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LGBTI and Long-term Care Facilities: Creating Culturally Safe Care
An interview with Ms. Samantha Edmonds Ms. Samantha Edmonds is one of Australia’s leading LGBTI inclusive strategists, policy makers and influencers with extensive knowledge and experience in assisting ageing, aged care and health providers develop LGBTI inclusive...
Working Together to Defeat Invasive Meningococcal Disease
April 24 is World Meningitis Day, and on this day, the International Federation on Ageing (IFA) together with the Confederation of Meningitis Organisations (CoMO) and Immunize Canada want to remind you that meningococcal disease is a health risk you should not take.
5 Questions on Global Health Matters with Dr. Jane Barratt, IFA
Dr. Jane Barratt, Secretary General, IFA discusses the adoption of a life-course approach to health system challenges; the positive impact of adult vaccination across generations; and concrete policy recommendations to prevent the onset of dementia with IFPMA.
Long-term Care Homes in Canada
Greg Shaw, Director, International Corporate Relations at the International Federation on Ageing, calls against anyone tempted to move their family member out of a care home at this time: "Let us hope that any older person moved because of such ill-informed advice...
How to Arrange Your Daily Schedule after Retirement
IFA GUEST BLOGGER: Anne Harris is an HR specialist working for londonlive-incare.com. She eagerly shares her knowledge with her audience on various blogs. --- For many people retirement is a chance to finally do things they’ve always wanted, but the daily grind...