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Contact usTuesday, April 1 | 7 – 8:30 p.m. | Virtual
Join us for a 90-minute CME Connect webinar focused on caregiver-centred care where Dr. Jasneet Parmar and Dr. Sharon Anderson will share their expertise.
Caregivers Alberta will also share an overview of their programming and the process of connecting patients to services.
This session highlights how making time for caregivers is essential to patient care and your practice.
Registration is open to physician members and their clinic staff.
Session takeaways:
- Identify how to maintain a caregiver-friendly practice
- Explore strategies to identify, support, and foster a welcoming environment for family caregivers within clinical settings
- Tips and advice on facilitating meaningful caregiver participation in appointments, assessments, care planning, and shared decision-making
- Conversations on integrating family caregivers as essential members of the healthcare team to enhance patient-centred care
Speakers:
Dr. Jasneet Parmar:
Dr. Jasneet Parmar MBBS, MSc, MCFP(COE), is a Care of the Elderly physician and has worked for the Specialized Geriatrics Program since 1992. She is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta. Dr. Parmar has been very active in developing and implementing clinical programs for the care of the elderly with complexity and frailty. Her research is focused on supporting family caregivers of older adults by the healthcare system.
Dr. Sharon Anderson:
Dr. Sharon Anderson, MEd., MSc., PhD., is a Family Gerontologist, Adjunct Professor with the Department of Human Ecology, and Research Coordinator for Dr. Jasneet Parmar in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Alberta.
