Why is this an important topic for both Health Care Providers and Caregivers? As partners in care, family caregivers often attend medical appointments, help their care recipients schedule, and manage medical and specialist visits. They are often aware of details of a patient’s condition and can share valuable insights with healthcare practitioners. Unfortunately, consent is […]
Fall Prevention Workshop
Did you know that falls are the leading cause of preventable hospitalization and loss of independence among adults over 50? It’s a shocking statistic, and a life-changing one. Another important piece of information is that the majority of caregivers and care recipients here in BC are over the age of 50. So it’s of utmost […]
Self-Reflection – The Basis of Being an Empathic Caregiver
In this webinar, guest presenter Dr. Michelle Lobchuk of the University of Manitoba School of Nursing, talks with our caregiving audience about the research she’s done around cognitive empathy. Through self-reflection, caregivers can better understand and connect with those they provide care for. Resources When Caregivers Care Too Much: Emotional Empathy as a Mental Health […]
Services for Patients and Caregivers and Common Interactions Between Medications, Supplements and Food
In this webinar, the UBC Pharmacists Clinic presented on the topic of medication and supplement interactions. They also expanded on the services they have available for patients. Clinic staff introduced the various ways their clinic works together with patients and caregivers to make it easier to take and administer medications – for example, finding ways […]
Timing it Right: Providing Support and Resources Along the Caregiving Trajectory
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 […]
Tax Information and Financial Resources for Caregivers
Caregiving comes along with many financial costs. These can include medical expenses, renovation costs, loss of income, and more. It can be challenging for caregivers to navigate the various processes for applying for tax credits, benefits, and claiming expenses. Recent changes made by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) impact qualifying criteria and how to provide documents […]
Accessing Community Resources
Join Wendy Johnstone in this recording for a Facebook conversation about Accessing Community Resources. For more resources on this topic, click on the links below: Family Caregivers of BC Newsletter: https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/contact-us/newsletter-subscription/ Local Victoria caregivers – Greater Victoria Walk and Talk Group: https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/events/greater-victoria-walk-talk-caregiver-group-2/ Family Caregivers of BC Virtual Support Groups – https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/family-caregiver-support-groups/ Accessing Community Resources Pages with links […]
Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others
Please enjoy ‘Caring for Yourself While Caring for Others’ with Susana Farinha, a seasoned therapist informed by a holistic, person-centered, collaborative and somatic attachment trauma approach for a webinar that focuses on your wellness and wellbeing. Caring for Yourself While Caring For Others webinar will discuss compassion fatigue and how the body and mind deals […]
The Power of Planning Well: Advance Serious Illness Planning
In this webinar hosted by Family Caregivers of BC, Dr. Daren Heyland, founder of Plan Well Guide and critical care physician and researcher, will present on the Plan Well Guide, an aid to support decision-making in serious illness. The focus of the webinar is to highlight the current deficiencies in communication, decision-making and planning […]
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