Our goal of the Forum was to build awareness of the crisis in primary health care for older adults, to share related advocacy approaches and to provide strategies to support healthy aging. The intended audience included older adults and their families, caregivers as well as stakeholder and advocacy groups across Ottawa.
Attendance – June 18, 2025
We were pleased with the level of interest: we had 121 attend in person and 176 online.
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Biographies
Access the PDF containing biographies of the presenters at the forum here.
Recordings and Presentations
YouTube recording of the complete event.
The presentations are in the order of the Agenda:
● Where Have the Family Doctors Gone?
● Using Data to Inform Health Care Redesign
● Pushing Back on Ageism
● Who’s Caring for Our Older Adults? The Growing Role and Value of Nurse
Practitioners
● Prevent Falls – Be Proactive (video)
● The Role of Community Support Services (CSS) in the Healthcare System
● Information Resources
● Closing Remarks
Resources
The purpose of this Resources document is to capture those items that address our 3rd goal: Provide strategies to support healthy aging. It is organized by the content given by the various speakers followed by other resources that the SHIH Primary Care Team thinks would be beneficial to you and/or your caregiver(s).
Seniors Health Innovations Hub 