Health HQ

17/01/2023

Check out the return of this great podcast from the Centre for Aging + Brain Health Innovation, this time featuring our own Dr. Anthony Levinson.

Drs. Allison Sekuler and Rosanne Aleong welcome Jim Mann, Dr. Anthony Levinson (iGeriCare), and Robin Mitchell (Baycrest) as they explore the impact of a dementia diagnosis on clients and their families in those first/early days. Our guests will walk us through the common emotions and challenges tha...

20/12/2022

Dementia is a disease of the brain that can make driving risky, yet some people can still drive safely in the mild stages. Because driving is so important in the lives of most people, a new website was developed to help people make difficult decisions about driving and dementia.

Dementia is a disease of the brain that can make driving risky, yet some people can still drive safely in the mild stages. Because driving is so important in the lives of most people, a new website…

19/12/2022

McMaster’s enhanced 18-month well-baby visit planner is a great tool for parents to use prior to their child’s enhanced 18-month well-baby visit.

The visit planner covers multiple areas of development and provides helpful sample questions for parents to consider for each of the different topics. The tool allows parents to prioritize the areas of their child’s development that they feel are the most important for discussion. The visit planner is available for free online and as a printable version.

Learn more about the enhanced 18-month well-baby visit planner: https://buff.ly/3Byppua

14/12/2022

McMaster University's Play&Learn is a great free resource for parents to support the healthy development of their children. This resource was created by experts in child development at McMaster University and the University of Toronto.

Play&Learn aims to provide parents with fun and engaging activities that they may perform with their children. The activities are categorized into three age groups; (toddler. Preschool, and kindergarten). For each age group, the activities are further separated into 4 different domains of development which consist of; thinking and learning, social and emotional, movement, and language.

Learn more about Play&Learn: https://buff.ly/3d3DUMm

08/12/2022

We are going live now with our latest Live Event 'Dementia and Driving Roadmap'. We are joined by Drs. Mark Rapoport and Gary Naglie who have developed a website to help people make difficult decisions about driving and .

Join us for our 35th iGeriCare Live Event, this time with Dr. Anthony Levinson and special guests Drs. Mark Rapoport and Gary Naglie of the University of Tor...

29/11/2022

Sleep is a fundamental part of promoting our overall health. As we age, it is common for us to experience changes in our sleep. It may become harder to fall asleep, or you may wake up more often during the night and earlier in the morning. But what can you do when a good night’s sleep is hard to get? In this video, Dr. Tricia Woo talks about sleep in older adults, lifestyle changes to promote good quality sleep, and the use of sleeping pills for insomnia.

Sleep is a fundamental part of promoting our overall health. As we age, it is common for us to experience changes in our sleep. It may become harder to fall ...

28/11/2022

This free 5-part weekly email series explores healthy child development in the areas of thinking and learning, movement, language, and social and emotional skills. Receive games + activities you can do at home to help children improve their skills.

This free 5-part weekly email series explores healthy child development in the areas of thinking and learning, movement, language, and social and emotional skills. You’ll also receive expert-reviewed games and activities you can do with your child at home

25/11/2022

Our next Live Event is set for December 8 at 1PM EST.

can make driving risky, yet some people can still drive safely in mild stages. We will consider how to address these challenges with the help of Drs. Mark Rapoport and Gary Naglie of the University of Toronto.

https://igericare.healthhq.ca/en/events

23/11/2022

If you're short on time but are still looking to learn more about dementia, you'll be interested in our micro-learning emails. Delivered on a weekly basis, these important takeaways from 's lessons can be read in 2-3 minutes and will contribute to a better understanding of dementia.

It's free to sign up - https://buff.ly/3EUcYds

24/10/2022

Play&Learn is a convenient and easy-to-use platform that you can use to help support your child’s development.

So, what is Play&Learn?

Play&Learn is a free resource created by experts in child development at McMaster and the University of Toronto.

On the Play&Learn website, you can find a variety of games and activities that you may complete with your child. Activities are separated based on age (toddler, preschool, and kindergarten) and are further split up into 4 domains of child development; thinking and learning, social and emotional, movement, and language.

Check out the Play&Learn website here: https://buff.ly/3Q1eRbs

19/10/2022

The EYCI (Early Years Check-In) is a tool that allows parents to rate their level of concern regarding their child’s development.

The EYCI consists of 11 different topics, stemming from 4 domains; social and emotional, thinking and learning, language and movement.

This tool is extremely valuable as it is convenient and easy to use and the results allow parents and health professionals to see potential areas of concern and plan the appropriate course of action.

Learn all about the EYCI and how you can begin implementing it in your practice: https://buff.ly/3BC3Oks