##  [Transformative Practices in Long-Term Care](/community/events/2016/transformative-practices-in-long-term-care) 

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October 27, 2016 - 8:00am

 

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October 27, 2016 - 10:00am

 

**Venue:** UBC Robson Square - Lecture Theatre **\[** [**MAP**](http://robsonsquare.ubc.ca/find-us/)**\]**  
**Time:** 3-5pm

Continuing a tradition of offering a provincially focused afternoon symposium session in advance of the evening keynote Marion Woodward Lecture, our invited panelists will help spark a dynamic dialogue on dementia care in BC.

**Panelists:**

- [Dr. John Keady](http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/John.keady/), Professor of Older People's Mental Health Nursing, University of Manchester
- [Dr. Alison Phinney](https://nursing.ubc.ca/our-people/alison-phinney), Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of British Columbia
- [Jo-Ann Tait](http://phcnews.ca/news/jo-ann-tait-program-director-elder-care-and-palliative-services), Director, Elder Care and Palliative Services, Providence Health Care
- [Nancy Gault](https://nursing.ubc.ca/sites/default/files/documents/NancyGaultBio2016.pdf), Deputy Advocate, Office of the Seniors Advocate

**Moderator:** [Sarah Leavitt](http://sarahleavitt.com/tangles/), UBC Lecturer & author of *Tangles*

This moderated discussion will consider dementia supports across the spectrum of care and consider how to transform dementia care in British Columbia, not just at the level of individual care, but also at a systems level.

### Don't miss the 2016 MARION WOODWARD LECTURE - Dementia: New Paths to Understanding





**MARION WOODWARD LECTURE 2016**

## Dementia: New Paths to Understanding

**Keynote Speaker**: Dr. John Keady, Nursing Professor of Older People’s Mental Health, University of Manchester  
**Date**: Thursday, October 27, 2016  
**Time**: 7:00 - 8:00pm with a reception to follow  
**Venue**: UBC Robson Square - Lecture Hall \[[MAP](http://robsonsquare.ubc.ca/find-us/)\]

Dr. John Keady will share insights from the international Neighbourhoods and Dementia study, and the roles that people with dementia are playing in the research program and how nursing is transforming approaches to care through the empowerment of people living with dementia.