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Howard Abrams @HowardBAbrams
Joined April 2010
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Moira Welsh@MoiraWelsh
4 Nov 2022
Column by Adrienne Clarkson, former GG and current honourary chair of advisory Bd at @NIAgeing : Most older Canadians want to age at home. Why are we making it so hard for them? thestar.com/opinion/contribu… via @torontostar

Most older Canadians want to age at home. Why are we making it so hard for them?

I want to remain independent in my community for as long as I am alive, writes former governor general Adrienne Clarkson

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National Institute on Ageing 🇨🇦
@NIAgeing
4 Nov 2022
A national strategy on Naturally Occurring Retirement Community programs could help hundreds of thousands of older Canadians age in the right place, @DrSamirSinha tells @MoiraWelsh of @TorontoStar. Read more about our new report with @NORCCentre: thestar.com/news/canada/2022… #NORCs

Are you going to die alone? Be a burden to your family? In New York they do aging better. Why is...

They can form organically. And “Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities” — with supports — can help seniors stay at home and thrive.

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John Tory@JohnTory
12 Feb 2021
The pandemic has taken a great toll on the mental health of Torontonians. To support residents, @TorontoLibrary is conducting wellness checks with seniors via direct calls and online support programs.
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Second place in “Best Poster Contest” at World Hospital at Home Congress “ Madrid. #WHAHC_Congress #uhnOpenLab
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“I used to go to the hospital to take care of patients. Now I go to Homes to take care of people”. World Hospital At Home Congress. #WHAHC_congress #uhnopenlab
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“Hospital at Home requires higher skill levels than in-hospital care as you are not there all the time” #uhnopenlab, #WHAHC_congress
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#WHAHC_Congress, #uhnopenlab
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At the World Hospital at Home Congress in Madrid. “ 50% of the healing is just being at home”. #WHAHC_congress, #uhnopenlab
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At the World Hospital at Home Congress in Madrid. “ 50% of the healing is just being at home”. #whahc2019, #openlab
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OpenLab at the COPAs: Best Investigative Journalism!!!
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OpenLab at the Canadian Online Publishers Award (COPA). Gold Awards for Best Investigative Journalism and Best Photojournalism. Yay
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Commonwealth Fund@commonwealthfnd
27 Aug 2016
The Hospital at Home model can be cheaper & safer than hospital stays for select patients buff.ly/2bcmkQD
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Susan Fitzpatrick@SFitzpatrick_OH
15 Nov 2018
At the Canadian Online Publishing Awards with @jenrecknagel of @thelocalhealth receiving the award for Best Photo Journalism! Go Jen!
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OpenLab@UHNOpenLab
13 Nov 2018
Thought-provoking talk at our weekly Open Rounds by @EngChangeLab @mwjabbott on the role of engineering and technology in human society.
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Transilience (use crisis to move forward) vs resilience ( bouncing back).
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Charting the Future: Forum at the Centre for Architecture, Design Health Innovation at the University of Toronto
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"You've lived your whole life at home, so you probably know how to do that best". Choose Hospital at home. Dr Gary Newton, SHS. #HatHDesign
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A whole new way of enhancing health by creating healing environments for those with limited access. Great evidence for enhancing rehab too. x.com/AnthonyDaleOHA/status/…
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Engaging with enlightened leadership at Aso Iizuka Hospital, Japan. Their motto, "Innovate and Evolve"
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International Impact at Toyama University Hospital, Japan; Inspired by our previous Centre for Innovation in Complex Care (CICC) at UHN!
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