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Welcome Adults in Midlife & Older!
The Fountain of Health offers free virtual webinars and workshops for older adults on the THRIVE © Approach to Wellbeing. Register below to attend a free 1-hour webinar to learn more, or join our waitlist for our free 4-week educational workshop series to help you meet your health goals and thrive.
Resources available for Midlife & Older Adults Category
It is never too late, or too soon, to learn about optimal aging!
In this 1-hour educational webinar, learn about the science of aging well, and the THRIVE © Approach to Wellbeing. Discover if the 4-week Optimal Aging Workshop is right for you.
The Workshop Series is intended for adults mid-life and older who feel ready to learn how to set and meet a health goal.
The education offered in the Workshop series can help to improve outlook, wellbeing and health behaviors.
Workshop registrants should commit to attending all 4 weeks of the series. We recommend completing the 1-hour "Art & Science of Aging Well" webinar before taking this Workshop.
In this 1-hour educational webinar you will learn about the benefits of compassion and mindfulness and how to practice compassion.
The Wellness App will help you learn how to set and meet small, doable goals in areas to promote wellbeing and improve health.
Our Facilitators
Dr. Michelle Dow
Dr. Michelle Dow is a family physician working in a collaborative care clinic in her native hometown of Clare, NS. She is of Acadian descent and has a bilingual practice. She has a comprehensive family medicine practice caring for newborns, teens, adults, and the elderly. She does house calls and attends to the elderly in two nursing homes. She has a passion for teaching and teaches residents in the longitudinal residency program. Dr. Dow is the MD Recruitment Lead physician for the Western Zone and works part time for the Professional Support Program of DoctorsNS.
Dr. Linda Gobessi
Dr. Linda Gobessi is affiliated with the Geriatric Psychiatry Community Services of Ottawa and is a consulting psychiatrist to Bruyere Continuing Care. She obtained her Medical Degree at the University of Toronto, her residency at McGill University and her fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa. Currently she teaches, supervises and works collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team that provides outreach services to the elderly in their homes. She is also a clinical supervisor and lecturer at the University of Ottawa. Her professional interests include psychotherapy with the elderly and providing care for people with dementia and their families.
Dr. Jennifer Brault
Dr. Jennifer Brault is a geriatric psychiatrist with the Geriatric Community Services of Ottawa. She provides psychiatric care in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members. Her previous clinical experiences include inpatient geriatric psychiatry and behavioral support consultation to medical and surgical inpatient units. She completed medical school, residency and fellowship training at the University of Ottawa. She also has a Master’s in Public Health from Lakehead University. Her main clinical interest is supporting people and families affected by dementia.
Dr. Alexandre Dow
Dr. Alexandre Dow is a general psychiatrist at Hôtel-Dieu d'Arthabaska in Victoriaville, Quebec. He is the director of the first episode psychosis clinic for his region. He completed his residency in psychiatry at Université de Sherbrooke in 2019. Aside from his work in mental health, Dr Dow has a wife and two young children. He enjoys time with his family and everything pertaining to the outdoors from boating, hunting, fishing, to winter sports.
Dr. Bonnie Wiese
Dr. Bonnie Wiese is a practicing Geriatric Psychiatrist in Vancouver, BC. She is a staff psychiatrist at Vancouver General Hospital and also works in the community with an older adult mental health program where she enjoys treating the array of mental health issues that affect the geriatric population. She provides ambulatory care involving office visits as well as outreach work and consults to several long term care facilities. She has a special interest in depression in the older adult, a topic on which she has spoken at several conferences. She holds an appointment with the University of British Columbia as a Clinical Assistant Professor and is actively involved in teaching medical students and resident physicians.
TEDx Talk on Optimal Aging
Having a positive outlook on aging might be one of the most important factors in optimal aging. Learn more in this TEDx Talk by Dr. Keri-Leigh Cassidy, Founder of the Fountain of Health™
Try using the free Wellness App
The Wellness App is web-based, free and usable on any device (computer, laptop, iPhone, iPad, or Android device). The Wellness App will help you to set and meet a small, doable goal in an area known to promote wellbeing and improve health. Consult with your healthcare provider to make sure any goals you set are safe for you to do. Learn how to put wellbeing science into action in 3 steps:
Step 1. Learn about key health actions. Take the THRIVE Questionnaire!
Step 2. Set one SMART goal
Step 3. Track progress and get results
What are people saying about the Fountain of Health's Thrive Learning Centre?
ON OUR SPEAKERS BUREAU
“This was a most informative webinar. The presenters were able to impart their vast knowledge of a vital topic with clarity and passion.”
FOCUS ON GOAL SETTING
“I was very interested in the focus on goal setting and reporting on progress. It was such a good illustration about how things can be changed if you just get on the right path. The Fountain of Health is a way of finding out what the right path is.”
ON OUR WORKSHOPS
“It was life changing for me. I found goal setting to be a very important first step. What impressed all of us (in the workshop) was the importance of socialization. It is important to always keep (our need for others) in our minds. I am very grateful to Fountain of Health for steering me in the right direction.”
ON USING THE WELLNESS APP
“I found the Wellness App to play a huge role in my own accountability to achieving my goals. It is nice to have the option to sign up for reminders from the app, as with the fast pace of day-to- day life it is difficult to stay on top of everything. I also found it very helpful to be able to compare my before and after behaviour activation questionnaire."
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