PROGRAM

Fortunately, it is refreshing to remind ourselves that we can make choices to manage our inner critic, empower ourselves and live the best life possible!. We can decide to lead ourselves, take charge of our thoughts, and consequently our actions, in any situation. Leadership begins with taking the initiative and leading yourself first.
During stressful times, we are often tested to be the best version of ourselves Our attitudes directly impact the workplace atmosphere and the quality of our relationships with colleagues, residents and those closest to us. We should never underestimate our personal power and ability to control our reality.

• Are you tapping into your own innovative potential
• Are you demonstrating unwavering confidence in all your interactions?
• Are you ready to discover the leader in YOU?

Delivering her message with insight, wit and humour, Michelle’s energizing, informative and dynamic keynote presentation, you will be reminded of the power of positivity and personal leadership. You will learn strategies to take the lead, embrace any challenge and create your own outcomes, long after the event ends.

Test your chest auscultation knowledge and join ProResp for our BREATH SOUNDS Game Show with a chance to win a customized, engraved Littman Cardiology IV stethoscope.

The Provincial Government has recently enacted the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 and amendments to the Retirement Homes Act.   David M. Golden and Lisa Corrente of Torkin Manes LLP will provide an overview of this legislative overhaul and share their legal perspectives regarding new provisions affecting operators.

The Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging (RIA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life and care of older adults. Learn how the RIA’s resources and programs can be used to build your own ‘toolkit’ to support positive culture change in your organization.

Are you ready for our ‘New Senior’? We will discuss the changing nutritional needs and expectations and how the proposed Regulatory amendments impact the Nutrition Care we provide to them. Delegates will learn about the advocacy efforts currently underway, the recommendations put forward by the Ontario Seniors Nutrition and Advisory Committee (OSNAC) and some guidance on how we can prepare for these changes to support our ‘New Senior’ today and into tomorrow.

It is time to upgrade your seniors’ dining experience. This session will demonstrate tips and tangible action items your team can use to execute consistent, excellent dining service that will WOW residents and guests. Our goal is to assist you in developing a meal program that consistently fulfils the needs of your seniors and ensures they leave the table satisfied.

What does eating Halal consist of and how can you support your residents in providing their nutritional needs with this diet? Ramadan is a spiritual time of fasting and self-reflection; this session will review what Ramadan is and what a typical day looks like for someone observing fasting during this month. We will also review an example of a day of meals and their timing to be served in keeping with fasting times. An educational document will be included as a resource to use for front line staff to refer to as well.

During the Pandemic, CSNM stepped up its efforts to ensure that our Accredited College programs continued to provide the learning experience needed for our future workers; we pushed the importance of being a Certified Nutrition Manager, and engaged with Santis Health in a lobbying/government relations program to benefit members, and all stakeholders. Join us to learn who CSNM is, the importance of hiring Nutrition Managers, and despite the pandemic, how our membership has continued to thrive, and how we are supporting members, patients/residents, the community and all stakeholders.

Over the past several months, we have had countless conversations about product shortages and rising food costs. So many of us are looking to understand why these changes are happening, what products will be affected and for how long. Join Sarah Emmerton, Vice President of Healthcare and Senior Living, Sysco Canada, as she explores the key factors affecting the food supply chain today and how they can best be prepared in this rapidly changing market.

Environmental Services staff play an important role in preventing healthcare-associated infections from spreading by prioritizing areas that pose immediate safety risks and following guidelines for cleaning and disinfecting. This training session will expand on best practices and quality assurance checks of an Environmental Services Program.

Cleaning and disinfection is not as straightforward as wiping a surface with a disinfectant cloth. Common errors made during cleaning and disinfection will be discussed. Steps for analysis of current processes, what to look for in a disinfectant and validation of practice will be presented.

Certain microorganisms can enter a facility, spread quickly and make residents sick, sometimes causing an outbreak. However there are daily practices that can either keep the microorganism out of the facility, or that will limit the spread once in the facility. Numerous simple daily practices will be discussed.

Although bed rails are commonplace in long-term care, they can pose the risk of entrapment. In this presentation, we discuss the importance of rail compliance audits to prevent patient entrapment plus how to tell if your bed rails are compliant with entrapment guidelines.

COVID-19 had an unprecedented impact on the operation of senior living facilities. EVS have been on the frontline, ensuring high-quality care, personalized hospitality, resident/workplace safety. EVS teams were challenged to maintain service/standards with extraordinary demands on staffing. What can we learn and apply to the ‘new normal’ future state?

Understand how technology can be used as a resource to help address the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH), which have been proven to drastically impact aging. Technology can be a fun, impactful, and scalable way to enhance mental well-being and create a meaningful impact in your communities.

This session will focus on defining a Good Day and the importance on how Therapeutic Recreation professionals are able to create a “good day” with residents resulting in a decrease of personal expressions and a realignment of resources.

This session will focus on engaging all members of a senior’s living facility. With a general goal of health and wellness in mind, team members and residents will cooperate to achieve goals while promoting existing supports and creating new supports that meet the needs of the community.

Long-term care and retirement staff can attest to the importance of finding little rays of sunshine amidst a global pandemic. Building a capacity of integrating high-quality care into activities of daily living starts with the fundamentals of dance and music. Everyone needs a little fun!

The mission of Therapeutic Recreation Program is to build capacity within multi-disciplinary team through education on 1:1 engagement, huddles, modelling behavior, and transfer of knowledge. Through collaboration and communication across circles of care, the ultimate goal is to promote the quality of life and well-being by utilizing evidenced based practice.

Attendees will (1) expand their knowledge about evidence-informed competencies associated with bathing people living with dementia; (2) be shown screenshots and video clips from the Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) Bathing eLearning curriculum; and (3) consider how to implement the curriculum in their organizations to promote person-centered bathing practices.

Our training session will provide education on a few of the key elements that are part of a larger program offering – Fundamentals of Infection Control in LTC & Senior Living. The full program would provide the learner with the appropriate steps to plan, implement, manage and evaluate an effective Infection Control Program.

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Incontinence is prevalent among long-term care residents but the personal care support workers (PSWs) receive variable training and lack continuing education opportunities. To empower and equip PSWs to provide evidence-informed, person-centred continence care, Conestoga College and Essity developed two data-drive online modules with case studies, interactive features, and rich media.

To empower and equip UCPs to provide evidence-informed, person-centred dementia care to Canada’s growing population of seniors living with dementia, an online course was developed and delivered by the Canadian Institute for Seniors Care. UCP and employer surveys demonstrated that it is both an effective and acceptable educational resource.

Although bed rails are commonplace in long-term care, they can pose the risk of entrapment. In this presentation, we discuss the importance of rail compliance audits to prevent patient entrapment plus how to tell if your bed rails are compliant with entrapment guidelines.

To meet the needs of residents today and in the future, Ontario’s long-term care system is going to need every tool at its disposal. And while beds and staffing are fundamental, there is an opportunity to recognize technology as the third pillar of a strong and effective LTC system. Join PointClickCare and thought leaders from across the healthcare system, including Doris Grinspun (RNAO) and Dr. John Hirdes (interRAI) to hear how technology and digitization are driving transformational changes in how long-term care is delivered, and elevating the role of LTC homes in our health system. From transitions in care to medication management and infection prevention and control, digitization can improve quality, reduce administrative burden and empower staff to focus on residents.

Raised by a poor single mom in a small city, Amanda Lindhout escaped the violence of her childhood home by paging through issues of National Geographic magazine and imagining herself in its exotic locales. As a young woman, her wanderlust led her to some of the world’s most beautiful and remote places, and its most imperiled and perilous countries. Insatiably curious about human potential, Amanda became a journalist based in war ridden Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2008 she travelled to Somalia to report from “the most dangerous place on earth.” Abducted by a group of masked men along a dusty road, Amanda would spend 460 days as a hostage, moved between a series of abandoned houses in the desert, surviving on strategy, fortitude and hope. Her story of survival builds suspense and momentum to reveal life changing insights into mind conditioning. Amanda’s physical and mental pain led to a pivotal moment where she understood that despite everything, she still had choice and control over the mindset with which she faced each day. Using conviction, affirmation, gratitude, and positive thinking, Amanda survived the unimaginable. With astonishing clarity and self-reflection, she teaches through her powerful example that the stories we tell ourselves become our experiences, and that changing our narrative can transform our struggles into opportunities for growth. Amanda outlines how coping strategies like mindfulness, visualization, and self-talk strengthen resilience. She describes what qualities enable not only survival, but also the capacity to thrive in the face of adversity. A captivating, unforgettable speaker, Amanda facilitates a shift in consciousness, leaving the audience with actionable takeaways to develop new thought habits, deeply inspired to take on challenges with a new perspective, and empowered to transform stories of pain into stories of power.

With the seniors’ population rapidly increasing, there are concerns about how society is going to provide the aging supports that the baby boom generation, and their family caregivers, will need and expect. We will need to be more creative and collaborative about meeting these needs in a way that’s never been seen before. Join us for a lively discussion as our expert panelists look at this challenge from multiple angles and offer you food for thought to take back to your home and your partnerships in the community.

Test your chest auscultation knowledge and join ProResp for our BREATH SOUNDS Game Show with a chance to win a customized, engraved Littman Cardiology IV stethoscope.

In an age of disengagement, distraction and fatigue still lingering from the pandemic, how we work and live has been tested. As we navigate on-going uncertainty, we are busy, stretched, and stressed and it can feel difficult to stay positive and work effectively.
Health and Productivity Expert Cederberg shares research from her new book The Success-Energy Equation to help regain focus and tap into a well of energy that will increase productivity and reduce overwhelm and stress in every area of your life.You’ll discover how to:
• Get clear on your own definition of success; what really matters to you in work and life, and what drives you to do what you do – particularly in a post pandemic world.
• Look at typical barriers that get in the way of success, how you can effectively navigate them, and work productively despite them.
• Discover four science-backed variables that contribute to higher levels of goal achievement and overall well-being and how to improve in each.
• Embrace a simple but powerful daily habit to ensure on-going success with everything you do that’s important to you (what it is may surprise you).
Full of hilarious stories, anecdotes and innovative strategies, you’ll leave this session with a renewed sense that it’s possible to break free from stress and drive your success, through the pandemic and beyond. That’s Success-Energy, and it’s a formula worth calculating.

What does the future of work look like for senior living?
Against a backdrop of increasing volume of demand and maintaining quality of care and services, the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified staffing challenges and required new approaches to recruit, retain and invest in staff.
This panel will explore various perspectives on workforce challenges and opportunities, as well as initiatives and ideas being explored today and into the near future.

Communication is the essence of life; when someone has lost the ability to communicate, research has shown that high-tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems are a useful tool. This seminar will review how AAC use can promote communication and how staff training can create an environment that supports communication.

Let us whisk you away to one of the world’s greatest destinations as we wrap up the convention on top of the world!
TWC 2022 will close with a live, interactive tour of Machu Picchu led by a local HeyGo tour guide high up in the Peruvian Andes. Discovering this mystical Incan Wonder of the World is as exhilarating today as the first time outsiders arrived a century ago. Leave your passport behind and experience this majestic and mysterious destination from the comfort of your home or office.