If you see patients living with complex, chronic disease or frailty due to aging, you will likely see their family or friend caregivers too. In those moments – in as little as 10 seconds – you have the opportunity to enhance your impact by connecting with those family caregivers. Evidence shows that caregivers who are […]
Helping Family Caregivers Feel Seen and Heard
Research shows that when health care professionals partner with and support family caregivers, safety, well-being, and health outcomes for patients and their caregivers improve. Health care professionals are in an ideal position to identify and include emerging or seasoned caregivers as part of your patients’ care teams. Family caregivers bring valuable context and information to […]
How You Say It Matters: Strategies for Strengthening Communication with Family Caregivers
Good communication between health-care providers and family caregivers is an essential ingredient for an effective care team. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the different ways that health-care providers communicate. In this webinar, the Alzheimer Society of B.C. and Family Caregivers of B.C. will share helpful strategies that health-care providers can use to strengthen communication with […]
Accelerating Family Caregiver Friendly Health Care in British Columbia
In this new webinar, we introduce the importance of family caregivers in terms of what they give to their care recipient and to the health care system. This webinar is an opportunity for healthcare professionals to accelerate family-friendly health care in their practice. What you will learn from this 20-minute presentation: Important facts regarding how family caregivers […]