Seniors

The list below is our extensive collection of archived webinars. Some webinars are complimentary to members while others have a discounted fee. Members will need to log into our site in order to receive the member rate and non-members will be asked to create a website account in order to make a purchase. 

Once you have selected one or more webinars from the available categories on the left menu, you can complete the order process by clicking on the "Proceed to Checkout" button or the "CART" icon at the top of the page. Instructions to access the webinar along with links to any resource material will be provided on the confirmation page as well as in a separate email that will be sent to you immediately following the transaction.
 

All Webinars

 
A Caregiver's Journey as an OT in Dementia Care

PRESENTED BY: Catherine Locke (she/her), OT Reg. (Ont.), Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa

  • Learn and apply practical functional strategies and techniques to support clients and caregivers through the dementia journey, from the early stages to end of life.
  • Gain insight into the role of the caregiver and identify their struggles.
  • Understand the term "therapeutic lying" and how it applies to clients with dementia.
  • Identify how to optimally access and use community supports to ensure smooth transitions within the dementia journey.
  • Learn how to balance being both a caregiver and an occupational therapist.
  • Learn how to provide caregiver support using an empathetic and empowering approach.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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A Primer on Consent, Capacity and Substitute Decision Making

PRESENTED BY: Christine Morano, Lawyer at Advocai LLP and John-Paul Zeni, Lawyer at Advocai LLP

  • Consent and capacity.
  • Substitute decision making.
  • Common challenges and practical solutions.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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An Overview of Dementia and Supportive Communication

PRESENTED BY: Bernice Chan, BA, MSW, Public Education Coordinator, Alzheimer Society of Toronto

  • Understand the difference between Alzheimer's disease and dementia.
  • Identify the signs and symptoms of dementia.
  • Demonstrate effective strategies to interact with someone with dementia.
  • Understand the programs and services available at the Alzheimer Society of Ontario.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Beyond the Client: Embedding Caregiver Support into Practice

PRESENTED BY: Kailey Forster, RN, BScN, MN

  • Describe the caregiving landscape in Ontario, including the prevalence, demographics, and impact of unpaid caregivers within the healthcare system.
  • Explain the critical role of caregivers in supporting client outcomes, particularly in relation to functional independence, care transitions, and community living.
  • Identify practical, evidence-informed strategies occupational therapists can use to engage and support caregivers.
  • Summarize the key initiatives and system-level work of the Ontario Caregiver Organization, including approaches to improving caregiver identification, inclusion, and support across care settings.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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brainXchange: Who We Are and What We Do

PRESENTED BY: Jillian McConnell, Knowledge Mobilization Lead and Knowledge Broker

  • brainXchange's mission and commitment.
  • How the organization uses Knowledge Translation and Exchange (KTE) to fulfill their mandate.
  • How brainXchange may be helpful to members of OSOT.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Call for Patient Reported Outcome Measures: Using the COPM

PRESENTED BY: Dr. Helene Polatajko, Professor Emeritus, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), OT(C), FCAOT, FCAHS, OC, and Beth Linkewich, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Understand what a Patient Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) is and how it is used in the health system.
  • Describe the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM).
  • Learn how to identify the COPM as a PROM.


Non-Member Price: 50.00
Member price: 25.00
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CCSMH Guidelines on Depression Among Older Adults

PRESENTED BY: Dr. David Conn (he/him), Executive Vice-President of Education and Chief Academic Officer, Baycrest Academy for Research & Education, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Geriatric Psychiatrist, Baycrest

  • Understand the process for creating and updating the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health (CCSMH) Clinical Guidelines on Depression Among Older Adults.
  • Consider possible approaches to the prevention of depression in older adults.
  • Explore how to use the updated guidelines in your practice.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Cognitive Assessments in Institutional Care

PRESENTED BY: Melinda Machado-Cayley, M.Sc.OT, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Compare CAM, MMSE, MoCA, RUDAS, and Clock Draw
  • Choose the right tool for the right question
  • Use culture- and context-informed screening


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST)

PRESENTED BY: Kristin Collins (she/her), OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Understand the foundations of the CST approach and the role occupational therapists have in implementing this program.
  • Have knowledge, skills and resources to implement CST as a service within your organization.
  • This session is 2 hours and 30 minutes in duration.


Non-Member Price: 210.00
Member price: 160.00
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Delirium: A New Quality Standard - What It Means for OTs

PRESENTED BY: Sylvia Davidson, OT Reg. (Ont.), Hospital Manager - Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy & Therapeutic Recreation

  • Significant features of delirium.
  • What this new quality standard offers.
  • Implications for occupational therapists' clinical practice.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Early Planning for Dementia Care: How Important Is It?

PRESENTED BY: Sylvia Davidson (she/her), OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Have knowledge of recent advances, and challenges, in dementia research.
  • Understand how ageist attitudes can compromise good dementia care.
  • Embrace your role as advocates for individuals with dementia.


Non-Member Price: 50.00
Member price: 25.00
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Eating Disorders: For You; For Your Practice

PRESENTED BY: Shelly Dilawri, OT Reg. (Ont.) and Ary Maharaj, M.Ed. RP (Qualifying)

  • What is disordered eating? Signs to watch for, causes, and co-occurring conditions.
  • Diet culture, weight stigma, and the importance of a weight-inclusive practice.
  • Navigating pathways to care for a client: making a warm referral and strategies for short-term work.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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En-AGE: Changes in Community Mobility - Driving

PRESENTED BY: Brenda Vrkljan, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.) and Ruheena Sangrar, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Understand the impact of changes in driving and community mobility on health and quality of life in older adulthood.
  • Discuss existing, emerging, and potential opportunities for occupational therapists and others to support driving, community mobility, and out-of-home engagement.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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En-AGE: Growing in Senior Citizenship

PRESENTED BY: Colleen McGrath, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.) and Aaron Yuen, OT Reg. (Ont.), CHE

  • Introduce the En-AGE Growing into Senior Citizenship module.
  • Discuss the benefits of civic engagement and volunteering as an occupational role in older adulthood.
  • Position occupational therapists to incorporate a focus on civic engagement and volunteerism into their clinical practice.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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En-AGE: New Challenges for An Older Worker

PRESENTED BY: Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Who is the older adult?
  • Why is work important?
  • Role of occupational therapists.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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En-AGE: Positioning OTs As Leaders in Seniors' Care

PRESENTED BY: Barry Trentham, PhD and Sachindri Wijekoon, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Life course transitions.
  • Enabling ageing well.
  • Seniors’ care.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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En-AGE: Staying Socially Connected

PRESENTED BY: Barry Trentham, PhD and Catherine Donnelly, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Better appreciate the impact of social isolation on the health and well-being of older persons.
  • Identify the challenges faced by older persons to remain socially active.
  • Learn about strategies used by occupational therapists to support older adults in their efforts to remain socially active with a focus on the OASIS project.
  • Learn about the concept of NORCs (naturally occurring retirement communities) and how occupational therapist can become involved.
  • Familiarize participants on the use of the En-AGE Website to support knowledge sharing and dissemination.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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EnAGE - Occupational Therapy and Ageing Well in Ontario

PRESENTED BY: Dr. Barry Trentham, OT Reg. (Ont.), Dr. Colleen McGrath, OT Reg. (Ont.), Dr. Sachindri Wijekoon, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Language, terminology and definitions.
  • Occupational transitions of old age.
  • Role of occupational therapy in supporting occupational transitions of old age.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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ENAGE
Facilitating Positive Behaviour for People With Dementia

PRESENTED BY: Rachel Wiley, MS, OTR/L, CDP

  • 5 hour virtual workshop.
  • Apply models of dementia care to determine causes and triggers of responsive behaviours.
  • Tailor strategies to address the unique needs of the person living with dementia, their care partner, and the environment.
  • Identify triggers of responsive behaviours to guide clinical decision making.
  • Formulate strategies for managing responsive behaviours using: meaningful activity engagement, environmental modification, communication strategies, and task adaptation.


Non-Member Price: 155.00
Member price: 100.00
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Give the Brain a Voice With VoxNeuro

PRESENTED BY: Dr. John F. Connolly, Dr. Kyle I. Ruiter, and Lori Desjardine, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Overview of the technology and cognitive scores.
  • Case studies.
  • Working with a VoxNeuro Test Center.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Identifying Long COVID in Clinical Practice

PRESENTED BY: Jessica DeMars (she/her), PT, Breathe Well Physio

  • Understand symptoms and presentation of Long COVID.
  • Identify screening tools and Patient Reported Outcomes for people with Long COVID.
  • Discuss safe rehabilitation principles in people with Long COVID.


Non-Member Price: 50.00
Member price: 25.00
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Intimacy & Aging - What's OT Got To Do With It?

PRESENTED BY: Sylvia Davidson (she/her), OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Acknowledge personal biases and potential barriers to addressing sexual expression in older adults.
  • Understand myths and realities related to sexuality and aging.
  • Gain knowledge about possible intervention strategies as you develop increased comfort when approaching this sensitive topic.


Non-Member Price: 50.00
Member price: 25.00
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Introduction to Occupational Performance Coaching

PRESENTED BY: Dorothy Kessler, PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Occupational Performance Coaching (OPC) background.
  • Description of OPC.
  • Evidence to support use of OPC.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Links2Wellbeing: Social Prescribing for Older Adults

PRESENTED BY: Dena Silverberg (she/her), BA (Hons), Project Coordinator, Links2Wellbeing: Social Prescribing for Older Adults, Older Adult Centres' Association of Ontario, Maria DiCarlo, OT Reg. NB, and OSOT's Retired Members Team

  • Understand social prescribing, its role in healthcare, and the benefits for older adults.
  • Distinguish the components of a successful social prescribing program and how interested parties can be involved.
  • Illustrate how volunteering can be integrated into social prescribing and demonstrate the benefits of volunteering for individuals and communities.
  • Outline the steps to become involved in a social prescribing program and evaluate the impact of social prescribing.
  • Explore the importance of building partnerships between healthcare providers, community organizations, and volunteers.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Making Our Communities Age-Friendly

PRESENTED BY: Briana Zur, PhD and Elizabeth Steggles, Co-Chair, OSOT's Retired Members' Team

  • Learn about age-friendly communities (AFCs).
  • Understand how AFCs align with occupational therapy.
  • Discuss ways to advocate for your city or municipality to become age-friendly.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Managing Behaviour Challenges Related to Altered Cognition

PRESENTED BY: Katie Harder (she/her), OT Reg. (Ont.), Professional Practice Lead, Occupational Therapy, Grand River Hospital

  • Identify OT assessment and treatment strategies to consider using with this population, including when to consider wheelchair seating and protective devices.
  • Understand when to use standardized tools and which tools are most appropriate.
  • Learn about strategies for team collaboration.
  • Consider the occupational therapist's role in discharge planning and/or recommendations for next steps.


Non-Member Price: 50.00
Member price: 25.00
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On-Demand OT Shifts: How Staffy Works

PRESENTED BY: Peter Faist, Chief Executive Officer, Staffy Health Inc.

  • Describe the lifecycle of an on-demand OT opportunity on Staffy (profile to opportunity review to confirmation to shift completion to earnings)
  • Apply a structured Checklist to evaluate alignment with scope, setting readiness, and documentation standards
  • Identify key “fit factors” to confirm before committing, including documentation ownership, privacy responsibilities, communication norms, and escalation processes


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Parkinson's 101

PRESENTED BY: Shannon Harrison, BScN, Lead Support and Information Specialist, Parkinson Canada

  • Understand the changes that happen in the brain of someone with Parkinson's.
  • Recognize both motor and non-motor symptoms, and the steps to a Parkinson’s diagnosis.
  • Gain awareness of the available therapies and treatments.
  • Be familiar with the programs and services Parkinson Canada offers.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Reactive Balance Training for Fall Prevention

PRESENTED BY: Dr. Avril Mansfield (she/her), Senior Scientist, KITE-Toronto Rehabilitation Institute

  • Understand the rationale for including reactive balance training in a fall prevention program.
  • Learn how to implement reactive balance training in practice.
  • Understand the roles that occupational therapists might have in delivering reactive balance training.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Residential Rehab for TBI: How It Works and Why It Works

PRESENTED BY: Colleen Boyce, Director, Bayshore NRIO, and Jessica Stengel, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • What a residential rehabilitation program is.
  • What assessments are done in this context and how it differs from other practice settings.
  • What intervention looks like in a residential setting.
  • The costs associated to support life care plans.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Separating Fact from Fiction in Home Modifications

PRESENTED BY: Margot McWhirter, OT Reg. (Ont.), MA, Inclusive Aging

  • Understand the scope of occupational therapy practice in home modifications (what is it? what is it not?).
  • Describe various client populations who can benefit from home modifications.
  • List common interested parties involved in the home modification process.
  • Identify learning methods and opportunities for enhancing OT knowledge, skill, and experience in home modifications.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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SFFHM1
Sleep Hygiene and Occupational Therapy: A Practice Resource

PRESENTED BY: Victoria Sarunsky, MScOT, OT Reg. (Ont.), Angelica Despot, MScOT (C), and Alexandra Hannam, MScOT (C)

  • Recognize the importance of addressing sleep as an occupation and its relationship to health, meaningful engagement, and well-being across the lifespan.
  • Describe key findings, including evidence-based assessment and intervention approaches to support sleep hygiene in occupational therapy practice.
  • Apply concepts and tools from the practice resource and webinar to enhance clinical reasoning and integrate sleep-focused strategies into occupational therapy practice.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Spasticity Management After Upper Motor Neuron Syndrome

PRESENTED BY: Parvin Eftekhar, PhD., OT Reg. (Ont.), Affiliate Scientist, KITE | Toronto Rehab | University Health Network

  • Discuss the possible interventions and options to manage spasticity/contracture after upper motor neuron syndrome.
  • Splinting/casting/positioning.


Non-Member Price: 50.00
Member price: 25.00
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Supporting Survivors of Brain Injury: OBIA Resources

PRESENTED BY: Gillian Cattle, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Learn about the programs and services offered by OBIA to support individuals living with acquired brain injury and their caregivers.
  • Learn about additional professional development opportunities with OBIA.
  • Understand program eligibility requirements and how to apply to various programming.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Transitional Care Plan During the COVID Pandemic Tool

PRESENTED BY: Jillian McConnell, Knowledge Mobilization Lead, brainXchange, Katelynn Aelick, Project Coordinator, Behavioural Supports Ontario, Provincial Coordinating Office, North Bay Regional Health Centre, and Kim Schryburt-Brown, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Introduce the 'My Transitional Care Plan during the COVID-19 Pandemic (MTCP-C19)' tool.
  • Reflect on the unique challenges when supporting individuals to transition across care settings during the pandemic and ways these can take place more seamlessly in the future by fostering better communication and information sharing around critical information normally lost in transitions.
  • Identify the critical elements needed to support transitions into long-term care and retirement homes for older adults living with dementia, complex mental health, substance use, and other neurological conditions.
  • Discuss the important role that occupational therapists play in facilitating transitions and equip them with a new tool they may consider incorporating into their practice.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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MTCP19X
Understanding Ontario’s Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes

REPRESENTATIVES FROM: AdvantAge Ontario, the Ontario Long Term Care Association (OLTCA), and the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority (RHRA)

  • An overview of AdvantAge Ontario, the Ontario Long Term Care Association, and the Retirement Homes Regulatory Authority.
  • The role that occupational therapists play in the sector.
  • The current gaps, challenges, and opportunities at a systems and home and community level.
  • Opportunities for occupational therapists in the sector.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Virtual Reality in Occupational Therapy

PRESENTED BY: Kelly Wendt, OT Reg. (Ont.)

  • Learn about the benefit of virtual reality for cognitive, physical, and psychological impairment.
  • Investigate specific products/games, their application, and funding considerations.
  • Explore case examples of use.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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Vitamin N(ature): An OT's Prescription

PRESENTED BY: Anne Robillard, OT

  • Learn about health and well-being benefits of nature.
  • Understand social prescribing.
  • Introduce the PaRx: A Prescription for Nature process.


Non-Member Price: 25.00
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