Episode 36 – Role of families and Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) in supporting seniors in Long Term Care (LTC)

Our guest today is Professor Denise Connelly, BScPT, MSc, PhD. She is Associate Dean (Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs), Faculty of Health Sciences. We discuss how COVID-19 has impacted the way we address care teams for older adults and how family members and Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) have a vital role to play. Read more – https://ltccovid.org/project/implementation-of-virtual-p-i-e-c-e-s-for-resident-care-planning-with-family-to-build-and-sustain-team-collaboration-and-Resilience-for-the-workforce-in-ltc-during-covid-19-and-future-outbrea/ and https://www.uwo.ca/fhs/pt/about/faculty/connelly_d.html

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