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Every year, SSM holds a 1 ½ day conference with a theme focused on an issue that is important to older adults in Saskatchewan. There are keynote speakers, other speakers, panels, and other presentations, all covering some aspect of that year’s theme. These speakers may be local to Saskatchewan, they may be from elsewhere in Canada, they might even be from as far away as Australia. They all hold in common a keen interest and expertise on the topic being addressed.
The conferences from 2011 to 2024 are listed below. For some of them, there are links to video, PowerPoint and PDF presentations on topics of continuing interest to older adults here and elsewhere. Click the titles in bold to access the presentations. There is a wealth of information here.
Held May 29 and 30 via Zoom
Speakers and Presentations: Videos now available!
Wednesday morning: What is Social Prescribing?
Beth Mansell, Provincial Social Prescribing Project Manager, Healthy Aging Alberta
Beth has worked closely with the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing since its inception and has participated in many working groups to develop and grow social prescribing initiatives across Canada.
She spoke about Social Prescribing in Alberta
Click here to access the video on our YouTube channel.
Mackenzie Heidel, Canadian Social Prescribing Medical Student Collective
Mackenzie is a medical student at the University of Saskatchewan. She is excited to support the integration of social prescribing as an essential part of patient-centred health care through her role as a Co-Lead of the Canadian Social Prescribing Student Collective (CSPSC) and a member of the collective’s medicine working group.
She spoke on Becoming a Health Advocate: The Role of Students in the Social Prescribing Movement
Click here to access the video on our YouTube channel.
Wednesday afternoon: Why Social Prescribing?
Dr. Sir Sam Everington MBBS, MRCGP, Barrister, OBE
Sam has been a GP in Tower Hamlets since 1989 in the Bromley by Bow Partnership. The centre has over 100 projects under its roof supporting the wider determinants of health. The social prescribing delivered at the centre, is now part of a network of thousands across the country.
He spoke on Tuesday afternoon, during the consideration of Why Social Prescribing, about Social Prescribing ~ Saving Lives and Health Services
Click here to access the video on our YouTube channel.
Brian Sawyer, Program Manager, Men’s Sheds Canada
As well as his work with Men’s Sheds Canada, Brian is a Director of the Edmonton Men’s Shed Association.
He spoke on Men’s Sheds.
Wendy Thienes
Wendy lives in Shaunavon where she is a member of a Steering Committee of the Town of Shaunavon, overseeing the implementation of the social prescribing pilot initiative in that community. She previously chaired an Aging in Place task force whose work led to the development of Age-Friendly Shaunavon.
She spoke on Social Prescribing in Age-Friendly Communities.
Georges Marcoux, CADeN Public Awareness Committee Member, Sleepwell Patient Partner & Retired CEO, Port of Belledune
Dr. Brenda Schuster, Co-Chair of the Health Provider Committee, Canadian Medication Appropriateness and Deprescribing Network (CADeN)
They spoke on Is it time to review your medications? Social Prescribing and Safe Prescribing Go Hand in Hand!
Canadian Medication Appropriateness & Deprescribing Network (CADeN)
Thursday morning: Living Well in our Saskatchewan Communities
Sonia Hsiung, Director, the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing (CISP), Janice Gunn, Community Connector, and Mary Ann Flett, Link Worker
Sonia is keen to bring the strengths of diverse sectors together to build equitable, resilient and more connected communities. Janice Gunn is a dedicated Social Prescribing Community Connector from South Surrey/White Rock, BC, with a passion for empowering older adults to improve their health and well-being through community connections and holistic support. Mary Ann is committed to empowering others to find a pathway leading to health and wellness, through meaningful activities and relationships.
They spoke on Social Prescribing: Views from Ground Level.
Click here to access the video on our YouTube channel.
Jennifer Wright, Senior Improvement Lead, Health Quality Council and Suelen Meira Góes, Researcher, Health Quality Council
As a Senior Improvement Lead and certified Lean Leader, Jennifer supports a variety of improvement initiatives that aim to build quality improvement capability in Saskatchewan. As a valued researcher for HQC, Suelen supports the planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient-driven initiatives using health-related measurement designs and knowledge translation approaches.
They spoke about Thrive at Home: Strengthening Community-Based Care and Supports for Older Adults
Click here to access the video on our YouTube channel.
Rom Jukes, Age-Friendly Moose Jaw committee member and Rod McKendrick C.M., SSM Social Prescribing Coordinator
Rom was born and raised in Moose Jaw and currently works in the area of Population Health. Rod worked in policing for 31 years. In November 2023 he joined the SSM staff team as Social Prescribing Coordinator.
They spoke on Social Prescribing Initiatives in Saskatchewan
Click here to access the video on our YouTube channel.
Sponsors
All the sponsor logos here are hyperlinks. Click the logo to go to the sponsor’s website.
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Held May 17 and 18 via Zoom
Keynote Speakers: Videos are now available. Links are below.
Bobbi Symes, MA, CPG, Assistant Director, Healthy Aging at United Way British Columbia, and Camille J. Hannah, Provincial Coordinator for Healthy Aging at United Way British Columbia, spoke about the Better at Home program of the United Way of British Columbia.
Link to the Better at Home website
Click here to access the video on our YouTube channel.
Sonia Hsiung, Director, Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing (CISP), spoke about Social Prescribing.
Click here to access the video on our YouTube channel.
Sharing Experiences of Realities of Life in Saskatchewan: Videos are now available for some of the presentations. Links are below.
What makes a place feel like home?
Making decisions about where to live in later stages of life – Sydna Stilborn, Joan Gray and Catherine Barnsley
How increasing fitness and wellness opportunities for older people builds connections in Foam Lake – Celise Hack Click here to view the video on our YouTube channel.
Reflection – Shan Landry
Affordability predicts where people can choose to live!
What is the ‘Silver Economy’? – Linda Anderson Click here to view the video on our YouTube channel
How much older people’s unpaid work contributes financially to our economy – Randy Dove
Providing needed services for older adults creates entrepreneurial opportunities – Driven with Care, SUDS Full Service Car Wash
Affordability predicts where people can choose to live! – Cheryl Loadman, Saskatoon Services for Seniors
Reflection – Shan Landry
How connections lead to meaningful lives:
How community services such as transportation and yard services facilitate independent living in Wapella – Karen Holloway Click here to view the video on our YouTube channel
Home-like models of LTC design: why they work for residents – Elizabeth Pywell
Local governments working together to support being Age-Friendly in Kipling and district – Don Johnson
Reflection – Shan Landry
Choices for individuals and communities:
The challenges and choices Rosetown considers when meeting the wants and needs of its older citizens – Jan Coffey-Olsen Click here to view the video on our YouTube channel
How to stay in your own home while dealing with medical challenge – Lyn Goldman Click here to view the video on our YouTube channel
Coliving: The journey to establish an interdependent community of older people – Doug Tindal
Reflection – Shan Landry
Presentation:
Saskatchewan Health Quality Council
From evidence to action: supporting research, collaboration, and skill-building to accelerate improvement in community-based care and services for older adults – Tracey Sherin
Sponsors
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Gold
Silver
Bronze
Held May 18 and 19 via Zoom
Presentations: (videos now available!)
Dr. Samir Sinha (Canada, Director of Geriatrics at Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto and a Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto and the Director of Health Policy Research at Ryerson University’s National Institute on Aging.
Click here for the video of his keynote: Location! Location! It Matters Where You Age
Dr. Michael Nielsen (Denmark, Vice President responsible for Advocacy, Strategy, and Innovation at DaneAge Association – Ældre Sagen).
Click here for the video of his keynote: Danish Experience and Perspectives
Dr. Gillian Ranson (Canada, journalist and sociologist, a front-wave boomer herself, author of Front-Wave Boomers – Growing (Very) Old, Staying Connected and Re-Imagining Aging).
Click here for the video of her keynote: How Boomers Are Changing Views on Aging
Panel: What’s Happening in Saskatchewan with Wendy Thienes – Aging in Place Shaunavon, Jessica Brost, Paramedic – Reducing Emergency Calls with Older People, and Brian Harris – SSM Home Supports Initiative Progress Report.
Click here for video: What’s Happening in Saskatchewan
Panel: From Dream to Reality with Shan Landry (moderator); Beliz Açan Osman; Brian Harris; Rennie Harper; and Jayne Whyte
Click here for video: Home Supports — From Dream to Reality
Update on Australian Support for the Aged Programs
Sponsors
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Gold Sponsor
Silver Sponsors
Bronze Sponsors
Presentations
Speaker Video: Strategizing for Positive Aging — A Global Stage for Local Action (Jim Hamilton)
Speaker: What Does It Mean to be an Older Adult? (Norah Keating)
Speaker: What We Can Learn From the Experience of the BC Seniors Advocate (Isobel MacKenzie)
May 21 & 22, 2019, Conexus Arts Centre, Regina
Purpose:
Keynote Speakers:
In addition to our keynote speakers we were pleased to welcome the following:
May 16 & 17, 2018
Michelle Porter
Director of Centre on Aging
University of Manitoba
Re-framing Aging – MIchelle addressed the surprising ways that others interpret our words and helped us find new ways to get the message across.
Isobel Mackenzie
Seniors Advocate, British Columbia
Isobel addressed Ageism in the Medical System.
You can access the PowerPoint slides for her talk by clicking on the title
Other topics addressed were:
Media and Ageism
Recognizing our own Ageism
Personal Experiences of Aging – an amazing variety
How do WE move beyond Ageism
Purpose:
1. Become aware of the different aspects of ageism in our society
2. Consider how ageism effects older adults
3. Explain how ageist attitudes are communicated
4. Consider strategies to move beyond ageism to Age Is – positive images of aging
Mary Schulz
Person-Centred Care — Creating a Culture of Change in Long-Term Care
Improving the Experience of Living in Long-Term Care for people with dementia, families and staff
Debra Morgand & Julie Kosteniuk
A report on Dementia and Related Services in Saskatchewan
Tracy Danylyshen-Laycock
Gentle Persuasive Approaches Program
Jennifer Martel
Crystal Spooner
The conference provided an opportunity for participants to explore what an age-friendly community is and to identify the connection between age friendly communities and reducing elder abuse.
Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse
June 11 & 12, McKenna Hall, Weyburn
Luncheon Speaker June 11, 2013 — The Honourable Dustin Duncan – Minister of Health
June 12, 2013 Speakers
Topic
May 16 & 17, 2012, Hotel Saskatchewan, Regina, SK
Click Here for highlights.
Louise Simard
Former MLA
Former Minister of Health (1991-1995)
Medicare – The Present & The Future
Lynn Digney Davis MN, RN(NP)
Provincial Chief Nursing Officer
Home Care & Long Term Care
Glenn Diecs
Home Care Consultant
Community Care Branch
Leanne D. Rein
Consultant with Special Care Homes Program
Community Care Branch
The History of Canada’s Pensions, Current Demographics,
The Effect of Changes in Pension Policy to Seniors & Their Income
Alison Hayford
Professor Emeritus
University of Regina Sociology Department
May 17 & 18, 2011, Humboldt Uniplex, Highway #5, Humboldt, SK — In partnership with the Humboldt and District Seniors Association
Keynote Dr. Michael Rachlis
Speakers
Roger Carriere, Executive Director
Community Care Branch, SK Health
Click Here for presentation, Saskatchewan’s Continuum of Care: Considerations in Developing a Seniors’ Care Strategy
Shan Landry, Vice President
Community Services, Saskatoon Health Region
Click Here for presentation, Aging in Place: Practical Aspects for Maintaining the Continuum of Care
Proclamation
Click Here to view Proclamation, Working towards a Seniors’ Proclamation on Aging in Place
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