See Pain More Clearly
Centre on Aging and Health University of Regina S4S 0A2 Regina, SK, Canada

PAIN AND BEHAVIOUR In our latest guest article Dr. Lilian Thorpe M.D., Ph.D., FRCP, Geriatric psychiatrist at Saskatchewan Health Authority, explains that people with advanced dementia have difficulties verbalizing their distress and often respond to this in physical ways. Click on the image below to learn more: https://www.seepainmoreclearly.org/post/pain-and-behaviour ... See Pain More Clearly - Pain In Dementia https://www.seepainmoreclearly.org #SeePainMoreClearly #Dementia #alzheimers #longtermcare #LTC #Caregivers #alzheimerscare #alzheimersawareness

HELP US SPREAD AWARENESS OF #SEEPAINMORECLEARLY We launched the #SeePainMoreClearly social media campaign to increase awareness of the underassessment of pain in dementia and disseminate evidence-based practices. HELP US by sharing this campaign and if you want a more active role we would appreciate as many people as possible to participate in our study and completing our survey - more details here: https://www.seepainmoreclearly.org/participate-in-our-study.... The success and impact of our effort will be tracked systematically through questionnaires and other indicators such as video views, hashtag mentions, media stories, social insights and analytical data. See Pain More Clearly - Pain In Dementia https://www.seepainmoreclearly.org #Dementia #alzheimers #longtermcare #LTC #Caregivers #alzheimerscare #alzheimersawareness

Under-assessment and under-management of pain in people with dementia Pain in dementia can sometimes cause challenging behaviours. Healthcare staff may misattribute these behaviours to psychiatric problems and treat them with psychiatric rather than pain medications. Psychiatric medications may sometimes increase the risk of earlier death among these patients. See Pain More Clearly - Pain In Dementia ... https://www.seepainmoreclearly.org #SeePainMoreClearly #Dementia #alzheimers #longtermcare #LTC #Caregivers #alzheimerscare #alzheimersawareness See more

HELP US AS WE ADVOCATE FOR POLICY CHANGE Research has demonstrated that pain assessment frequency, using validated tools, can increase with minimal impact on existing Long Term Care resources. Policy change is needed to improve pain care in long term care settings. ... We are looking for participants to participate in a study. Options to help include filling out a brief 5-10 minute anonymous questionnaire about the initiative - find out more here https://www.seepainmoreclearly.org/participate-in-our-study See Pain More Clearly - Pain In Dementia https://www.seepainmoreclearly.org #SeePainMoreClearly #Dementia #alzheimers #longtermcare #LTC #Caregivers #alzheimerscare #alzheimersawareness

Remembering our Veterans Living with Dementia. On November 11, Canada honours all veterans who have served our country, many of whom have made the ultimate sacrifice. Many of our veterans have now reached old age and some of our oldest veterans may have developed dementia. We owe our veterans the best care possible during such difficult times in the same way as they have defended our country and supported our allies with all their might. In our latest article, we share our c...oncerns. Read more: https://www.seepainmoreclearly.org//remembering-our-vetera See Pain More Clearly - Pain In Dementia https://www.seepainmoreclearly.org #Weremember #Veterans #SeePainMoreClearly #Dementia #alzheimers #longtermcare #LTC #Caregivers #alzheimerscare #alzheimersawareness

OUR MISSION AT SEE PAIN MORE CLEARLY We are working to improve pain assessment and management in older persons. YOU CAN HELP by simply filling out a 5-10 minute anonymous questionnaire about the initiative here: https://www.seepainmoreclearly.org/participate-in-our-study ... See Pain More Clearly - Pain In Dementia https://www.seepainmoreclearly.org #SeePainMoreClearly #Dementia #alzheimers #longtermcare #LTC #Caregivers #alzheimerscare #alzheimersawareness