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Health Standards Organization (HSO) Launches Public Review for Long-Term Care Services Standard Alongside New Report

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HSO has announced the launch of the public review for their new National Long-Term Care Services Standard and their What We Heard Report #2: Findings from HSO’s LTC Standard Consultation Workbooks and Town Halls.
 

The draft standard will be open for feedback from January 27th to March 27th and can be accessed here. The report can be accessed here.
 

SAC encourages members and associates to participate in the public review, read the report, and share both opportunities with your networks.
 

The feedback gathered during the public review will be reviewed by the National Long-Term Care Services Standard Technical Committee, considered, and incorporated into the standard as applicable.

 

Survey on Hearing Health Services for Older Adults

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Health Standards Organization (HSO) has just released the Long-Term Care Services draft standard. There is a 60-day public review period that ends on March 27th. The SAC Audiology Long-Term Care Working Group would like to use the data gathered in this survey to inform our work and response from SAC, as well as future advocacy proposals.
 

This survey was recently included in January’s SAC Insider. The French version is now available. It may take as little as two minutes to complete. Please share this survey with your network of professionals and students providing hearing services. Thank you for your time.

The deadline to complete the survey is March 1, 2022.
 

Click here to complete the survey

 

2022 Accessible Canada Calls for Proposals

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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has launched two Accessible Canada calls for proposals (CFPs) under the Social Development Partnerships Program – Disability Component (SDPP-D), which will remain open from February 4, 2022 to March 25, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET).

 

ESDC is accepting applications under the following funding streams: 

National AccessAbility Week (NAAW) and Accessible Canada Partnerships (Partnerships).

 

To apply, or get more information about how to prepare your application, visit the following links:

 

Survey of Speech-Language Pathologists’ Experiences with Speech Amplification Devices for Hypophonia in Parkinson’s Disease

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The research lab in the Communicative Disorders and Sciences Department at the University at Buffalo is looking for speech-language pathologists who treat people with Parkinson’s disease to participate in an online survey. Specifically, this study is investigating speech-language pathologists’ experiences, perceptions, and opinions of the use of speech amplification technology for use with clients with Parkinson’s disease. We are interested in hearing from all S-LPs who meet our inclusion criteria (below), regardless of your direct experience with speech amplification technology.

You are eligible to participate if you:

  • are over the age of 18
  • consider English to be your primary language
  • are a registered speech-language pathologist in either the United States or Canada
  • have at least 2 years of experience treating clients with Parkinson’s disease.

The survey is expected to take 15 to 20 minutes and will include short answer, multiple choice, and open-ended questions. You will also be asked if you would like to be contacted in the future to help us recruit for a related study that will include individuals with Parkinson’s disease or parkinsonism who have experience using speech amplification devices. This research has been approved by the Institutional Review board at the University at Buffalo.

 

You may reach the IRB at (716) 888-4888 or email ub-irb@buffalo.edu if you have any concerns.

Participants will be entered to win one of twenty $25 Amazon Gift Cards.

You can access the survey here 

If you have questions, please email Dr. Thea Knowles at casa.lab.ub@gmail.com

 

Survey – Multi-Stakeholder Perspectives on Acceptability of Pediatric Autism Therapies

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In Canada, autistic children may receive different therapies, like occupational therapy, speech-language pathology services, physical therapy, or applied behavior analysis-based therapies. While the use of some of these therapies is common, there is limited evidence about how these therapies are perceived by stakeholders.  Using an online survey, we are exploring the perspectives autistic individuals, parents of autistic individuals and clinicians on the acceptability of these specific therapies. We will be inviting autistic individuals, parents of autistic individuals, and clinicians who work with autistic children (e.g., occupational therapists, behavioral therapists, physical therapists, speech language pathologists, family physicians, developmental pediatricians, psychologists, nurse practitioners, social workers) to participate in this survey.

The survey is open between January 27th and February 24th, 2022. The survey is estimated to take between 10-30 minutes to complete, with more time needed if the participant’s responses to the written questions are longer or they have multiple autistic people in their immediate family.
 

Click here to complete the survey

 

Survey – Audiologists’ Knowledge, Beliefs and Practices in Addressing Mental Health Needs of Older Adult Clients

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The global population is ageing and it is important to address the health needs of older adults, including mental health needs.  

Carla van Stelten, an MSc audiology student from the University of Cape Town, is conducting a research project that is exploring audiologists’ knowledge and perceptions about the mental health needs of their older adult clients as well as if and how audiologists are addressing these needs.  

She is looking for audiologists to complete a 30 minute online survey. At the end of the survey, participants will receive a link to free online courses which they may take to improve their knowledge and skills related to the mental health needs of older adults with hearing loss.  

Participation is completely voluntary and answers will be recorded in such a way that participants will not be identifiable. IP address tracking has been disabled so that identifiable respondent information and IP addresses are not tracked. Full study information and consent procedures appear at the start of the survey link.   

If you have any questions, the student researcher, Carla van Stelten, can be contacted via email: vstcar008@myuct.ac.za.

The research supervisor, Dr Christine Rogers, can be contacted via email: Christine.Rogers@uct.ac.za 

 

If you are interested in taking part, please click on the following link which will direct you to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5RLG7CH 

 

The research study has been approved by a registered Research Ethics Committee (Reference number HREC REF: 349/2021). The University of Cape Town’s Faculty of Health Sciences Human Research Ethics Committee can be contacted on +27 21 406 6338 in case you have any ethical concerns or questions about your rights or welfare as a participant on this research study.

 

Participate in the T-Pivot Study

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Are you a physiotherapist, occupational therapist or speech language pathologist?  

Do you work in Canada? Are you interested in telerehabilitation?  
 

Participate in the T-Pivot study  

This study looks at the implementation of telerehabilitation in Canada in your practice/profession. This study will ask you to give information about your experiences with telerehabilitation, your plans for integrating it into your practice, as well as your training and support needs.

You will be asked to complete, on two occasions, a 20-minute online questionnaire. You may also be invited to participate in a focus group, if you are interested.  
 

TO PARTICIPATE:

Please click on the following link to complete the online survey:  https://redcap.link/tpivot-eng 

If you have any questions about the project, please contact Ms. Karen Hurtubise: karen.hurtubise@usherbrooke.ca  

 

 

Hearing Health Services for Older Adults: a Survey for SAC Members and Associates

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SAC’s Audiology Services in Long-Term Care Working Group is conducting a survey to gather information about the current and future possibilities for hearing care for older adults, including services in the long-term care setting. This is a part of our advocacy efforts in response to the development of the National Long-Term Care Standards.

Please respond by Sunday, February 6, 2022.

The survey link can be found here.

 

Dementia Guidelines and Best Practices Initiative

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The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) is pleased to announce the launch of a funding opportunity through the Dementia Strategic Fund (DSF): Dementia Guidelines and Best Practices Initiative.

This is the second open solicitation resulting from funding announced in Budget 2019 to support the implementation of key elements of Canada’s first national dementia strategy.

The DSF: Dementia Guidelines and Best Practices Initiative aims to improve access to and use of high-quality dementia guidance in Canada. This funding opportunity is intended to reduce gaps identified in both the availability and the adoption of high-quality dementia guidance.

PHAC is currently accepting proposals. Please share this email with potential applicants in your network as appropriate.

An Invitation to Submit a Funding Request (ISFR) template can be requested from PHAC’s Centre for Grants and Contributions by email at cgc.solicitations-csc@phac-aspc.gc.ca. Please be sure to include “DSF: Dementia Guidelines and Best Practices Initiative” in the subject line. The deadline to submit a completed funding request is 12 P.M. (EST), January 28, 2022.

If you have any questions regarding this funding opportunity please contact PHAC’s Centre for Grants and Contributions by email at cgc.solicitations-csc@phac-aspc.gc.ca.

 
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