Behavioural Supports Alberta Symposium 2015 

Please join us for Behavioural Supports Alberta Symposium 2015 from 7:30 AM to 12:00 PM in room 2-140 Edmonton Clinic Health Academy. To attend via tele/videoconference, register on the VC Scheduler. Coffee and snacks will be served to those attending in-person at ECHA. In the afternoon, a symposium on Inter-RAI: Utilizing Data Enhance Clinical Care will begin at 1:00 to 4:30 PM. In order to attend the afternoon session, you must register here. Lunch will be served at noon following the BSA Symposium. Participants attending the morning and afternoon sessions at Edmonton Clinic Health Academy are welcome to join us for lunch!

PLEASE NOTE: IN-PERSON REGISTRATION TO ATTEND BSA SYMPOSIUM 2015 AT EDMONTON CLINIC HEALTH ACADEMY IS NOW FULL. PLEASE CONTACT emily@iccer.ca TO BE ADDED TO THE WAIT LIST. Several video/teleconference sites are still available for registration on the VC Scheduler!

Guest speakers include:

Dr. Ken LeClair: Professor and Chair, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry, Queen's University; and Scientific Lead of the Canadian Dementia Knowledge Exchange (CDRAKE)

Dr. Duncan Robertson: Senior Medical Director, Seniors Health Strategic Clinical Network, AHS

Sophie Sapergia: Lead, Cognitive Impairment, Seniors Health, Primary and Community Care, AHS

Shannon Barnard: Lead, Home Care Development, Seniors Health, Primary and Community Care, AHS

Mollie Cole: Manager, Seniors Health Strategic Clinical Network, AHS

Dr. Jasneet Parmar: Medical Director of Excellence in Seniors' Health and Wellness

Doug Vincent: Director, Provincial Planning & Capacity Management, Addiction & Mental Health, AHS

Sandy Marcynuk: Program Consultant, Provincial Planning & Capacity Management, Addition & Mental Health, AHS

Suzette Bremault Phillips: Assistant Professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta

Morning Agenda:

7:30-8:00 AM: Registration, coffee and networking

8:00-8:10 AM: Welcome

8:10-8:45 AM: National Behaviour Supports Systems Update - Dr. Ken LeClair

8:45-9:15 AM: National perspective and Alberta Dementia Strategy and Action Plan Steering Committee - Dr. Duncan Robertson

9:15-9:30 AM: Age-Well NCE initiatives - Lili Liu 

9:30-10:00 AM: Provincial Seniors Health Perspectives/Innovations/Initiatives - Sophie Sapergia/ Shannon Barnard

10:00-10:15 AM: Break and networking 

10:15-10:45 AM: Seniors Health SCNs Update - Mollie Cole/Lynn Mansell

10:45-11:00 AM: Covenant Health - NESHW Update - Dr. Jasneet Parmar

11:00-11:30 AM: Complex Needs Learning Framework - Doug Vincent/ Sandy Marcynuk

11:30-11:55 AM: Spread and Growth of the BSA Network - Suzette Bremault Phillips

11:55-12:00 PM: Conclusion

12:00-1:00 PM: Lunch and Networking 

Afternoon:

1:00 PM: Inter-RAI: Utilizing Data to Enhance Clinical Care

*To attend the afternoon session, please register here* 

PLEASE NOTE THAT IN-PERSON REGISTRATION FOR THE INTER-RAI SYMPOSIUM IS ALSO FULL. PLEASE CONTACT emily@iccer.ca TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITLIST.

There are still several video/teleconference sites available for registration!

Register Now for BSA Symposium 2015!