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SUMMARY:National Fraud Prevention Month
DESCRIPTION:March is Fraud Prevention Month\, a month of activities and events that aims to help Canadians recognize\, reject and report fraud.   Did you know that the fight against fraud starts with you? The old saying is true: knowledge is power. Avoiding fraud is all about knowing how to recognize the signs\, reject the claims that seem too good to be true and reporting them to the authorities.  Seniors and vulnerable adults are frequently the targets of scams. Fraudsters continue to target Canadians\, stealing their hard-earned money and leaving them devastated. The latest data shows Canadians lost approximately $97 million to fraud. \nTips to Protect Yourself Against Fraud \n\nNever give out your personal\, confidential information over the phone\nProtect your banking information\, never reveal your PIN or passwords to anyone\nNever pay money to claim your money or a prize\, there should be no processing fee\nKeep your personal information safe\, an identity thief will go through garbage and recycling bins\nBe skeptical\, if something seems too good to be true\, it probably is\n\nHelp keep yourself and other vulnerable adults safe by sharing information about scams with them.  At times\, vulnerable adults can feel confused or pressured\, you must be informed that it’s okay to hang up the phone or delete an email.  Fraud prevention is a responsibility we all share. \nFor more information\, please review our financial abuse resources or contact your local CRN.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/national-fraud-prevention-month-2
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SUMMARY:Provincial Learning Event - Digital Security Skills and Resources for Older Adults
DESCRIPTION:Register for BC CRN’s March Provincial Learning Event – Digital Security Skills and Resources for Older Adults. \nIs it time to figure out how to use your technology with confidence?  Technology keeps us connected\, healthy & happy\, but only if you know how to use it. Before this decade ends\, over seven million Canadian seniors will be making plans to age at home. And that home is expected to have at least 15 connected devices. Technology can help older adults with digital skills remain independent\, connected\, and healthy. It can also make home a safe place to grow old and save governments\, families\, and seniors money. \nBut a lack of digital skills leads to social isolation\, makes accessing government and other online services challenging\, and creates a population of older adults threatened to be left behind as technology further integrates into our daily lives. \n\nThe Gluu Society is a nonprofit that provides digital skills learning resources to older Canadians and the people & organizations that support them.  Join Gluu‘s founder & CEO\, Linda Fawcus\, discuss what digital security and digital literacy skills are necessary to help older adults confidently use technology… one tap at a time.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/gluu
CATEGORIES:Provincial Learning,Featured
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SUMMARY:EAPO - Annual Provincial Conference
DESCRIPTION:Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario is excited to host our 2022 Virtual Provincial Conference on Tuesday\, March 29. The conference theme\, Amplifying Our Collective Voices: Rights Don’t Get Old\, focuses on raising awareness and uniting stakeholders in strengthening our messages on the prevention of elder abuse\, combating ageism and promoting the rights of older persons. \nAuthor\, journalist\, and activist Ashton Applewhite will be the opening keynote speaker to kick off the conference. Ashton is a leading international voice for a movement to mobilize against discrimination on the basis of age. Several publications recognize her work as an expert on ageism\, including the American Society of Aging. She is also the author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism and known for her Ted Talk on ending ageism. \nWe invite you to attend the conference to learn about the global and national movements taking place and how you can TAKE ACTION to make a difference in your community. Our cast of renowned speakers will inspire you with the knowledge to address ageism\, understand the human rights of older persons\, and prevent elder abuse. \nRegister Today: https://eapon.ca/ProvincialConference2022 \nDownload Full Conference Program
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/eapo-annual-provincial-conference
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SUMMARY:The Invaluable Role of Community in Adult Abuse Prevention - the Community Response Network Movement
DESCRIPTION:The Financial Abuse Investigators Action Group (a sub group of CREA) is pleased to invite you to participate in an upcoming webinar to acknowledge Fraud Prevention Month here in BC and nationwide. Join us for an engaging session about the important adult abuse/neglect prevention work led by the BC Association of Community Response Networks! This session will include the vision for Community Response Networks\, examples of local activities\, results of ten years of evaluative data on the difference CRNs make and a first-hand glimpse into the It’s Not Right: Neighbors\, Friends and Families initiative. This initiative engages all of us as neighbors\, friends and family members in how to have a supportive conversation with someone we care about who may be experiencing harm. \nThis session will provide information about the important adult abuse/neglect prevention work led by the BC Association of Community Response Networks (CRNs). It will include the vision for the CRNs\, examples of local activities\, results of ten years of evaluative data on the difference CRNs make and a first-hand glimpse into the It’s Not Right: Neighbors\, Friends and Families initiative. Presenters are April Struthers and Doug Newberry. \nRegister now! \n 
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/the-invaluable-role-of-community-in-adult-abuse-prevention-the-community-response-network-movement
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SUMMARY:Why We Are All At Risk - Webinar by Southern Vancouver Island CRNs
DESCRIPTION:The Southern Vancouver Island CRNs invite you to join their upcoming webinar\, Why We Are All At Risk. \nWhat makes you a target for scammers?  Take part in a free online panel discussion featuring experts from community\, government\, and law enforcement.  Learn how you and your community can be safe. \nRegister here! \nThe Southern Vancouver Island CRNs are excited to introduce the following panelists who will be presenting on various aspects of fraud: \nDet/Constable Berle Zwaan #32\nDetective Division\nFinancial Crimes Section\nSaanich Police Department \nBerle is a Saanich Police Detective Constable currently posted to the Financial Crimes Section.  As a police officer since 1996 with many years of experience investigating all types of crimes\, she has developed an extensive knowledge of financial crimes and their impact.  She will address updated trends that are now occurring within Canada\, including multilayer frauds.  More detail about who the victims are along with the causes of vulnerability will also be examined. \nKathy Majowski\nBoard Co-Chair\nCNPEA – Canadian Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse \nKathy is a degree-prepared nurse whose career has spanned a wide range of roles in health care\, community work\, and leadership responsibilities over the past 20 years.  Caring for seniors has always been a part of Kathy’s career\, and has brought her a greater awareness of some of the issues that seniors face.  One of her many volunteer roles that support vulnerable women include being the Chair for the CNPEA.  She will bring her perspective to the discussion on scams and their effect on older adults\, the difference between frauds and financial abuse\, and the resources that are available locally\, regionally\, and nationally for people looking for help for themselves and/or an older adult that they care about. \nAllison Reed\nCanada Revenue Agency – Pacific Region \nAllison has been with the CRA since 2008.  Her most recent role as an Outreach Officer involves supporting Indigenous Peoples\, Elders\, Adults 65 years of age and older\, Newcomers to Canada\, Persons with Disabilities\, Youth and Housing Insecure Canadians. Allison’s extensive experience with the CRA puts her in a unique position to discuss the all-too-common scams involving the CRA and social insurance numbers.  Learn what the truth is behind fraudsters’ claims and how to protect yourself.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/whyweareallatrisk
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SUMMARY:EAPO - Master Class: Reframing Aging & Abuse
DESCRIPTION:On March 30th Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario (EAPO) is proud to hold the first of our two “Master Classes” that provide a unique opportunity to learn from specialists in the field of aging\, through engaging and interactive discussions and activities. \nThe Master Class is tailored to bringing like-minded stakeholders from various disciplines and sectors together\, to advance their skills and knowledge. By exploring the use of new evidence-based tools and innovative programs\, participants will learn practical\, actionable strategies to use when responding and intervening in instances of ageism and elder abuse. \nLearn more. \nSpeakers: \nStephanie Lowrey-Willson\, EdD\, Founder and Learning Director\, AGE ON\nAuthor of “Age On Together: A Children’s Book on Ageism”\nThrough an intersectional lens\, Stephanie works to eliminate ageism and educate the community. She trains the community and designs custom curricula and interventions for organizations to help with their diversity\, equity\, and inclusion training regarding older adults and ageism. Stephanie has a Masters in Urban Leadership from the University of Nevada Las Vegas and a Masters of Public Administration from Anna Maria College. In August 2021\, she obtained her EdD in Organizational Change and Leadership from the University of Southern California. Age On was founded to help shape public conversation\, advocate for change\, raise awareness\, educate the public and end ageism. \n\nGregor Sneddon\, Executive Director\, HelpAge Canada\nGregor has been with HelpAge Canada since 2019\, just in time to lead Canada’s first pan-Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Relief response for older Canadians. HelpAge Canada funds community-based initiatives through its partnerships locally and abroad to improve the lives of older persons and their communities. HelpAge Canada develops innovative projects and leads network-wide collaborations designed to create a world for all persons to age with dignity. In Canada\, HelpAge addresses social isolation and loneliness among low-income and marginalized older people through pan-Canadian digital literacy programming\, age-friendly transportation initiatives\, the Men’s Sheds movement and the Seniors Can! grant program. Gregor currently leads the HelpAge Canada international portfolio which includes a “Sponsor a Grandparent” program in six countries and currently spearheading a humanitarian intervention in Ukraine\, Moldova and Poland along with ongoing humanitarian projects in Ethiopia. HelpAge is a founding member of HelpAge International a global network of more than 150 partners in over 85 countries. He is a proud Dad and husband and likes to cook with loud jazz or reggae music. \nLearn more.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/eapo-master-class-reframing-aging-abuse
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SUMMARY:EAPO - Master Class: Engagement\, Interventions and Promising Practices
DESCRIPTION:On March 31st\, Elder Abuse Prevention Ontario (EAPO) is proud host our second ‘Master Class’\, Engagement\, Interventions and Promising Practices.   \nRegister now and don’t miss this important learning opportunity to explore new programs and resources that can be adapted and implemented to address and respond to elder abuse in the community. \nExperts speaker will share their knowledge and engage participants through interactive discussions and activities. \nLearn more. \nSpeakers \nJenny Manchester\, Communications Manager\, UK Campaign to End Loneliness\nThe Campaign to End Loneliness believe that people of all ages need connections that matter. The Campaign to End Loneliness believes that nobody who wants company should be without it and they have been experts in the field of loneliness and connection since 2011\, sharing research\, evidence and knowledge with thousands of other organizations and the public to make a difference to older people’s lives. The Campaign’s Communications Manager\, Jenny Manchester\, has experience of managing communications for a wide variety of non-profit organizations including charities\, local government\, and policy think-tanks. She led the Press Office at the Equal Opportunities Commission and managed high-profile campaigns on gender inequalities. Since joining the Campaign\, she has led the promotion of the Campaign’s work across its communications channels and is particularly interested in using communications to raise awareness of the impact and cost of chronic loneliness on society. \n \nLisa Brancaccio\, Knowledge Broker for Age Friendly Communities\nLisa is a Knowledge Broker at the Centre for Studies in Aging and Health at Providence Care in Kingston\, Ontario. In her role\, Lisa facilitates the uptake of quality evidence through capacity building and tailored knowledge translation strategies that support healthy aging. Lisa’s main portfolio is the Ontario Age-Friendly Communities Outreach\nProgram where she supports a network of over 70 age-friendly communities and aligned stakeholders from across the province that are currently planning\, implementing and/or evaluating their local age-friendly strategies. Through this work\, Lisa and the Outreach Program Team apply a mixed-methods research approach to examine the environmental conditions\, policy contexts and underlying socioeconomic characteristics that promote or impede healthy aging at local and provincial levels. Lisa is passionate about inclusivity\, supporting marginalized populations\, and promoting community action for health equity and healthy public policy. Lisa holds a Master’s degree in Public Health from Queen’s University. \nDr. Jennifer Rayner\, Social Prescribing Project Lead\, Communications and\nStakeholder Relations with Alliance for Healthier Communities Dr. Jennifer Rayner is the Director of Research and Evaluation at the Alliance for Healthier Communities\, a network of 100+ community-governed\, comprehensive primary health care organizations advancing health equity in Ontario. She received her PhD of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Western and completed post-doctoral training at Ryerson University. She is an adjunct Research Professor at in the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine and University of Toronto in Family Medicine and with the Institute of Health Policy\, Management and Evaluation. She has worked within the Community Health Centre sector for over 20 years and is interested in comprehensive primary health care\, inter-professional teams and health equity. \nSarah Versteeg\, MSc\, Program Coordinator of Lonely No More\nSarah is the Program Coordinator of Lonely No More\, Co-Developer of\nConnectedness Coaching and Sole Proprietor of Southwest Analytics. She\nregularly partners with rural communities and organizations to develop\,\ncoordinate\, evaluate and sustain community-based services\, programs and\nresearch projects to address unmet needs and advance local\, regional and\nnational agendas. She also contributes to rural health research through her\nposition at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy.\n \nJim Closs\, Age Safe Canada\, National Director\nAge Safe Canada’s mission is to help seniors age in place. Jim has spent thirty years in seniors’ care and housing\, accessible design\, safe patient handling and falls prevention. Throughout his career he has been at the leading edge of new product development\, commercialization\, and education. He has held leadership roles within large organizations and has worked directly with building and operational management\, healthcare professionals and families. He is as comfortable around a board room table as he is at a client’s kitchen table. \nThroughout these roles it was always the need to educate the clients first\, understanding their immediate wants without compromising their future needs. His ability to collaborate and work between those developing and making products and the persons ultimately benefiting has led to numerous success stories. These benefactors include the end-users\, caregivers\, and healthcare administrators.  Age Safe Canada is the culmination of a lifetime of experience. \nLearn more.
URL:https://bccrns.ca/event/eapo-master-class-engagement-interventions-and-promising-practices
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