🇨🇦 Family physician, CAC-Care of the Elderly. Past President, Canadian Geriatrics Society. @CanGeriSoc @GeriInterestGp. Bike to house calls for frail seniors.
Family physicians provide over half of all the medical services to seniors in Canada. Empowering them to do the work that they are already doing is key to our future healthcare challenges. https://t.co/nCdT41IMeJ
The 2026 Canadian Geriatrics Society conference in beautiful Montreal has begun with poutine, bien sur! Please hear Dr. Christof Bobrowski explain how family physicians in Germany are helping out, in the primary care SIG, Sat morning at 7:15 am.
The 2026 Five Weekend Care of the Elderly Certificate Course is underway and looking forward to discussing the first clinical homework assignments dealing with cognitive impairment when we all reconvene virtually next month.
Dr. Sarah Main represents the Canadian Home Care Association (CHCA), a not-for-profit organization that charges membership dues to various PSW agencies, offering virtual teaching webinars called “Project Echo”, a joint venture with the Canadian Medical Association. #CGS2025
44th Annual Canadian Geriatrics Society Scientific Meeting in Toronto is underway and right off the waterfront bike lane! Join me at the primary care SIG session at 7:15 am Friday morning and meet the Canadian Home Care Association. #CGS2025
The Five Weekend Care of the Elderly Certificate Course for 2025 @CanGeriSoc@GeriInterestGp@NGIG1415 is now open for registration here:
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Yesterday Dr. Jasneet Parmar highlighted the importance of not only patient-, but also caregiver-centered care at #CGS2024 We can all learn from this as communication is often an unperceived learning need for physicians.
The CGS Five Weekend Care of the Elderly Certificate Course Scholarship is NOW OPEN to any current Canadian post-graduate trainee in family medicine or internal medicine; the winner will be presented at the CGS Annual Scientific Meeting Awards Ceremony.
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@katpigs@AGardhouse Hi Katrina, going to show all the staff in my nursing home this fantastic new article and improve our clinical care. Thank you, Rob
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South Korea has the fastest aging population in the world and will be the oldest, surpassing Canada and even Japan, by 2060. Invited to share family medicine care ideas and solutions.