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May 9 & 10, 200910:00am—5:00pmExhibition Park, Halifax
Main Stage Presentations arranged by Caregivers Nova Scotia Association
Saturday, May 910:30 am to 11:15 am
Who is Taking Care?: AccessingPrimary Health Care and Supportfor Dementia Caregivers
By Deborah Kiceniuk, PhD
The main objective of the
Transdisciplinary Primary Carefor Caregivers Project 
is togenerate knowledge about issuesconcerning primary health careand support for caregivers of individuals affected by AlzheimerDisease and related dementias.This talk will provide a summaryof the project’s progress to datehighlighting some of the keypreliminary findings from thefamily caregiver perspective.The discussion will then turn toan overview of theservices that caregivers arecurrently accessing in primaryand community care and thebarriers they perceive or haveexperienced in accessing thiscare. This study has been jointlyfunded by the Alzheimer Societyof Canada and the CanadianNurses Foundation. __________________________
Saturday, May 911:30 am to 12:15 pm
Medication Review Program
By Michele Lycett BSc. Pharm;Certified Diabetes Educator Pharmacist/Owner, BridgetownPharmasave
Did you know that you mightqualify for a free review of yourmedications by a pharmacist?The Medication Review Program(MRP) is a joint project of theNova Scotia Department of Health and the PharmacyAssociation of Nova Scotia.Michelle is the Program Manager.She will describe the program,who can qualify, the purpose of areview and how to schedule areview. __________________________
Saturday, May 912:30 pm to 1:15 pm
Research Study: Involuntary Re-tirement due to CaregivingResponsibilities
By Aine Humble, PhDEd note: details were unavailableat press time. Please go towww.caregiversns.org for moreinformation in early May. __________________________
Saturday, May 91:30 pm to 2:15 pm
Registered Disability Savings Plan
By Michelle Morgan-Coole, APrimer on Special Needs and theLaw 
The RDSP is a new long termsavings program for people withdisabilities. Michelle is a non-practicing lawyer and parent totwo children with special needswho will share her hands-onexperience with setting up aRegistered Disability SavingsPlan.Michelle blogs atwww.specialneeds-ns.blogspot.com __________________________
Saturday, May 92:30 pm to 3:15 pm
Nova Scotia PharmacarePrograms
By Ann Foran, Director NovaScotia Medavie Blue Cross
Did you know that the NovaScotia government has twoprograms that help with the costof medications? The SeniorsPharmacare program and itsnewer cousin, Family Phar-macare, will be described in thisinformative presentation. Learnhow to determine which programis right for you if you are asenior. If you are not a senior,learn if you should apply forFamily Pharmacare. __________________________
Saturday, May 93:30 pm to 4:15 pm
Adult Day Programs
By Thia Rutledge, Supervisor  Adult Day Program, Oakwood Terrace
 Thia is an executive memberof the newly formed Adult DayProgram Association of NovaScotia. In this presentation shewill describe the different types of Adult Day Programs andwho can benefit. She will also ex-plain the services availablein HRM and the rest of Nova Scotia.
Free Admission!
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Doreen Duck

Looking for copy of "Connections" from Caregivers of Nova Scotia

reply10 / 21 / 2009
mmc2008

Doreen I think Connections is (or use to be) the title of the Caregivers NS newsletter. Is this what you're looking for? http://74.125.47.132/search?q=cache:q.../UserFiles/File/SpecialEditionCNS+caregivers+nova+scotia+connections&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk

10 / 22 / 2009
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