Thursday October 20th - Activity Professionals of Ontario
Thursday October 20th - Activity Professionals of Ontario
Thursday October 20th - Activity Professionals of Ontario
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<strong>Thursday</strong> <strong>October</strong> <strong>20th</strong> Afternoon Sessions<br />
3:00 —5:00 Breakout Sessions<br />
S8<br />
Healthy Aging-a<br />
long term<br />
perspective<br />
S9<br />
Music <strong>Activity</strong><br />
Training<br />
Speaker: Christopher Patterson, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FRCP (Glasg)<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> Medicine in the division <strong>of</strong> Geriatric Medicine,<br />
McMaster University<br />
<strong>Activity</strong> <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ontario</strong> is delighted to have such a<br />
distinguished speaker as Dr. Patterson at our convention. Dr.<br />
Patterson is the former Chief <strong>of</strong> Geriatric Services for Hamilton Health<br />
Sciences, he served on the Canadian Task Force on Preventative<br />
Health Care, on three Canadian Consensus Conferences on Dementia<br />
and has authored or contributed to over 150 scientific publications.<br />
With increasing life expectancy, preventive health becomes more<br />
important than ever before and maintaining good health in old age<br />
involves lifestyle choices and evidence-informed preventive health<br />
care.<br />
In long Term Care, the emphasis changes to quality <strong>of</strong> life for the<br />
individuals that we care for but our evidence base is <strong>of</strong>ten lacking.<br />
Participants will be able to identify positive lifestyle choices and learn<br />
how to utilize evidence-based practices into your program <strong>of</strong>ferings<br />
that will enhance quality <strong>of</strong> life and preventative health management.<br />
Speaker: Jim Arnold, Music <strong>Activity</strong> Training<br />
In this hands-on workshop, participants will learn how to play a hand<br />
drum, lead drum circles, and facilitate musical games that promote<br />
exercise and social interaction. Participants will also learn a unique<br />
hand dancing musical activity and discover fun exercises that you and<br />
your group can do with hand bells. Learn new methods for integrating<br />
exercise and fun activities into your sing-along, how non-musicians can<br />
instantly play an instrument to add a melody to your drum circles and<br />
finally, how to select musical instruments that are suitable for your<br />
group initiatives.<br />
Participants in this session will gain the confidence and skills to lead a<br />
drum circle, learn a variety <strong>of</strong> unique and fun musical games that<br />
promote exercise and social interaction and discover the musical<br />
instruments that are recommended for long term care residents.<br />
<strong>Activity</strong> <strong>Pr<strong>of</strong>essionals</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Ontario</strong>
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