Transforming Care: Supporting Older Adults Post-COVID in Ontario

FREE virtual conference:

October 19-21, 2021

Prior to the pandemic, our health system was not effectively serving older adults with complex needs and their caregivers. We cannot simply return to the status quo; we must do better.

Transforming Care: Supporting Older Adults Post-COVID in Ontario is a virtual conference that will be of particular interest to anyone in specialized geriatric services, Ontario Health and members of Ontario Health Teams.

Date: October 19-21, 2021

Time: 8:30 am – 12:30 pm each day

Cost: Free

Location: Online via Zoom (panels/sessions) and Slack (community/networking)

Audience: Ontario Health, Ontario Health Teams, Specialized Geriatric Service providers and planners.

This three-day event is split into themed morning sessions:

1. The Need: Older Adults with Complex & Chronic Health Conditions Including Frailty
2. The Innovation: Integrated Care in Action
3. The Transformation: Post-COVID Support and Recovery

The conference will include presentations and conversations about community paramedicine, GeriMed Risk, virtual care, collaborations with community support services, aging at home and how to leverage evaluations into post-recovery planning. It will offer participants actionable strategies, new connections, and a path toward transformative care for older adults and their care partners.

Ticket Types: Concurrent sessions

Your ticket entitles you to the full three half-days of programming.

Please only select ONE ticket type.

There is one programming section that offers four concurrent panel sessions at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, October 20. You will be able to attend one of these four sessions, as well as all other programming during the three-day conference.

Each concurrent session is limited to 100 registrants, first-come, first-serve. Your ticket is categorized by one of the four concurrent sessions. The categories include:

• TICKET A: Integrated Care concurrent session
• TICKET B: Behavioural Supports Ontario concurrent session
• TICKET C: Adult Day Programs concurrent session
• TICKET D: Central Intake concurrent session
• TICKET E: FULL CONFERENCE Except Concurrent Session

Speakers

Find our list of speakers on our conference page.

Schedule

Tuesday, October 19

• 8:30 - 9:10 am: Welcome and Lived Experience
• 9:45 - 10:30 am: Evidence
• 10:30 - 11:15 am: Lessons Learned
• 11:30 am - 12:30 pm: What is needed to support this population?

Wednesday, October 20

• 8:30 - 9:20 am: Lived Experience and Collaboration with CSC Sector
• 9:20 - 10:30 am: Community Paramedicine, GeriMedRisk and GEM Fellowship
• 11:00 am - 12:30 pm: Concurrent sessions A (Integrated Care), B (Behavioural Supports Ontario), C (Adult Day Programs) and D (Central Intake)

Thursday, October 21

• 8:30 - 9:00 am: Lived Experience
• 9:00 - 10:00 am: Evidence
• 10:15 - 11:00 am: Virtual Care
• 11:15 am- 12:15 pm: Aging at Home
• 12:15 - 12:30 pm: Final Remarks

Check back closer to the event to see the full listing of the agenda and speakers!

More Information

Check out the recording and resources from the SGS East June 2021 webinar for more background information on Special Geriatric Services and the Ontario East context.

Bookmark this page and check back throughout the summer for more information!

Hosted by: This conference is hosted by Special Geriatric Services East, a collaborative group of clinicians and administrators supporting older adults with complex health conditions (including frailty) across Ontario Health (East).

Specialized Geriatric Services (SGS) are those services focused on older adults living with complex health conditions including frailty, distinguished by greater specialization and the use of interprofessional teams and inter-organizational collaboration in service delivery.