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Join us at the Toronto Public Library – Woodside Square for our Dementia Overview education session.

This presentation will discuss the difference between changes that come with normal aging and when something is not normal, reversible causes for these changes, and a general understanding of dementia. It also will cover the different types of dementia, progression, and knowledge of dementia symptoms and their impact on the person living with dementia.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, July 16
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Toronto Public Library- Woodside Square
1571 Sandhurst Circle, Toronto, ON M1V 1V2

 

Additional Information:

  • Live or automated closed captioning, sign language interpretation, intervenor services, or attendant services are available upon request. Please submit your request at least 2 weeks in advance to: tpl.ca/accessibility-events.
  • Find more information about this event and the Woodside Square branch here

This webinar will explain what Alzheimer’s Disease is, how it is distinguished from other forms of dementia, and who might be at higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s Disease. It will introduce how to address these risk factors, as well as existing treatments to mitigate the neurodegenerative disease.

The webinar will also explore a study at Sunnybrook and UHN (together with partners at Baycrest and CAMH) in Toronto that is looking for participants. The study looks at whether very small doses of a drug called levetiracetam (LEV) may lower unusual brain signals in individuals who have no cognitive symptoms but have risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s Disease.

 

About the presenter:

Dr. Mary Pat McAndrews is a clinical neuropsychologist and cognitive neuroscientist at the Krembil Brain Institute, University Health Network. Her research focuses on memory networks, using functional neuroimaging and EEG/MEG, studies of patients with medial temporal lobe damage, and brain stimulation techniques to understand how these networks are organized and modified by focal damage or therapies. An important focus of this work is the identification of individual difference factors that contribute to vulnerability or resilience to disorders affecting memory that can be leveraged in clinical practice

 

 

This webinar is free to attend and is presented in plain language. You will also have the opportunity ask questions.

Presented in partnership with the Toronto Dementia Research Alliance (TDRA) and the Alzheimer Society of Toronto.

Join us at the Toronto Public Library – Bridlewood for our Brain Health education session.

This presentation will help you understand the risk factors associated with developing dementia​, recognizing how lifestyle plays a role in your risk of developing dementia​, and taking action to support brain health.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, September 24
Time: 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM
Location: Toronto Public Library- Bridlewood
2900 Warden Avenue, Toronto, ON M1W 2S8

Note: Registration will open on Monday, August 24th

Additional Information:

  • Live or automated closed captioning, sign language interpretation, intervenor services, or attendant services are available upon request. Please submit your request at least 2 weeks in advance to: tpl.ca/accessibility-events.
  • Find more information about this event and the Bridlewood branch here

Join us at the Toronto Public Library – Woodside Square for our Brain Health education session.

This presentation will help you understand the risk factors associated with developing dementia​, recognizing how lifestyle plays a role in your risk of developing dementia​, and taking action to support brain health.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, June 25
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Toronto Public Library- Woodside Square
1571 Sandhurst Circle, Toronto, ON M1V 1V2

 

Additional Information:

  • Live or automated closed captioning, sign language interpretation, intervenor services, or attendant services are available upon request. Please submit your request at least 2 weeks in advance to: tpl.ca/accessibility-events.
  • Find more information about this event and the Woodside Square branch here

This webinar will explore ways to reduce the risk of developing dementia, supported by healthy brain aging. It will introduce what brain health is, as well as ways to maintain brain health as we age, and slow down progression of dementia.

The webinar will also explore a study at Baycrest in Toronto that is looking for participants. The study measures how well an online brain health assessment, which includes different memory and attention tasks, works on mobile devices to measure brain health.

 

About the presenters:

Dr. Nicole Anderson is the Associate Scientific Director of the Kimel Family Centre For Brain Health and Wellness directed at personalized dementia risk reduction. She is also the Director of the Ben and Hilda Katz Interprofessional Research Centre in Geriatric and Dementia Care at the Baycrest Academy for Research and Education.

Paulina Rudziak, MMASc is the Community Engagement & Research Coordinator for Baycrest Academy for Research and Education. She educates communities on brain health and leads a research study aimed at improving accessibility of Cogniciti’s brain health screening tool.

 

 

This webinar is free to attend and is presented in plain language. You will also have the opportunity ask questions.

Presented in partnership with the Toronto Dementia Research Alliance (TDRA) and the Alzheimer Society of Toronto.

Summary:

This webinar will explore ways to reduce the risk of developing dementia, supported by healthy brain aging. It will introduce what brain health is, as well as ways to maintain brain health as we age, and slow down progression of dementia.

The webinar will also explore a study at Baycrest in Toronto that is looking for participants. The study measures how well an online brain health assessment, which includes different memory and attention tasks, works on mobile devices to measure brain health.

This webinar is free to attend and is presented in plain language. You will also have the opportunity ask questions.

Presented in partnership with the Toronto Dementia Research Alliance and the Alzheimer Society of Toronto.

 

About the Presenter

Dr. Nicole Anderson is the Associate Scientific Director of the Kimel Family Centre For Brain Health and Wellness directed at personalized dementia risk reduction. She is also the Director of the Ben and Hilda Katz Interprofessional Research Centre in Geriatric and Dementia Care at the Baycrest Academy for Research and Education.

Paulina Rudziak, MMASc is the Community Engagement & Research Coordinator for Baycrest Academy for Research and Education. She educates communities on brain health and leads a research study aimed at improving accessibility of Cogniciti’s brain health screening tool.

Join us at the Toronto Public Library – Palmerston Branch for our Living Safely in the Community education session.

This session’s goal is to enhance your awareness of the risks of someone living with dementia going missing and some reasons why this may happen.  Learn more about how you can help people with dementia live safely within the community and how to interact with someone who may be lost.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, April 30
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Toronto Public Library- Palmerston Branch
560 Palmerston Ave, Toronto On M6G 2P7

 

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Join us at the Toronto Public Library – Palmerston Branch for our Exploring the Possible Warning Signs of Dementia education session.

This presentation will touch on the differences between normal aging, mild cognitive impairment and the 10 warning signs of dementia.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, April 23
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Toronto Public Library- Palmerston Branch
560 Palmerston Ave, Toronto On M6G 2P7

 

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Join us at the Toronto Public Library – Palmerston Branch for our Supportive Communication education session.

Goals of this presentation are to:

  • Recognize the different ways in which communication occurs and explain how communication changes in a person with dementia
  • Learn about strategies that can support communication with a person with dementia and recognize the benefits of validating a person’s feelings when trying to communicate

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, April 16
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Toronto Public Library- Palmerston Branch
560 Palmerston Ave, Toronto On M6G 2P7

 

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Join us at the Toronto Public Library – Palmerston Branch for our Brain Health education session.

Goals of this presentation include understanding the risk factors associated with developing dementia​, recognizing how lifestyle plays a role in your risk of developing dementia​, and taking action to support brain health.

Event Details:
Date: Thursday, April 9
Time: 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Location: Toronto Public Library- Palmerston Branch
560 Palmerston Ave, Toronto On M6G 2P7

 

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