Health care professionals, of whatever discipline, are well-trained and competent in their various aspects of providing services for their patients. Physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers, health care administrators, technicians and a wide range of support staff strive, as members of the health team, are dedicated to the provision of high quality health care.

The Challenge:
The commitment to providing high quality care takes place within a backdrop of limited budgets, scarce resources and increasing public expectations. Further complicating this scenario is the 'demographic imperative of an aging population . . . . . . . . not only of MANY MORE people in the 80+ group, but also the dilemma of a VERY LARGE group of "Boomers" whose life and health issues and behaviours will NOT be the same as those of the cohorts that preceded them. Projections indicate that, while acute care will continue to become more technological, more sophisticated and more expensive, the 'tsunami' of chronic illness management will come from the 'older-old' and the aging boomers. One of the strategies health care teams employ to try to meet these challenges is that of "getting MORE out of what we've GOT". This often involves a 're-orientation' of the team's approach, a need to "think outside the box." (For example, an awareness that every health care decision taken also impacts the social and financial aspects of a patient's life.)

The Solution:
The Certified Senior Advisor (CSA) designation course offers a single source of information, materials and support to understand and address this demographic imperative. Pulling together the latest research regarding the health aspects of aging, evolving developments and the corresponding ethical considerations, and real-life applications provide the health care professional with a broad perspective to promote the most efficient and effective consolidated responses to these pressing challenges. The CSA training offers 'one-stop shopping' for professionals needing to integrate and coordinate a whole systems response that results in enhanced service response to Boomers and Seniors at a fraction of the cost of more traditionally segregated perspectives and approaches. This CSA Certification is a perfect fit for those health professionals who hope to advance on the 'career-ladder' in geriatric care and/or its related fields.