Learn More about Advance Care Planning Programs for Persons with Dementia in Long Term Care Homes

Join Abigail Wickson-Griffiths, a PhD student in the School of Nursing, McMaster University on February 8, 2012 from 2:15 pm to 3:30 pm as she discusses Advance Care Planning Programs for Persons with Dementia in Long Term Care Homes: A Review of their Effectiveness and Suitability.

The OTN session/webcast will:

• Explores the prevalence of people with dementia residing in long-term care homes and the importance of selecting an advance care program that meets their needs


• Reviews and synthesizes the literature that evaluates advance care planning programs in the long-term care context, in terms of methodological rigour, impact and consideration of the values of residents with dementia and their family members


• Proposes the MacCourt (2009) Dementia Policy Lens Toolkit as an appropriate framework for evaluating the incorporation of residents with dementia's values in advance care planning programs or interventions

For more information visit the event calendar.