Summary

With funding from the Government of Ontario, we developed an e-learning version of the 2015 in-person Elder Abuse Nurse Examiner Curriculum. This substantially enhanced and updated training includes interactive components, including game-based learning activities, case studies, and information boxes. 

  • Publications
  • KT Tools
  • Acknowledgements

Publications

  • Kosa, S.D., Du Mont, J., & Macdonald, S. (accepted with minor revisions). Development and evaluation of elder abuse nure examiner e-learning curriculum. Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine. 

Curricula & Guidelines

  • Du Mont, J., Saad, M., Ahmed, H., Miljanovski, M., Lanthier, S., & Macdonald, S. (2019, April). Elder Abuse Nurse Examiner e-Learning Curriculum. Available from: Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital and the Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres. 

Knowledge Translation Tools

  • Saad, M., Ahmed, H., Miljanovski, M., Macdonald, S., & Du Mont, J. (2019, May). Elder Abuse Nurse Examiner e-Learning Curriculum [Infocard]. Women’s College Research Institute and the Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres. Target audiences: hospital administrators, health providers, policy makers.

Funder

This project was funded by the Ministry of Seniors Affairs and Accessibility, Government of Ontario.

Research Team

  • Principal Investigator: Janice Du Mont, Women’s College Research Institute- Women’s College Hospital;
  • Community Lead: Sheila Macdonald, Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres; and
  • Project Coordinator: Megan Saad, Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres.

Collaborators 

External Reviewers of the curriculum

  • Robin Mason, Women's College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital; and,
  • Deborah White, Department of Sociology, Trent University.