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Supporting the Sexual Health of LTC Residents Living with Dementia: Building Care Teams’ Confidence

Event Date: Feb 13, 2025

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This webinar introduces a free, three-part e-learning program designed to increase confidence in healthcare providers to support the sexual health needs of residents living with dementia.

This webinar will present an overview of the program, including its key themes, learning objectives, and case-based design. The presenters will highlight how the e-learning program enables healthcare providers across all scopes of practice better understand residents’ sexual expressions, communicate effectively about sexual health, and address responsive sexual behaviors using a person-centered, risk-informed approach.

Presenter(s):

Dr. Birgit Pianosi (nee Hübscher)
Dr. Pianosi holds a Ph.D. in Psycho-Gerontology from Germany and has completed two M.A. programs (in Human Development and in Psycho-Gerontology). She is a Credentialed Professional Gerontologist (C.P.G.) with the National Association for Professional Gerontologists. Birgit is a full-time faculty member at Laurentian University, teaching Gerontology. Previously, she was an Associate Professor in the Gerontology Department at Huntington University in Sudbury, Canada (2001 to 2021). She also teaches part-time at Cambrian College and owns the consulting firm “Lively-Aging”. Birgit was born and raised in East Germany and has been living in Canada since 1996. She is married, has two adult sons, and a horse named “Fanny”.

Katelynn Aelick, MSc., is the Project Coordinator for the Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) Provincial Coordinating Office at the North Bay Regional Health Centre. Katelynn holds a Master's Degree in Ageing Studies and prior to her role with BSO, held positions in rural and northern health research and hospice care. As part of her role with the BSO Provincial Coordinating Office, Katelynn leads initiatives focused on measuring BSO impact and is also the Lead Collaborator on other projects that aim to surface and spread best practices in the areas of education, behavioural support transition units, and sexual expression.