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BAYCREST HEALTH SCIENCES www.baycrest.org 5 I N N OVAT I V E A P P R OAC H E S TO E D U C AT I O N In Baycrest's Centre for Learning Research and Innovation (CLRI) in Long-Term Care, students learn through simulation. A new frail aging simulation suit gives first-hand experience of the mobility, balance, hearing and visual impairments that can affect many older adults. Students will also participate in case studies in a special simulation room while their colleagues observe through a tinted window. Interprofessional educators facilitate these hands-on sessions. Baycrest is one of three Centres for LRI in Long-Term Care in Ontario that are leading the development of the next generation of teaching for long-term care facilities. The Baycrest Centre for LRI is funded by the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and led by Baycrest's Centre for Education and Knowledge Exchange in Aging. EDUCATION AT BAYCREST 1,200 students trained, from 33 educational institutions Sector Building A student demonstrates Baycrest's new frail aging simulation suit. B E H AV I O U R A L S U P P O R T R O U N D S Healthcare professionals across Ontario have a new forum for sharing leading practices in assessing and managing challenging behaviours that are sometimes present in individuals with dementia. Baycrest launched the Behavioural Support Rounds, a series of interactive presentations broadcast over the Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN), in November 2013. By January 2014, the event was among our most-watched telecasts with 60 sites linking in. The Behavioural Support Rounds are co-sponsored by Baycrest's Toronto Central LHIN Behavioural Support for Seniors Program and the Baycrest Centre for Learning, Research and Innovation in Long-Term Care. C O M M U N I T Y H E A LT H LI N K S In November 2013, Baycrest was appointed the lead co-ordinating organization for the development of the North West Toronto Community Health Link. The Community Health Links program is a provincewide initiative that aims to increase collaboration between healthcare providers to provide better, more co-ordinated care for individuals with the most complex medical needs, including seniors. L E A R N I N G F R O M T H E B E S T E X P E R T S Our International Visiting Scholars Program brings globally recognized scholars in the field of geriatrics and gerontology to Baycrest to share their expertise and inspire staff and students. An important aspect of this program focuses on learning from scientists who specialize in the study of dementia. Morris Justein & Family have generously provided $500,000 to expand this important program at Baycrest.

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