Caregiving in the 21st Century. 5/8 June 2011, Toronto, Canada

The main goal of the Caregiving in the 21st Century conference is to improve the lives of caregivers through:  the generation and mobilization of new knowledge; the exchange of knowledge on the status of caregiver policy and practice; and the formation of new partnerships around four main themes:

1.    A Care Work Force in Crisis
2.    The Future of Families and Caregiving
3.    Poverty and Caregiving
4.    Technology and Connectedness

Specific objectives of the conference include:

• identify caregiver trends and the subsequent policy and practice strategies;
• exchange information and ideas to improve awareness and understanding of caregiver issues and their impact;
• promote partnerships and networks globally among stakeholders comprising researchers, policymakers, non-governmental organisations, service providers, advocates and caregivers;
• identify points of common interest and experience globally, as well as points of divergence across the stakeholders; and
• build on bodies of knowledge from associate national and regional caregiver conferences.