title: Providing meaningful continuing education in a changing long-term care environment.
abstract: This article describes the delivery of an innovative continuing education program to all staff in long-term care facilities in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Using techniques ranging from lecture to storytelling, brief 30-minute teaching sessions were developed to facilitate attitude change about depression. The inclusion of all staff encouraged cross discipline learning and a common language of care within the facilities. The format is easy to use and applicable to a variety of continuing education issues.
authors.affiliation: McMaster University, School of Rehabilitation Science, Hamilton, ON, Canada. tryssen@mcmaster.ca
authors.forename: Joyce
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tryssenaar
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gray
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003863:Depression / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D033262:Narration; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D009864:Ontario; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D012866:Skilled Nursing Facilities; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods