Dementia /infoneuro/taxonomy/term/38/all en Alzheimer's Society Montreal Spring / Summer Program /infoneuro/channels/event/alzheimers-society-montreal-spring-summer-program-356864 <p>Alzheimer's Society Montreal has published its Spring / Summer Program!</p> Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:42:29 +0000 amber.perry-marinov@mcgill.ca 1743 at /infoneuro A discussion on women, brain health and dementia /infoneuro/channels/event/discussion-women-brain-health-and-dementia-356182 <p>"Join us for a conversation about this important, complex and unfolding issue. We will talk with people working in this field.</p> <p>We know that gender can impact:</p> Fri, 15 Mar 2024 18:06:09 +0000 amber.perry-marinov@mcgill.ca 1735 at /infoneuro Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Cares: Talking to children about dementia and death /infoneuro/channels/event/mcgill-cares-talking-children-about-dementia-and-death-355489 <h2>Talking to children about dementia and death </h2> Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:33:22 +0000 sabrina.burr@mail.mcgill.ca 1719 at /infoneuro Let's talk about The Many Faces of Dementia in Canada /infoneuro/channels/event/lets-talk-about-many-faces-dementia-canada-355299 <p><strong>The event will take place in English with live interpretation in French.</strong></p> <p>Join a free conversation about the Alzheimer Society of Canada's latest report, The Many Faces of Dementia in Canada. </p> Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:02:48 +0000 sabrina.burr@mail.mcgill.ca 1712 at /infoneuro Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Cares: Caregiver support in Quebec - L'Appui pour les proches aidants /infoneuro/channels/event/mcgill-cares-caregiver-support-quebec-lappui-pour-les-proches-aidants-355196 <p>"Join us on <strong>February 7, 2024 at noon</strong> for the next <em><strong><a href="/dementia/resources/mcgill-cares-webcasts">Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Cares</a></strong></em> webcast to support informal caregivers.</p> Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:55:33 +0000 amber.perry-marinov@mcgill.ca 1701 at /infoneuro Caring Conversations: Safe use of medications for seniors and caregivers /infoneuro/channels/event/caring-conversations-safe-use-medications-seniors-and-caregivers-353625 <p>"<a href="/dementia/support-groups/caring-conversations/caring-conversations-past-episodes"><em><strong>Caring Conversations</strong></em></a> is an online forum for care partners of people living with dementia to learn from e</p> Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:11:51 +0000 amber.perry-marinov@mcgill.ca 1657 at /infoneuro Caring Conversations: Caring for someone with dementia: What you need to know about hallucinations, delusions and paranoia /infoneuro/channels/event/caring-conversations-caring-someone-dementia-what-you-need-know-about-hallucinations-delusions-and-353044 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 17:56:37 +0000 sabrina.burr@mail.mcgill.ca 1643 at /infoneuro Educational webinar - Biomusic: An assistive technology for communicating through your body’s music /infoneuro/channels/event/educational-webinar-biomusic-assistive-technology-communicating-through-your-bodys-music-352291 <p>"In this webinar, you will learn about biomusic - an innovative assistive technology that records emotion-related changes in physiological signals and converts them into musical output.</p> Thu, 26 Oct 2023 17:57:13 +0000 amber.perry-marinov@mcgill.ca 1619 at /infoneuro Animal therapy, service dogs, pets & dementia care /infoneuro/channels/event/animal-therapy-service-dogs-pets-dementia-care-349366 <p>"Are you a person living with dementia who has found access to animals or pets helpful? Are you a caregiver or family member who has observed the positive effects of animals or pets on the life of someone with dementia?</p> Wed, 02 Aug 2023 14:35:39 +0000 amber.perry-marinov@mcgill.ca 1568 at /infoneuro ALS Canada Webinar: Managing ALS and Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) /infoneuro/channels/event/als-canada-webinar-managing-als-and-frontotemporal-dementia-ftd-349323 <p>"Join ALS Canada for a webinar on how to support someone dealing with an ALS and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis together. Up to 20 per cent of people diagnosed with ALS develop cognitive changes known as FTD.</p> Tue, 01 Aug 2023 13:23:41 +0000 amber.perry-marinov@mcgill.ca 1559 at /infoneuro Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Dementia Education Program - The Sharing Room /infoneuro/channels/event/mcgill-dementia-education-program-sharing-room-348176 <p>"The Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Dementia Education Program and the Alzheimer Society of Montreal have partnered to offer <em>The Sharing Room, </em>a safe space for care partners to share about their experiences, to connect online with each other to break </p> Thu, 04 May 2023 16:08:08 +0000 amber.perry-marinov@mcgill.ca 1473 at /infoneuro New dementia drugs and therapies: What Canadians should know /infoneuro/channels/event/new-dementia-drugs-and-therapies-what-canadians-should-know-347609 <p>"There are hundreds of dementia drugs and therapies in development worldwide. But we only hear about a few of them from time to time in the news.  </p> Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:57:18 +0000 amber.perry-marinov@mcgill.ca 1434 at /infoneuro How to improve dementia support in Canada in 2023 /infoneuro/channels/event/how-improve-dementia-support-canada-2023-344513 <p>Online event organized by the Alzheimer Society of Canada. <strong><a href="https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i9GEVfhhTbWzCkzOcq9uhQ">Register now on Zoom</a>.</strong></p> Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:47:40 +0000 sabrina.burr@mail.mcgill.ca 1382 at /infoneuro Art & Dementia /infoneuro/channels/event/art-dementia-343753 <p>This webinar organized by the Alzheimer Society of Canada talks about how art and dementia can intertwine – in therapies, in artworks, in increasing awareness and more. <a href="https://alzheimersociety.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_iil-SZX7T623vfbc</body></html>"></a></p> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 15:51:49 +0000 sabrina.burr@mail.mcgill.ca 1359 at /infoneuro New resource: Dementia, Your Companion Guide /infoneuro/channels/news/new-resource-dementia-your-companion-guide-343489 <p>Æ»¹ûÒùÔº launches a free new educational guide for people living with dementia and their care partners. <a href="/medsimcentre/community-outreach/dementia/dementia-your-companion-guide">Consult the guide here.</a></p> Mon, 14 Nov 2022 14:46:05 +0000 sabrina.burr@mail.mcgill.ca 1352 at /infoneuro