#CareToChat wrap-up: Cannabis a burning issue in seniors care
As barriers fall and stigma fades, seniors’ interest in cannabis is hitting a new high. This was a key takeaway from BC Care Providers Associationâs Care to Chat in Vancouver on Tuesday. Care to chat about cannabis and seniors on Oct 2? Join Dr @TerryLake16 and a host of panelists for Care to Chat's event,âCannabis in Care: […]
Media Advisory: Experts to hash out impact of pot legalization on seniorsâ care
Oct 1, 2018 (Burnaby, B.C.) â At Tuesday’s BC Care Providers Associationâs Care to Chat event titled âCannabis in Care: âWeedâ Like to Know,â panelists will engage in a dynamic discussion about the impact of cannabis legalization on seniors and workers in the continuing care sector. WHAT: Care to Chat luncheon panel discussion on cannabis in seniors care […]
Panelists announced for #CaretoChat on cannabis in seniors care
On October 2nd , BC Care Providers will host its Care to Chat event titled âCannabis in Care: âWeedâ Like to Knowâ where a panel of experts will engage in a dynamic discussion about the impact of cannabis legalization on seniors and workers in the continuing care sector. Panelists will examine budding issues, regarding how employers can […]
Suffering in Silence: Solving Seniors Isolation in BC
By Michael Kary and Ravin Johl Lately there has been significant media attention on the issue of seniors isolation including the detrimental effects it can have on the health of the elderly as well as new approaches to deal with the problem such as the creation of a Ministry of Loneliness in the United Kingdom. […]
Panelists & moderator announced for #CaretoChat on social isolation
BCCPA recently selected the topic of seniors’ social isolation for the third and final Care to Chat for the 2017/18 season, through a vote of our members. We are now excited to announce our distinguished panel and award-winning moderator who will tackle this timely and complex subject. The Care to Chat titled Suffering in SilenceâSolving Seniors Isolation in […]
Announcing Rexall Health Solutions as Title Sponsor for Care to Chat Season 5
The BC Care Providerâs Association (BCCPA) is pleased to announce the return of Rexall Health Solutions, a division of Rexall, as the Title Sponsor for Season 5 of the nationally recognized Care to Chat speaker series. Launched in 2013, over 3,000 paid guests have attended the 16 events that have taken place both in Vancouver […]
BCCPA’s latest Care to Chat series tackles culturally appropriate senior care
British Columbia is currently undergoing significant demographic shifts; along with an aging population, the province is also becoming more ethnically and culturally diverse. With 45 per cent of the Metro Vancouver population born outside Canada, the National Household Survey reports one in six Metro residents do not speak English or French in their homes. While […]
Care to Chat to focus on quality and collaboration in continuing care
The last instalment of the Care to Chat speaker series for this season will be held at the BC Care Providers Associationâs (BCCPA) 40th Annual Conference at Fairmont Chateau Whistler on May 30th. We are thrilled to announce that Gordon Daman, President of Red River Group and Michael Marchbank, CEO of Fraser Health will be panelists at […]
