Soyez des nôtres le 9 juillet à midi pour la prochaine webémission de la série McGill à vos côtés.  Lors d’entretiens sans artifice de 30 minutes avec des experts de premier plan, Claire Webster, conseillère en soins de l’Alzheimer et fondatrice du programme de formation sur la démence de McGill, explorera des sujets liés aux soins d’un proche atteint de démence.

Vieillir avec élégance : comprendre la science du vieillissement du corps et du cerveau

José A. Morais, MD, FRCPC, est professeur titulaire de médecine à l’Université McGill ainsi que directeur de la Division de gériatrie de l’Université McGill et du Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM). Le Dr José A. Morais est aussi responsable académique du Programme de formation sur les troubles neurocognitifs de la Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé de McGill.

Le Dr Morais répondra à des questions sur le vieillissement du point de vue scientifique, en abordant tous les systèmes de notre corps qui peuvent se détériorer avec le temps et les habitudes de vie qui permettent de rester en bonne santé en vieillissant. Cette webémission est disponible en français et en anglais

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McGill à vos côtés est parrainé par le programme Engagement communautaire Amelia Saputo pour les soins de la démence. 

McGill à vos côtés est une initiative du programme de formation sur la démence de McGill, qui est financé par des dons privés. Pour contribuer ou pour en savoir plus sur notre programme, rendez-vous au www.mcgill.ca/demence. Cette page contient également un lien vers des ressources fiables spécifiques à la démence. 

Si vous souhaitez nous voir aborder des sujets et des questions spécifiques durant nos webémissions, écrivez-nous à dementia@mcgill.ca. 

Join us on July 9th at noon for the next McGill Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

Aging gracefully: Understanding the science of the aging body and brain

José A. Morais, MD, FRCPC, is Full Professor of Medicine at McGill University and Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine, McGill University, as well as of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Dr. Morais is Academic Lead of the Dementia Education Program within the McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Dr. Morais will answer questions about what it means to age from a scientific perspective, including all the systems in our body that can deteriorate over time and the lifestyle habits that help maintain health as we get older. 

This free webcast is available in English and French.

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McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.

McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.  

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

De nouvelles recherches montrent que nous pouvons prendre des mesures pour prévenir et ralentir le déclin cognitif en renforçant notre réserve cognitive. 

Sylvie Belleville, Ph. D., est titulaire de la Chaire de recherche du Canada en neurosciences cognitives du vieillissement et plasticité cérébrale, professeure titulaire au Département de psychologie de l’Université de Montréal, et chercheuse au Centre de recherche de l’Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal (CRIUGM). Elle s’est vu décerner de nombreux prix en reconnaissance de ses travaux, notamment le prix Adrien Pinard de la Société québécoise pour la recherche en psychologie, le prix professionnel de l’Association des psychologues du Québec, le prix Léo-Pariseau de l’ACFAS et un doctorat honoris causa de l’Université de Mons. Elle est également membre de l’Académie canadienne des sciences de la santé. 

Sylvie Belleville est connue pour ses travaux sur l’entraînement cognitif des personnes âgées et la prévention du déclin cognitif et des troubles neurocognitifs. Elle a identifié les processus compensatoires et le phénomène de plasticité cérébrale dans le vieillissement. Elle a aussi élaboré un important programme de recherche en neuropsychologie du vieillissement et des troubles neurocognitifs, en plus d’aider à mieux comprendre les déficits neuropsychologiques chez les personnes présentant des signes précoces de maladie d’Alzheimer ou de troubles cognitifs légers.  

Ce balado est en français.  

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McGill à vos côtés est parrainé par le programme Engagement communautaire Amelia Saputo pour les soins de la démence.  

 

McGill à vos côtés est une initiative du programme de formation sur la démence de McGill, qui est financé par des dons privés. Pour contribuer ou pour en savoir plus sur notre programme, rendez-vous au www.mcgill.ca/demence. Cette page contient également un lien vers des ressources fiables spécifiques à la démence.  

 

Si vous souhaitez nous voir aborder des sujets et des questions spécifiques durant nos webémissions, écrivez-nous à dementia@mcgill.ca.  

 

Julie Scorah, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University and Associate Director of the Azrieli Centre for Autism Research (ACAR). Dr. Scorah is a Neurophychologist whose areas of expertise include the assessment and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Dr. Scorah will speak about the signs and symptoms of autism spectrum disorders, how they are diagnosed and available treatments. She will also address how family and friends can best support someone living on the autism spectrum, what the general population should know about autism, and what support services are available for adults on the spectrum and for parents of autistic children.

Original Air Date: January 27, 2021

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Dr. David Luckow is a family physician at the Montreal West Island CIUSSS in their youth mental health clinic, and a clinical lecturer at the McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is the head physician at the Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Montréal, a public drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre. As a certified Medical Review Officer, he provides drug-test reviewing services and independent medical evaluations. Dr. Luckow will address issues related to the use of alcohol or drugs as a coping mechanism. He will discuss how to recognize when this is becoming a problem, and will share information about treatment options.

We would like to thank the Lindsay Memorial Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares.

Original Air Date: January 20, 2021.

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Dr. Gustavo Turecki is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, Scientific Director at the Douglas Institute Research Centre and Psychiatrist‐in‐Chief at the Montreal West Island CIUSSS. Dr. Turecki uses epidemiological, clinical, psychosocial and basic research approaches to advance knowledge on mechanisms leading to suicide and suicidal behaviour. His laboratory has contributed to the investigation of the mechanisms of anti-depressant response. In addition to his research, Dr. Turecki is involved in local, national and international leadership in research, intervention and knowledge transfer in the field of suicide and depression.

Dr. Turecki will speak about the signs and symptoms of depression, how it is diagnosed and available treatments. He will address the relationship between depression and dementia, and will discuss how family and friends can best support someone suffering from depression.

Original Air Date: January 13, 2021.

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Dr. Angela Genge is Director of the Clinical Research Unit at the Montreal Neurological Institute. She is a neuromuscular neurologist and leads the Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) clinical program and multidisciplinary clinic. Dr. Genge has received numerous awards, most recently the 2018 Forbes Norris Award, the DIVA of Distinction Award, and the Governor General Diamond Jubilee Award.

Ms. Leigh Stephens is a social worker and a psychosocial counsellor at the ALS Society of Quebec. She supports people living with ALS and their caregivers at every stage of the disease, from diagnosis through end of life and bereavement. Her work developing programs and services for caregivers led to her involvement in the consultation process for the development of the National Policy for Caregivers in Quebec.

Dr. Genge will speak about ALS, how it progresses and what treatments are available. Ms. Stephens will provide an understanding of the types of programs and services that exist for persons living with ALS and their caregivers.

We would like to thank the Lindsay Memorial Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares.

Original Air Date: December 16, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Melanie Couture, PhD, is a researcher at the Center for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology (CREGÉS) and scientific lead of the Health Interventions and Technology Assessment Unit of the CIUSSS West-Central Montreal. She is also Affiliate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Université de Sherbrooke. She co-leads three governmental mandates to develop training and other initiatives in Quebec on older adult mistreatment.

Dr. Couture will answer questions about elder abuse and will provide an overview on how often it happens, the factors that underlie it and the impact that COVID-19 is having on it. She will also discuss tools to identify and reduce mistreatment in caregiving situations.

Original Air Date: December 2, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Dr. Serge Gauthier is the Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Research Unit of the McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging. He is also a Professor in the Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, and Medicine at the McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Dr. Gauthier will provide an update on the latest and most promising research on the detection and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

We would like to thank the Zeller Family Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares.

Original Air Date: November 18, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Susan Wener is a TEDx alum, bestselling author, educator and therapist. At the age of 36, she was diagnosed with colon cancer. She began treatment with one goal – to see her children finish high school. She successfully underwent chemotherapy and dedicated her career to helping Montreal’s cancer community.

She pursued studies in natural health, recognizing the importance of holistic treatment methods. On the cusp of graduating as a natural health consultant, she was diagnosed with lung cancer. The prognosis was grim and required life-altering surgery to remove her right lung. Susan shocked her doctors by recovering over 90% of her normal lung capacity.

Ms. Wener is the first and only natural health consultant invited to sit on the Jewish General Hospital’s Gynecological Oncology Tumour Board. She is also a Trustee of the Jewish General Hospital Foundation Board.

Ms. Wener will share her amazing story and offer her insights on facing difficult times with hope and resilience.

We would like to thank the Zeller Family Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares.

Original Air Date: November 11, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Dr. José Morais is Professor and Director of Geriatric Medicine at the McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, the McGill University Health Centre and the Jewish General Hospital. In addition to being Academic Lead of the McGill Dementia Education Program, he is Co-Director of the Quebec Network for Research on Aging and past President of the Canadian Geriatrics Society. He conducts research on the organization of services for older adults, and on nutrition and metabolism as they pertain to healthy and fragile aging.

Dr. Morais will discuss how to increase the odds of aging well to maintain physical and cognitive health.

We would like to thank the Zeller Family Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares.

Original Air Date: November 4, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Dr. Ronald Postuma, Professor of Neurology at McGill University, is a clinical researcher and movement disorders neurologist who treats patients with Parkinson's disease and related disorders at The Neuro. His research interest focuses upon Parkinson's disease, particularly on detecting early stages of disease, examining the impact of non-motor symptoms on disease subtype and prognosis, and testing new treatments for non-motor manifestations such as sleep disorders. Dr. Postuma co-developed Parkinson’s Disease – An Introductory Guide, with the McGill University Health Centre Patient Education Office.

Dr. Postuma will talk about the symptoms and evolution of Parkinson’s disease and the importance of education. He will provide insight on how to navigate the disease as a patient, and discuss what caregivers need to know in order to provide proper care and support.

We would like to thank the Zeller Family Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares.

Original Air Date: October 28, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Mrs. Dorothy Reitman is a respected lifelong activist and community volunteer who was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1997. She cared for her late husband who died of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2014. Mrs. Reitman currently serves as a board member for several organizations, including the Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors Foundation, and serves as Co-chair, Alzheimer’s Research for a Cure at the Montreal Jewish General Hospital Foundation.

Mr. André Charron is a vice-president and portfolio manager at an investment management firm who lost his father to Alzheimer's Disease in 2011. He and his family have given generously to the Jewish General Hospital Foundation in honour of his father. Mr. Charron sits on the Board of Directors at the Jewish General Hospital Foundation and is Vice-Chair to its $250 million capital campaign.

Mrs. Reitman and Mr. Charron are both Ambassadors of the McGill Dementia Education Program. They will share their stories of how dementia affected their lives and led them to become philanthropists and advocates for research into Alzheimer’s Disease.

We would like to thank the Zeller Family Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares.

Original Air Date: October 7, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest is a road map for navigating a life-changing diagnosis. The book’s authors, Dr. Hsien Seow and Dr. Sammy Winemaker, have identified seven keys to unlock a better illness experience.  They will discuss those keys and how they apply to a diagnosis of dementia. 

Hsien Seow, MD is the Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care and Health System Innovation and a Professor in the Department of Oncology at McMaster University. He publishes healthcare and policy research focused on improving care for patients with serious illness. 

Sammy Winemaker, MD is an Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, in the Division of Palliative Care at McMaster University. She teaches palliative care to healthcare professionals. 

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McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care. 

McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.         

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca. 

 

Dr. Alain Ptito is Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University and Director of the Psychology Department at the McGill University Health Centre. His research involves the investigation of the mechanisms involved in cerebral reorganization and plasticity in various patient populations. In recent years, Dr. Ptito has explored new methods of using functional MRI (fMRI) for examining brain trauma.

Dr. Ptito will address how brain injuries change the brain, the relationship between concussions and dementia, and potential treatments to restore brain health after a concussion.

We would like to thank the Zeller Family Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares.

Original Air Date: October 21, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Zelda Freitas is a graduate of the McGill University School of Social Work, with 30 years of experience in the delivery of services to older adults, their caregivers and their families. She is currently the Coordinator of Developing Practices in Support of Caregivers at the Center for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology of the CIUSSS West-Central Montreal.

Ms. Freitas will explain how to access services for seniors and their caregivers within the Quebec health care system, providing answers to many frequently asked questions.

We would like to thank the Zeller Family Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares.

Original Air Date: October 14, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Dr. Nadia Giannetti is Associate Professor in Experimental Medicine at McGill University, and Chief of Cardiology and Medical Director of the Heart Failure and Heart Transplant Centre at the McGill University Health Centre. Dr. Giannetti’s specialties include advanced heart failure, heart transplant, and mechanical hearts.

Dr. Giannetti will discuss the correlation between heart disease, stress and dementia, and provide advice on how to keep the cardiovascular system healthy. Claire Webster will share her personal story of cardiac issues in order to help create awareness about the impact of stress on heart health.

We would like to thank the Zeller Family Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares.

Original Air Date: September 30, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Mtre. Rhonda Rudick is a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg. Her practice includes a strong emphasis on estate planning. Mtre. Janet Michelin is a partner at IMK who regularly represents and advises mandataries, estate liquidators and trustees on their legal obligations. She is currently co-lecturer at McGill University, where she teaches Trial Advocacy. Both graduated from the McGill Faculty of Law in 1996.

Mtres. Rudick and Michelin will describe what needs to be done to ensure the safe management of your loved one’s financial health after a diagnosis of dementia, explain what happens if diagnosis happens after a loss of mental capacity, and share what can be done to protect against financial exploitation and fraud.

We would like to thank The Henry and Berenice Kaufmann Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares.

Original Air Date: September 23, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Gwen Nacos founded Cedars CanSupport after recovering from cancer in 1988. While undergoing treatment, she noticed that many people receiving cancer therapy did not have personal or family connections to provide the practical and emotional support that she found so essential to her own recovery.

Ms. Nacos will share the story behind why she founded Cedars CanSupport, a program at the McGill University Health Centre that works in collaboration with the health care team to improve the quality of life of cancer patients and their families. This dedicated team of professional staff and volunteers provides free emotional support, educational services, complementary therapies and practical resources.

Original Air Date: September 16, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it became necessary for the McGill School of Physical and Occupational Therapy to offer alternative clinical learning experiences for their students. This challenge became an unexpected opportunity to help meet the needs of community partners as the students turned to the online world with the goal of creating projects that would be relevant and useful for their clients.

For their final project in the new Health Innovator Student Incubator Engines clinical course, graduate occupational therapy students Nicole Drinkwater, Emma Vadot, Madde Macdougall and Chrissy MacDonald developed an activity booklet for caregivers and their loved ones who are living with dementia. They worked together to create a detailed guide that would encourage individuals to engage in the activities that they enjoy, aligned with their interests and abilities, in order to contribute to their sense of self, promote creativity and add to their quality of life.

The end result is a very engaging virtual toolkit that offers over 40 recreational activities, in six different categories, with instructions on how to adapt the activities to the needs of the individual.

CLICK HERE for more information and to download the booklet.

Original Air Date: September 9, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Dr. Howard Bergman is Professor of Family Medicine, Medicine (Geriatrics), and Oncology, as well as Assistant Dean, International Affairs in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. Among numerous other accomplishments, Dr. Bergman co-founded and co-directed the Jewish General Hospital/McGill University Memory Clinic.

Dr. Bergman will discuss his work with respect to seniors and dementia, in light of the 2019 report by the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences Expert Panel for the Assessment of Evidence and Best Practices for the development of a Canadian Dementia Strategy, which he chaired.

Original Air Date: September 2, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Matt Del Vecchio is a Certified Professional Consultant on Aging (CPCA designation) and the host of “Life Unrehearsed” on CJAD800. He founded Lianas Senior Transition Support to help seniors and their families through decisions about where and how they wish to live out their golden years. Dr. José Morais is Professor and the Director of Geriatric Medicine at the McGill Faculty of Medicine, the McGill University Health Centre and Jewish General Hospital, in addition to being the Academic Lead of the McGill Dementia Education Program.

Mr. Del Vecchio and Dr. Morais will answer questions about moving a loved one into a residence, including how to know when it is time move, the best option for your loved one, the steps to take to get a place in a residence, and how to ensure that your loved one will be comfortable and safe in their new home.

Original Air Date: August 26, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

This week’s webcast features a panel discussion to recognize LGBTQ+ caregivers. Shari Brotman, PhD, is Associate Professor at the McGill School of Social Work. Her scholarly activities focus on access and equity in the design and delivery of health and social care services to older people from marginalized communities, and their informal caregivers. Julien Rougerie is the Program Manager for the Aging Gayfully and Chosen Family programs at Fondation Émergence. Chloé Viau is a trans woman who volunteers at Aging Gayfully. Since her transition at age 70, she struggles to be recognized as a caregiver to her mother.

The panel will discuss the particular challenges that seniors and caregivers from the LGBTQ+ communities face in accessing services and seeking out support for themselves, as well as the necessary considerations that need to be made in order to ensure that these services are made available to them.

Original Air Date: August 19, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Dr. Wendy Chiu is an Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine at McGill University and a geriatrician at the Montreal General Hospital (MGH), McGill University Health Centre. Her work primarily involves multidisciplinary assessment and rehabilitation of the "frail elderly" at the MGH Geriatric Day Hospital.

Dr. Chiu will discuss strategies for coping with challenging behaviours in persons with dementia. She will also talk about how to deal with the overwhelming emotional and physical toll of caregiving based on her personal journey with her family.

Original Air Date: August 12, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

En juillet, la Commission Lancet a publié son rapport 2024 sur la prévention, les interventions et les soins associés aux troubles neurocognitifs. Le Dr Gauthier expliquera en quoi consistent les découvertes sur les facteurs de risque modifiables des troubles neurocognitifs, et comment leur prise en compte peut prévenir ou retarder la progression de la maladie. 

Serge Gauthier, MD, est neurologue clinicien spécialisé dans le développement de nouveaux outils de diagnostic et de traitement pour les personnes souffrant de la maladie d’Alzheimer. Il est coresponsable universitaire du Programme de formation sur la démence et professeur émérite au Département de neurologie et neurochirurgie et au Département de psychiatrie de l’Université McGill. Le Dr Gauthier a été directeur du Centre de recherche et d’études sur le vieillissement de l’Université McGill de 1986 à 1997. Ses travaux lui ont valu d’être décoré de l’Ordre national du Canada en 2014 et de l’Ordre national du Québec en 2017. 

Cette webémission est disponible en anglais et en français.  

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McGill à vos côtés est parrainé par le programme Engagement communautaire Amelia Saputo pour les soins de la démence.  

 

McGill à vos côtés est une initiative du programme de formation sur la démence de McGill, qui est financé par des dons privés. Pour contribuer ou pour en savoir plus sur notre programme, rendez-vous au www.mcgill.ca/demence. Cette page contient également un lien vers des ressources fiables spécifiques à la démence.  

 

Si vous souhaitez nous voir aborder des sujets et des questions spécifiques durant nos webémissions, écrivez-nous à dementia@mcgill.ca.  

 

Dr. Gerald Fried is the Director of the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning, and Associate Dean, Education Technology & Innovation in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. Professor of Surgery and previous Surgeon-in-Chief of the McGill University Health Centre, he was awarded the Meritorious Service Cross in 2019 by the Governor General of Canada in recognition for his leadership in the development of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Canada.

Dr. Fried will discuss innovative and interactive technologies being used at the Steinberg Centre–one of the most comprehensive medical skills simulation and learning facilities in Canada–to support the education of students, healthcare professionals, and the community at large.

This free webcast is sponsored by Home Care Assistance.

Original Air Date: August 5, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Chris Wynn is an award-winning filmmaker and Alzheimer’s advocate. Mr. Wynn documented his father’s struggles with Alzheimer’s Disease to produce an award-winning feature documentary for TVO called Forgetful Not Forgotten. He has since produced Much Too Young, a documentary about younger caregivers that was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award in 2017, and the web series A New Voice, Living Well with Dementia about a woman living with dementia in her late forties. His current work explores animated and augmented virtual reality for storytelling.

Mr. Wynn will talk about his decision to return to Québec to care for his father and the impact it has had on his life. He will discuss early onset dementia and how it affects young caregivers, and share what he has learned from other caregivers that he has met through his filmmaking and advocacy work for the Canadian Alzheimer’s Society.

This free webcast is sponsored by Home Care Assistance.

Original Air Date: July 29, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Louise Murray is the Director of Clinical Partnerships Office at the Ingram School of Nursing (ISON), McGill University and has held a variety of advanced practice nursing roles at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC). Catherine-Anne Miller is a full-time Faculty Lecturer at the ISON. In her former role as a clinical nurse specialist in the Neuro-Oncology Program at the MUHC, she was involved in end-of-life care, and supported patients and their families as they faced life-limiting diagnoses.

Ms. Murray and Ms. Miller will discuss how their professional backgrounds have helped them navigate their own personal experiences of caring for loved ones living with dementia, coping with their own grief and loss during the pandemic crisis. They will also share important considerations for end-of-life decision making.

This free webcast is sponsored by Home Care Assistance.

Original Air Date: July 22, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Tamara Sussman, PhD, is Associate Professor at the McGill School of Social Work. For over ten years, she has worked with adults and families to manage health-related issues in both hospital and community settings. Dr. Sussman’s research focuses on how health services and systems impact older adults and their family members. Dr. Sussman will respond to questions about how informal caregivers can take care of themselves in order to take better care of their loved one. She will talk about feelings that come up when caring for a loved one, such as sadness, worry and stress, and she will discuss how to recognize when these feelings become more problematic and can lead to depression, anxiety and burnout. And lastly, she will offer guidance on where to turn for help when coping with these feelings.

This free webcast is sponsored by Home Care Assistance.

Original Air Date: July 15, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Isabelle Gélinas, PhD, is Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University. She is also a researcher at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation in Montreal. Her research interests include the measurement of functional abilities in persons with cognitive deficits such as dementia. She developed the Disability Assessment for Dementia (DAD), a measure of functional abilities in activities of daily living, which is used clinically and in clinical trials internationally. Dr. Gélinas will answer questions about how we can best help our loved ones with reduced autonomy actively participate in a meaningful way in domestic tasks and personal care for as long as possible.

This free webcast is sponsored by Home Care Assistance.

Original Air Date: July 8, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Ms. Marguerite Blais has held the position of Minister Responsible for Seniors and Informal Caregivers in the National Assembly of Quebec and Member for Prévost in the Coalition Avenir Québec since October 2018. After completing her graduate studies in music and teaching for a few years, Ms. Blais pursued advanced studies in communications and spent 30 years working as a successful radio and television host and journalist. She was involved in several charitable organizations, and entered politics in 2007 as a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the electoral division of Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne in Montreal, a position she held until 2015.

As a former caregiver, Ms. Blais will share her personal experience about the challenges that caregivers face and talk about what led her to become such a passionate advocate. She will also discuss what steps we need to take to ensure that seniors are being properly cared for.

Original Air Date: July 27, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Dr. Donald Doell practices geriatrics at the McGill University Health Centre and is an Assistant Professor in the McGill Faculty of Medicine. He is particularly interested in dementia care and has worked with many of the leading experts in neurology, psychiatry and geriatrics in Canada. He will provide insight into some of the challenging behaviours caused by dementia and look at the ways they can be addressed.

Original Air Date: June 17, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Dr. David Eidelman is Vice-Principal (Health Affairs) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. A respirologist and clinician scientist, Dr. Eidelman previously served as Chair of McGill’s Department of Medicine and Physician-in-Chief of the McGill University Health Centre. During this webinar, Dr. Eidelman will answer questions about how the pandemic has impacted medicine and all the health professions and sciences represented in the Faculty, and its influence on the way our teachers will teach and our students will learn in the future.

Original Air Date: June 10, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Corrie Sirota is a clinical social worker and sessional lecturer at the McGill School of Social Work who specializes in loss, bereavement and stress management. She is the author of Someone Died... Now What? A Personal and Professional Perspective on Coping with Loss and Grief. A co-host of the weekly radio show “Life Unrehearsed” on CJAD, she is also a well-known speaker and facilitator of psychosocial prevention and interventions for schools, camp staff, community agencies and organizations. She will speak about how COVID-19 is affecting the way we grieve and how gratitude can help the grieving process. She will also suggest ways to honour the memory of a person who died and provide insight on how to support a grieving family member or friend.

Original Air Date: June 3, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Dr. José Morais is Professor and the Director of Geriatric Medicine at the McGill Faculty of Medicine, the McGill University Health Centre and Jewish General Hospital. In addition to being Academic Lead of the McGill Dementia Education Program, he is Co-Director of the Quebec Network for Research on Aging and past President of the Canadian Geriatrics Society. He conducts research on the organization of services for older adults, and on nutrition and metabolism as they pertain to healthy and fragile aging. Dr. Morais will speak about how seniors are being affected by the COVID-19 crisis, and how they can stay safe and healthy during this difficult period.

Original Air Date: May 27, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

In July, the Lancet Commission launched its 2024 report on dementia prevention, intervention, and care.  Dr. Gauthier will explain the new findings on modifiable risk factors for dementia, and how addressing them can prevent or delay disease progression. 

Serge Gauthier, MD, is a clinical neurologist specializing in the development of new tools for diagnosis and treatments for people living with Alzheimer’s disease. He is the Academic Co-Lead for the Dementia Education Program and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery and the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University. Dr. Gauthier was the Director of the McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging from 1986 to 1997. His accomplishments led to him being appointed to the Order of Canada in 2014 and the National Order of Québec in 2017. 

Air date: Sept. 18, 2024

This webcast is available in English and French. 

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McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care. 

McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.         

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca. 

Dr. Serge Gauthier is the Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Research Unit of the McGill Centre for Studies in Aging and a Professor in the Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, and Medicine at McGill University. He will answer questions about dementia: what it is, how it differs from normal aging and how it progresses. He will focus on what caregivers need to know about dementia and its associated behavioural and psychological symptoms to help them keep their loved one safe and to minimize distress during the pandemic.

Original Air Date: May 20, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Isabelle Poirier was caring for her three children while also looking after her mother, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s eight years ago. Isabelle will talk about the challenges she faced as a “sandwich generation” caregiver while trying to balance her responsibilities. She will also touch upon the difficulties that she encountered while navigating the health care system and finding long-term placement for her mother, who was one of the unfortunate victims of COVID-19.

Original air date: May 13, 2020

McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

NOTE: This episode is in French only. These topics were addressed in English in April, 2024

Hélène Guay est une avocate, diplômée de McGill, en étroite collaboration avec les personnes âgées et leurs partenaires de soins afin de démystifier et de faciliter les processus juridiques. Elle pratique depuis plus de 30 ans le droit de la santé, le droit relatif aux droits de la personne et le droit des aînés.

Me Guay apportera des éclaircissements sur les évaluations et les documents juridiques requis pour prendre des décisions au nom d’une personne qui n’est plus en mesure de le faire pour elle-même.

Cette webémission est en français.

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McGill à vos côtés est parrainé par le programme Engagement communautaire Amelia Saputo pour les soins de la démence.

McGill à vos côtés est une initiative du programme de formation sur la démence de McGill, qui est financé par des dons privés. Pour contribuer ou pour en savoir plus sur notre programme, rendez-vous au www.mcgill.ca/demence. Cette page contient également un lien vers des ressources fiables spécifiques à la démence.

Si vous souhaitez nous voir aborder des sujets et des questions spécifiques durant nos webémissions, écrivez-nous à dementia@mcgill.ca.

Christina Smith has been involved in municipal politics with the City of Westmount for over ten years. She was first elected as City Councillor in 2013, then as Mayor in 2017. 

Mayor Smith will share her experience as a caregiver to her late father who recently passed away from Alzheimer’s disease. She will talk about the impact this disease has had on her and her family, and discuss both the challenges and positive encounters she faced with the healthcare system. 

McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.   

McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.      

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.  

Joanne Besner, BSW, MBA, ACC, and caregiver, received her Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Business Administration from McGill University, and a Professional Coaching designation from the John Molson Executive Centre at Concordia University. Ms. Besner coaches and facilitates workshops for health care professionals and community organizations, including the McGill University School of Social Work, where she is also an internship liaison supervisor. Her 35-year career in Quebec community health care spans many roles including frontline social work, clinical supervisor, manager, researcher and trainer. 

Ms. Besner will explain how negative emotions can interfere with our ability to manage difficult situations and offer tools to help us respond constructively to challenging situations. 

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McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.   

 

McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.      

      

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.  

Pam Orzeck, MSW, PhD, is Associate Professor in the McGill School of Social Work and part of the coordination team at the Caregiver Grief Connexion project. Her latest research focuses on women's bereavement experiences after caregiving. She has published several articles and co-edited a book on professional interventions with caregivers.  

Zelda Freitas, BA, BSW, MSW, is Adjunct Professor at the McGill School of Social Work and part of the coordination team of the Caregiver Grief Connexion project. Ms Freitas’ expertise involves caregivers and caregiving, psychosocial practice, including palliative care and end-of-life care, countering adult mistreatment and older adults.  

 Ms. Orzeck and Ms. Freitas will speak about the Caregiver Grief Connection project, a new initiative that offers free and accessible educational resources on caregiver grief and bereavement for health and social service professionals and care providers. They will discuss their motivations for founding the project and what they hope it will achieve.

McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.   

McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.            

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.  

Stephanie Geller, MSW, is the Team Lead, Clinical Social Worker, at Lianas Senior Transition Support.  She has been working with seniors for the last 25 years, helping them and their families with caregiving issues, including navigating social services, work-life balance issues, stress, anxiety, burnout and coping through major life decisions. 

Anna Kamateros, Notary, TEP, is Department Head, Wills Estates and Planning at KRB Lawyers.  Me Kamateros provides estate and later-life planning services that optimize wealth transfer and reduce estate conflicts.  Her work with respect to estate planning, including the preparation of final wills and testaments and protection mandates, includes advising liquidators on their duties administering the estate.  She is also a researcher for the Chaire de recherche Antoine-Turmel sur la protection juridique des aînés and a consultant on the multisectoral team to help counter the mistreatment of older adults. She is part of the expert committee for the Quebec Chamber of Notaries on the implementation of the law to better protect vulnerable persons. 

This webcast's goal is to provide clarity on the assessments and legal documentation required to make decisions on behalf of a person who is no longer able to make important decisions for themselves. 

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McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.   

McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.      

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.  

Andrea Warnick, RN, MA, is a Registered Psychotherapist and Registered Nurse who supports individuals, families and communities who are grieving illness or death in their lives. She co-owns AWC Grief Support, a group practice of over 30 therapists who provide grief therapy across Ontario and grief consultation and education across Canada.  Ms. Warnick developed the five-day Children's grief and bereavement certificate program at SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health Learning Institute. She also hosts Kids Grief Q&A, a free monthly webinar offered by Canadian Virtual Hospice, where she responds to questions from families and professionals from across the country about supporting grieving children and youth.  

Ms. Warnick will answer questions about how to speak to children about grave illnesses and how to recognize and address grieving in children. 

This webcast is in English. 

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McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.   

McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations.

To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.      

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.  

Protecting Vulnerable Seniors: Dementia and the Risk of Financial Fraud

Join us for an insightful webcast exploring how individuals living with dementia can become targets of financial fraud. We’ll discuss common scams, warning signs to watch for, and practical steps caregivers and families can take to safeguard their loved ones’ assets. Claire Webster will be joined by Kimberley Colquhoun, Assistant Director of the City of Westmount’s Public Safety where, throughout her 25-year career, she has been involved in projects directed at improving public safety and community engagement. In 2017, she helped create two new seniors’ programs to support the elderly within the community.

Ms. Colquhoun will discuss some of the current scams and frauds that are targeting seniors and provide some tips to avoid becoming a victim.

 

This free webcast is available in English.

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McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.

McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.  

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.

Julie Bickerstaff, MSW, is Director of Caregiver Support & Knowledge Transfer at l’Appui pour les proches aidants, a caregiver support organization. Over the past 20 years of working in the health and social services network, public health, territorial organization and community sectors, she has developed a rich and varied expertise in consultation and mobilization, social development and program management.  

Ms. Bickerstaff will speak about the services offered by l’Appui pour les proches aidants that are available throughout the province of Quebec in English and French. 

This webcast is in English. 

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McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.  

McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.          

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca. 

Marie-Eve Bolduc, Ph. D., est professeure adjointe à l’École de physiothérapie et d’ergothérapie de l’Université McGill. Ses intérêts de recherche touchent particulièrement les troubles d’origine cérébraux, les troubles développementaux et l’enseignement par simulation. Forte de son expérience d’ergothérapeute, de responsable de programme et d’éducatrice en simulation, elle participe depuis 2019 à l’élaboration de matériel de formation sur les troubles neurocognitifs majeurs au sein du programme de formation sur les troubles neurocognitifs de l’Université McGill. 

Pendant la pandémie, la Pre Bolduc a supervisé la création, par quatre de ses étudiantes, d’un livret d’activités pour les personnes atteintes de troubles neurocognitifs et leurs proches aidants. Le livret a été très populaire et grâce à ses conseils et au financement de la Fondation proches aimants Petro-Canada, nous avons pu donner vie à certaines de ces activités en vidéos. 

La Pre Bolduc expliquera pourquoi il est important pour les personnes atteintes de troubles neurocognitifs de continuer à participer à des activités de loisirs et aux activités de la vie quotidienne. Elle donnera aussi des conseils pour adapter les activités en fonction des capacités de la personne. Puis, elle présentera quelques-unes des nouvelles vidéos sur les activités liées aux troubles neurocognitifs que nous lancerons sur notre site web. 

Ce balado est disponible en français et en anglais.

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McGill à vos côtés est parrainé par le programme Engagement communautaire Amelia Saputo pour les soins de la démence. 

McGill à vos côtés est une initiative du programme de formation sur les troubles neurocognitifs de McGill, qui est financé par des dons privés. Pour contribuer ou pour en savoir plus sur notre programme, rendez-vous au www.mcgill.ca/demence. Cette page contient également un lien vers des ressources fiables spécifiques à la démence. 

Si vous souhaitez nous voir aborder des sujets et des questions spécifiques durant nos webémissions, écrivez-nous à dementia@mcgill.ca. 

Marie-Eve Bolduc, PhD, is Assistant Professor (professional) at the School of Physical and Occupational Therapy at McGill University. Her research interests are directed toward brain-based disabilities, pediatric outcome research and simulation education. Using her experience as an occupational therapist, curriculum lead and simulation educator, she has been involved in developing material for the McGill Dementia Education Program since 2019.  

During the pandemic, Prof. Bolduc supervised the creation of a Dementia Activity Booklet for caregivers of people living with dementia by four of her students. The booklet has been very popular and so, with her guidance, and funding from the Petro-Canada Caremakers Foundation, we have brought some of those activities to life in videos. 

Prof. Bolduc will explain why continuing to participate in leisure activities and activities of daily living is important for people living with dementia and will share ideas for adapting activities to a person’s abilities. She will show some of the new dementia activity videos which we will be launching on our website. 

This podcast is available in English and French.  

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McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.  

McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.          

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca. 

Jocelyn Downie is a Professor Emerita in the Faculties of Law and Medicine at Dalhousie University with a particular interest in end-of-life care.  She served as Special Advisor to the Canadian Senate Committee on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide and was involved in several national and provincial expert panels that address end-of-life decision-making and physician-assisted dying.    

Professor Downie is the author of Dying Justice: A Case for the Decriminalizing Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in Canada, which was awarded the Abbyann D. Lynch Medal in Bioethics from the Royal Society of Canada. She was named a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Canada and the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences and made a member of the Order of Canada in recognition of her work advocating for high quality, end-of-life care.   

Professor Downie discusses whether, and how, people living with dementia can request Medical Aid in Dying (MAiD). 

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McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.  

McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.          

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.  

McGill Cares was launched by the Dementia Education Program during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, on May 13, 2020, while many of us were isolating at home. Claire Webster, Founder of the Program, had the idea to record short interviews with different experts on topics of interest to care partners of people living with neurocognitive disorders to help educate and support them during this difficult time. 

On November 15, 2023, we aired the 100th episode of McGill Cares! Dr. José Morais, Dr. Serge Gauthier, Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto and Claire Webster looked at highlights from the past three years and answered questions.  

If you were not able to join us for the live webcast, it was recorded and is posted here and on our website to listen to or view at your convenience, like all past episodes of McGill Cares. 

Since launching McGill Cares, we have had over 70,000 views of our free online webcasts. Thank you for being an important part of our success. 

Original air date: Nov. 15, 2023

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 McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care. 

McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.         

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.