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Donnelly, Martha - Biography
Division/Program Affiliation
Geriatric Psychiatry Program
Bio
- MD, CCFP, FRCP
- Head, Geriatric Psychiatry Program 2002 to present (http://www.psychiatry.ubc.ca/programs/Geriatric.htm)
- Head, Division of Community Geriatrics, Department of Family Practice, UBC (http://www.familymed.ubc.ca/geriatrics.htm
) - Former Chair of Board, Canadian Academy of Geriatric Psychiatry 2004-2008
- Presently on RCPS working group on subspecialization in geriatric psychiatry
Interests:
- Collaborative care in geriatrics
- Interdisciplinary education in geriatrics
- Personhood in dementia research
- Incapacity assessments (setting standards)
- Dementia education
Sample of publications
Donnelly, M.L. Financial and Personal Competency Assessments for British Columbia Seniors. BC Medical Journal. 1996;38(9):484-487.Browne A, Blake M, Donnelly M, Herbert D. On Liberty for the Old. Canadian Journal of Aging. 2002; 21(2):283-293
O’Connor D, Hall MI, Donnelly M. Assessing Capacity within a Context of Abuse or Neglect. Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect. 2009; 21:156-169.
Horgan S, Le Clair K, Donnelly M, Hinton G, McCourt P, and Krieger-Frost, S. Developing a national consensus on the accessibility needs of older adults with concurrent and chronic, mental and physical health issues: A preliminary framework informing collaborative mental health care planning. Canadian Journal on Aging. 2009; 28(2):97-105
Guidelines for Elderly Mental Health Care Planning for Best Practices for Health Authorities (2002) Donnelly M., MacCourt P., (Co-Chairs), Ministry of Health Services of British Columbia ,Victoria, Province of British Columbia
CCSMH Late Life Suicide Prevention Toolkit 2008
On Advisory Committee
CCSMH website www.ccsmh.ca
Contact info
GPOT – CP5D, 855 West 12th Ave., Vancouver, B.C. V5Z 1M9
604-875-4728
marthad@interchange.ubc.ca
