Resources for Older Adults
Webinars
Frailty Management in Primary Care: The CARES Model
- Learn about the benefits of frailty management at the primary care level and how to implement the CARES model
- Presenters: Dr Grace Parks and Dr Belinda Rodis
Creating a Virtual Palliative Care Unit in Northern BC
- Factors for success and unique challenges inherent in a Shared Care project to create a Virtual Palliative Care Unit in Northern BC
- Presenter: Dr. Inban Reddy, MB, MCFP (PC)
Other Resources
- The Frailty Prevention Toolkit is intended for doctors to print and share to help initiate conversations with their patients
- It includes a brochure and poster covering five key frailty prevention strategies: activity, vaccination, optimizing medications, interaction (I), and diet (AVOID)
Reducing the Risk of Frailty for Healthy Aging
- With a growing population, frailty is becoming an increasingly critical challenge to the quality and enjoyment of life of many Canadians
- Doctors of BC and the Joint Collaborative Committees are engaging with seniors by identifying early risk factors, supporting early interventions such as geriatric assessments, and encouraging social interaction and exercise