Summary of Meetings: Elder Law
Number of Meetings Held:6
November 15, 2023
Online Registration Count: 31
Guest Speakers: Patrick Smith and Christian Mattenley
Meeting Title/Topic: Longevity: Managing the Risks of Living Longer
Synopsis: Patrick and Christian discuss the need to ensure financial well-being for our elderly clients considering the new era of longer retirements, sky-rocketing cost of care, capacity issues in later life, the role of the trusted contact person, and appropriate Power of Attorney.
December 13, 2023
Online Registration Count: 37
Guest Speaker: Marie-Noël Campbell (moderator)
Meeting Title/Topic: Supporting Older Adults with a Culturally Competent Lens
Synopsis: Marie-Noël Campbell discusses cultural capacity when working with older adults, addressing: cultural expectations with respect to client meetings; appropriate measures to communicate with clients with language or communication barriers; and tips on a trauma-informed approach.
January 17, 2024
Online Registration Count: 100
Guest Speakers: Dr. Peter Chan, MD, FRCBC, Geriatric Psychiatrist
Meeting Title/Topic: Successful Succession: A Geriatric Psychiatrist’s Perspective on Capacity Assessments
Synopsis: Dr. Peter Chan shares his insights on capacity assessments from the clinician's perspective. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and raise issues regarding their experience with obtaining and using cognitive assessments.
February 21, 2024
Online Registration Count: 57
Guest Speakers: Laura Tamblyn Watts, President & CEO, CanAge, Robyn Wishart, Lawyer & Founder, Wishart Brain and Spine Law LLP, Sara Pon, Seniors First BC, and Krista James, Moderator
Meeting Title/Topic: The Law, Standards and Remedies in Long-Term Care Facilities
Synopsis: Laura Tamblyn Watts, Robyn Wishart, and Sara Pon discuss the current state of the law for long-term facilities, current remedies and avenues for advocacy, and inventive legal remedies that are gaining ground or losing steam.
April 17, 2024
Online Registration Count: 59
Guest Speaker: Kathleen Cunningham
Meeting Title/Topic: Advising Clients in Vulnerable Situations
Synopsis: Kathleen Cunningham discusses risk factors and red flags, issues related to decision-making autonomy and capacity assessments, unconscious bias, undue influence, case studies for local discussion, and the many services and resources available to support advisors across sectors, generally and within BC.
June 19, 2024
Registration Count: 59
Guest Speaker: Dan Levitt, MSc., CHE - Office of the Seniors Advocate
Meeting Title/Topic: BC Senior’s Advocate: Current Issues and Challenges Facing B.C. Seniors
Synopsis: BC’s new Senior Advocate, Dan Levitt, provides an overview of his background, the role of his office, current issues and challenges facing BC seniors, systemic ageism and the office’s priorities for the coming years.