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Nadine is the Executive Director at the Canadian Care Association. She is involved in national initiatives that support advocacy, awareness and the advancement of excellence in home care across Canada. Projects include strategic planning, healthy systems review, human resources development, primary health care and information technology. She has written numerous papers and presented to federal commissions, senate committees and provincial/regional planning groups on home care and caregiver related topics. She is an active participant on two national coalitions; as the President of Carers Canada, and Chair of the Advocacy Committee for the Quality of End of Life Care Coalition of Canada. Nadine is also the Vice-President of the International Alliance of Carer Organizations, a global coalition dedicated to building awareness and recognition of caregivers. In 2012, Nadine was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal for her outstanding contribution to home care and family caregivers. Outputs
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| Contributions and Challenges of Non-Professional Patient Care: A Key Component of Contemporary Canadian HealthcareThe Canadian public is aging. Population levels of excellent, or very good, health are decreasing, and the prevalence of chronic diseases is increasing. Timely access to caring and respectful care from health professionals, with supporting information transfer, are key qualities in patients' sense of centricity and hope for best outcomes. Data from the 2013-2014 Health Care in Canada (HCIC) survey reveal, however, that 38% of such patients do not always, or often, access this support. The lack of timely access may be one underlying driver for non-professional caregivers to contribute to the care, as well as the personal and financial management, of family members or friends with chronic disease. Previous HCIC surveys, in 2005, 2006 and 2007, reported non-professional caregivers' prevalence in the adult public at 21, 23 and 26%, respectively, compared with 19% in the 2013-2014 survey. In all the surveys, a notable feature of non-professional care providers has been their universality of contribution, across age, sex, geography and time. Caregivers pay, however, a price. They have a lower level of self-related health, a higher incidence of chronic illness and net-negative impacts on relationships, career and finances, including use of personal savings (53%) and necessity of quitting their job (12%). Conversely, they infrequently claim available tax (12%) or compassionate care (11%) benefits. Interestingly, non-professional caregivers work in team-care settings with health professionals more frequently (29%) than patients in the general population with chronic illnesses (18%). Nonetheless, their current levels of always, or often, receiving assisting support (46%) and information (53%) from health professionals are lower than the respective results reported by the general public (65% and 68%). In conclusion, non-professional patient care in Canada is a common, longstanding and not-for-profit enterprise. It is more likely driven by altruistic caring or sense of duty that balance, or overwhelm, its associated personal, medical and financial burdens. In the short term, practical opportunities for enhancement include broader recognition of caregivers' contributions, their improved access to professional support and communication and wider use of available governmental financial support. All are likely to enhance both patient-centred care and lessen the practical burdens of caregivers. Things can be better. Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Other | Scientific Excellence - Advancing Knowledge | 2015-01-01 | | | Experiences in Caregiving during COVID-19: What have we learned?In recognition of National Carers Day on April 6, 2021, we convened a catalytic conversation about experiences in caregiving during COVID-19: what have we learned? Sponsored by AGE-WELL, the panel discussion brought together Ron Beleno, Co-Chair of the AW Older Adult and Caregivers Advisory Committee; Catherine Suridjan, Director of Policy and Knowledge Translation, Canadian Home Care Association | Carers Canada; Janet Fast, Professor, University of Alberta and AW Research; and Nora Spinks, CEO Vanier Institute of the Family. The webinar was recorded and subsequently posted on the Carers Canada website and AGE-WELL's YouTube channel.AWCRP-2020-16 University of Alberta, Independent, Canadian Home Care Association, Other, Vanier Institute of the Family | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2021-04-06 | | | How does technology help caregivers?Co-created with Catherine Suridjan, Director of Policy and Knowledge Translation with Carers Canada, and in recognition of caring Canadians, the two-page infographic highlights caregivers' experiences with technology. It was released on April 6, 2021 as part of National Carers Day, promoted on social media, and posted on the Carers Canada and Vanier Institute of the Family websites.
https://www.carerscanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Caregivers-Experiences-with-COVID-and-Technology-EN-FR.pdf 2.4 ATforCC, AWCRP-2020-16 University of Alberta, Canadian Home Care Association, Other | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2021-04-06 | | | National Caregivers Day organizationNadine Henningsen (Carers Canada | Canadian Home Care Association) and Jacquie Eales, with support from AGE-WELL's NMO (Dorina and Karolina), planned activities for National Caregivers Day (April 5, 2022) that focused on balancing work and care. HQP Andrew Magnaye assisted with event coordination, and as chat moderator during one of two catalytic conversations held that day.
NCD activities included:
- Caregivers' experiences (stories about balancing work and care from employees perspectives)
- Employer champions (stories from employers about how they support employees with caregiving responsibilities, including our partner MatchWork)
- two catalytic conversations, including one focused on Balancing Work and Care: Strategies for Meaningful Employment, that Jacquie and Andrew organized.
- communication toolkit (key messages, employee infographic and employer infographic)
- federal recognition in the form of videos from Prime Minister Trudeau, three federal cabinet ministers, leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada and New Democratic Party of Canada, and the Shadow Minister for Seniors.AWCRP-2020-16 University of Alberta, Canadian Home Care Association, Other, KITE Research Institute at University Health Network | KTEE - Knowledge Mobilization | 2022-04-05 | |
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