Specialized training sessions are held for health care professionals who work with geriatric patients as part of their professional roles.
The Geriatric Education Series is back for March 2025!
See below to register.
Format:
The 2-Day Geriatric Education Series consists of in-class didactic sessions & interactive, case-based learning taught by healthcare professionals. The Geriatric Education Series takes place twice yearly either in-person or virtually.
Topics :
Formal didactic & integrated case-based sessions on dementia, delirium, depression, mobility, falls, capacity and living with risk.
Target Audience :
Health care practitioners working with frail older adults along the continuum of care; community, outpatient, emergency department, inpatient, long-term care.
What is in it for me?
- Increase your knowledge on the comprehensive geriatric assessment approach to care.
- Apply this knowledge to case scenarios.
- Enhance your clinical expertise with regards to screening, assessing and/or intervening with frail older adults with complex health problems.
- Learn how to incorporate topics within the comprehensive geriatric assessment into your daily practice.
- Network with peers.
Presenters
Chantal completed a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy at the University of Ottawa. She has been a Geriatric Assessor with the Geriatric Assessment Outreach Team of the Regional Geriatric Program of Eastern Ontario (RGPEO) since 2015. Prior to this, she was a case manager with the previously named CCAC and worked as an occupational therapist and clinical coordinator for an in and outpatient rehabilitation program. Chantal has an interest in continuing education and broadening her knowledge in geriatrics; her professional career includes participation in various initiatives through the RPEGO, guest teaching at the University of Ottawa and being a research assistant for the University of Sherbrook.
Ioanna has worked at The Ottawa Hospital since 1999, primarily in the Emergency Department. Ioanna spent 12 years a nurse educator providing education and support to TOH nurses within the Emergency, Internal Medicine and Geriatrics.
Currently, as the program manager for the RGPEO, Ioanna leads and supports the Geriatric Assessment Outreach Team and Central Intake for Specialized Geriatric Services (Geriatric Medicine). Ioanna also supports many geriatric initiatives and advocates for improved assessment and management of older adults in the community. Her primary interest is in disseminating geriatric knowledge and developing new standards to enhance geriatric care.
Jennifer Koop is an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN) working at The Ottawa Hospital in the Division of Geriatrics. She started her specialization in Geriatrics as a Geriatric Emergency Management Nurse conducting targeted geriatric assessments in the Emergency Department and connecting at risk older adults to further specialized geriatric care and services in the community. Next, she joined the In-patient Geriatric Medicine Consult Team providing recommendations for the care of admitted patients with geriatric concerns through comprehensive geriatric assessments. Currently, in her role as APN she is committed to improving clinical outcomes for the older adult population through advanced nursing practice, program development, consultation, research, education and leadership. She is pursuing a Master’s in Nursing with a leadership focus that will be completed this December.
Joanna is a Registered Nurse with a Bachelor’s in science of nursing from the University of Ottawa and Algonquin College collaborative program. She currently works as the Centralized Intake Coordinator with Geriatric Psychiatry Community Services of Ottawa (GPCSO). She previously worked in a variety of settings including geriatric rehabilitation in complex continuing care, long-term care, as well as community assisted living services for high-risk seniors. She is also Gerontological Nurse Certified.
Courteney Munch graduated from the University of Ottawa in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, completed her Advanced Studies in Critical Care Nursing Certificate in 2017, and completed her Master of Science in Nursing in 2023. Courteney has worked at The Ottawa Hospital since 2007 in various roles including as a Registered Nurse in Medical Oncology, Intensive Care and Post-Anesthesia Care, as the Nurse Educator in Peri-anesthesia and Intensive Care, a Corporate Nurse Educator within Nursing Professional Practice, and as a Nurse Specialist with the Geriatric Medicine Consult Team (GMCT).
Currently, as the Advanced Practice Nurse for the Geriatric Emergency Management (GEM) team and the Geriatric Medicine Consult Team (GMCT) of the Ottawa Hospital, Courteney shares her knowledge and expertise in the assessment and management of frail older adults across the spectrum of care, leads the GEM and GMCT team members, and supports the Geriatric Medicine team to continue to lead and advocate for exemplary care for older adults.