Mobilizing Knowledge about Effective Assessment of Pain in People with Moderate to Severe Dementia
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Dr. Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, was recently invited to present over Zoom to the Alzheimers Society of Alberta and North West Territories
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Jul 21, 20212 min read
Encouraging New Clinical Scientists, Scientist Practitioners and Clinicians to Train in Gerontology
There is a shortage of clinicians and scientists with expertise in geriatrics and gerontology.
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Jul 21, 20212 min read
The PACSLAC Pain in Dementia Scales are Multilingual
The PACSLAC Pain in Dementia Scales are Multilingual
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Jun 22, 20212 min read
Overcoming Gaps in Health Professional Education About Pain in Dementia
My friend and colleague Dr. Judith Watt-Watson, a Professor Emerita from the University of Toronto, published an article back in 2009...
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Jun 22, 20212 min read
Changing Society’s Discourse About Long-Term Care
I do not remember another extended time period during my lifetime when long-term care (LTC) has received as much media attention as it...
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See Pain More Clearly Team
May 18, 20212 min read
The Broken Hip in Room 14: The Importance of Personhood in Pain Management
Tom Kitwood was among the first to recognize the importance of personhood in the care of people with dementia. In simple terms,...
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See Pain More Clearly Team
May 18, 20212 min read
Physical attractiveness, gender and other biases in pain judgements
Over the years our team has investigated the impact of stereotypes in judgements of another’s pain. First we studied these phenomena in...
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See Pain More Clearly Team
Mar 15, 20212 min read
The Benefits of More Frequent Pain Assessment in Long-Term Care
As many as 80% of long-term care residents suffer from pain. And yet this pain is underrecognized and undertreated, at least in part,...
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See Pain More Clearly Team
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Using the PACSLAC-II Scale
The PACSLAC-II scale is an observational tool designed to help nursing staff evaluate pain in people with dementia who may have limited...
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See Pain More Clearly Team
Jan 21, 20212 min read
Pain Care During the COVID-19 Crisis in Long-Term Care Homes
Long-term care homes and frail older adults with dementia have been hit especially hard by the COVID-19 pandemic
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Jan 21, 20211 min read
COVID-19 Vaccination and Dementia
During the unrolling of COVID-19 vaccination programs across Canada, it was a pleasure to collaborate with the Canadian Institute of...
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Dec 17, 20201 min read
Pain, Behaviour and The Pandemic
Her pain was more emotional than physical but yet very real.
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See Pain More Clearly Team
Oct 18, 20202 min read
Pain and Behaviour
People with advanced dementia have difficulties verbalizing their distress and often respond to this in physical ways
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See Pain More Clearly Team
Oct 18, 20202 min read
Caring for Patients with Dementia and Pain
Undetected and untreated pain among a patient with moderate to severe dementia can lead to a host of unwelcome consequences.
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See Pain More Clearly Team
Sep 27, 20202 min read
MEDIA RELEASE #SeePainMoreClearly Campaign
MEDIA RELEASE
On October 1st, 2020 - International Day for Older Persons. The #SeePainMoreClearly Awareness Campaign Launches
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