Where
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HOME-BASED PALLIATIVE CARE
VIRTUAL PALLIATIVE CARE INTERVENTIONS
Championing virtual care to empower patients and build system capacity.
WEBINAR
Tuesday 24, September 2019
12:00 - 13:00 ET
The next webinar in the Canadian Home Care Association's series on operational excellence in home-based palliative care showcases an innovation in Ontario that integrates technology into clinical practice.
Learn from our speakers at William Osler Health System about the development and pilot of a remote self-reporting app for patients and 'Virtual Home Visits'. Hear how virtual care models could transform home-based palliative care, providing timely intervention while patients remain as independent and safe as possible in their homes.
COMPLIMENTARY REGISTRATION: This webinar is supported through the knowledge translation of the "Operational Excellence in Home-Based Palliative Care" project. The project has been made possible through the Health Canada Policy Contribution Program.
The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of Health Canada.
PRESENTERS
BONNIE KEATING
Bonnie is a Clinical Nurse Specialist at William Osler Health System (WOHS).
Bonnie has an undergraduate degree in Nursing from the University of Manitoba, and subsequently completed her Masters of Nursing. She holds certification in the speciality of hospice palliative care with the Canadian Nurses Association. She has also completed her certification as a Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP) Facilitator.
Bonnie was the principal investigator for the WOHS research studies “Factors Associated with Falls Unique to Patients in a Palliative Care Inpatient Setting” and “Examining Outcomes of Implementing a Hybrid Model of the Hospital Elderly Life Program: HELP in the Palliative Care Setting”. In addition, Bonnie made significant contributions as the lead nurse in the pilot study RELIEF, Remote Reporting of Symptoms of Patients with a Palliative Designation.
DR. MARTIN CHASEN
Dr. Chasen is the Medical Director of Palliative Care at William Osler Health System.
Dr. Chasen completed his undergraduate training in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Pretoria in 1983. He also has a specialist degree in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology and a Master of Philosophy/Palliative Medicine at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Dr. Chasen is a founding member of the palliative care working group European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO) and faculty member of ESMO education. In 2009, Dr. Chasen, was Team Leader and Physician of the Cancer Nutrition & Rehabilitation Program at McGill University Hospital and holds professorships at the Universities of Toronto, Ottawa and McGill, and is the principle investigator of Canadian Institutes of Health Research involving national and international investigators.
Dr. Chasen has lectured nationally and internationally on rehabilitation of patients with cancer, approaches to treatment of patients with cachexia, chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, survivorship and symptom relief.
JEANNE BANK
Jeanne is a Project Lead with the Canadian Home Care Association. She is currently the project specialist for the CHCA initiative, Building Operational Excellence in Home-Based Palliative Care.
Her expertise is in the areas of policy and standards development, stakeholder engagement, and association management. She is a member of several international standards committees in the areas of vulnerable persons, aging issues, and community resilience.
Jeanne also holds a certificate in Public Involvement throuh the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2).