We can make a difference in the lives of our loved ones living in Long-Term Care (LTC) homes by rethinking the role of antipsychotics used to manage behaviors and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). When we stop to ask the question, “why?” Why are we giving this resident antipsychotic medication and what behaviour(s) are we trying to change, we can transform the experience of residents, families and staff. When staff feel they have the tools and resources to manage behaviours without medications, it can improve the quality of life significantly.

This interactive webinar with experts from Health Quality BC will introduce you to the Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics (AUA) in LTC Online Toolkit, unpacking the learnings and opportunities since recent implementation. Come with curiosity and leave with practical tools and strategies you can use to embed sustainable AUA practices into day-to-day operations.

Event details:
Thursday Apr 17 2025
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Zoom webinar

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Join us for an engaging Lunch & Learn session to explore how Langley Lodge has leveraged innovative technology to improve sleep quality and reduce falls among residents. Over the past two years, Langley Lodge has successfully implemented a bed exiting and alert system, achieving an 18% sustained reduction in falls. Through continuous improvement, the team has expanded its use of technology to develop “Virtual Rounds,” enabling staff to monitor residents in a non-intrusive manner, enhance documentation, and create a sleep-friendly environment.

Speakers Lisa Samms-Maxwell, Director of Quality, Research, and Innovation, and Mary Gerali, Director of Care, will share key insights on how this initiative has led to fewer falls among residents, reduced antipsychotic medication use at bedtime, and improved resident outcomes. Learn how integrating technology can support better person-centered care and optimize staff efficiency.

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable knowledge on advancing quality improvement in long-term care!

Event details:
Thursday May 8, 2025
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Zoom webinar

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Join BCCPA’s Lunch and Learn to explore the “Essential Elements of a Palliative Approach in Long-Term Care, BC” created by a collaborative group of experts in long-termcare from all regional health authorities, the BC Ministry of Health, and leadership from affiliated care homes, and published by the BC Centre for Palliative Care in January 2025. 

Learning objectives 

Participants can expect to: deepen their understanding of the elements of a palliative approach in long term care and the benefits of integration; as well as explore strategies in the application, education, monitoring and sustaining of a palliative approach in long-term care including establishing quality indicators. 

Speakers 

Gita Rafiee, RN CNS Seniors, Community and Complex Care, Fraser Health 

Della Roberts, RN Consultant Strategic Initiatives, BC Centre for Palliative Care 

Background

Strongly endorsed by key long-term care leaders across British Columbia, the essential elements put forth an evidence-based set of best practices to implement and sustain a palliative approach in long term care. The purpose of outlining the essential elements is to influence systematic changes, to ensure that a palliative approach to care is integrated into residents’ care, from the time they move in, to their discharge. The key elements are categorized as clinical-centric and policy-centric.

The clinical-centric elements include effective goals of care conversations; optimizing comfort and symptom management; and care planning to support quality of life throughout the residents’ journey. The policy-centric elements include funding and service delivery models, engagement of healthcare clinicians, leadership, and volunteers, and quality monitoring and improvement initiatives. The essential elements outline practical actions that intersect at the leadership, bedside/front line, care-home, health authority, and provincial government levels.  

This interactive webinar with experts from the BC Centre for Palliative Care and Fraser Health will introduce you to their work in palliative care and provide strategies you can use to embed these practices into day-to-day operations.

Event details:
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Zoom webinar

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