity and who value intercultural communication and the elimination of disparities in the delivery of healthcare and human services. Cultural and linguistic differences between providers and patients and clients can present barriers to effective communication, affecting outcomes in many different ways. Poor communication because of cultural or linguistic differences can create unsafe situations. Cultural knowledge, but also adaptability, self-awareness, and other attributes, leads to optimal outcomes. This series will provide a range of topics for both individual providers with direct patient/client contact, and also for administrators of health and human services organizations across all areas accredited by CARF. For more information, or to register, visit the event
website.
Music Care Conference
November 15, 2014
John Aird Centre – Wilfred Laurier University, Waterloo
Music Care Conference brings together community pursuing the issues/themes around caring for people with music. The conference identifies & integrates common themes/issues using music across the care spectrum & highlights the social implications of music in care. Participants experience music in a way that contributes to body-mind-spirit care. For more information or to register, visit the conference
website or call (905) 852-2499.