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This workshop provides an overview of the relationship between dementia and epilepsy, as well as the various types of seizures. It will focus on how to notice signs of a seizure and what to do if a seizure occurs. This workshop is a collaboration between the Alzheimer Society of Toronto and NeuroBridge, a University of Toronto medical student club dedicated to bridging neuroscience education and community engagement.
Learning Objectives:
- understand the relationship between dementia and epilepsy
- understand the various types of seizures
- learn how to support a person living with dementia who experiences seizures
Join us at the Toronto Public Library – City Hall 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.
To register, call 416-393-7650, or in-person at TPL: City Hall.
Drop-ins also welcome.
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Join us at the Toronto Public Library – Maria A. Shchuka Branch 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.
Registration is recommended.
To register, please call the Maria A. Shchuka library at 416-394-1000, inquire in-branch to register, or register through Eventbrite here
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Summary:
This webinar will focus on how rehabilitation and technology can help people living with dementia stay at home longer and live more independently. While rehabilitation is often thought of as something that restores or improves abilities, it is just as important to maintain the abilities people already have. Keeping those skills can help individuals continue to do everyday tasks without needing extra support. We will also discuss how technology can assist people living with dementia in completing daily tasks, staying safe, and reducing the risk of falls. Topics will include the use of self-cueing, exercises to improve balance, and even video games that can help with rehabilitation.
We will also share information about two studies looking at how technology and games are being used to make rehabilitation more effective for people living with dementia.
For more information on the studies:
Click links to learn more:
Task Sequencing & Dementia Study
Bootle Blast (Exercise Video Game) & Dementia Study
Have questions about these study listings? Email Victoria.Telford@camh.ca
This webinar is presented in partnership with the Toronto Dementia Research Alliance
About the Presenters
Christina Commisso, MSc Candidate at Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Christina Commisso is a first-year MSc candidate in the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at University of Toronto and at the KITE Research Institute. Christina’s research focuses on the use and development of technology that supports people with dementia to complete activities of daily living more independently. Christina has worked in this area of research since 2022.
Erica Dove, PhD Candidate at Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
Erica Dove is a final-year PhD candidate in the Rehabilitation Sciences Institute at the University of Toronto and at the KITE Research Institute. Erica’s research focuses on the creative application of technology to support the health, function, and well-being of people living with dementia. Erica has worked in this area of research since 2014.
Join us at the Toronto Public Library – Jane/Sheppard Branch for an information session about Living Safely in the Community
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.
Learning Objectives
- Understand some of the reasons why people with dementia may go missing.
- Identify what to look for and how to help someone who is lost and confused.
- Review resources available to prepare for and prevent a missing incident.
No registration required. Drop-ins welcome.
Join us at the Toronto Public Library – Jane/Sheppard Branch for an information session about The Alzheimer Society Music Project.
The Alzheimer Society Music Project provides personalized music players at no cost to people living with dementia.
In this session, you will learn about the benefits of listening to personalized music and the role of the Alzheimer Society Music Project. Eligible individuals will also have the opportunity to apply to participate in the program.
No registration required. Drop-ins welcome.
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Join us at the Toronto Public Library – North York Central Library for an education session about Brain Health.
This interactive presentation discusses the risk factors of dementia and how healthy lifestyle changes can help improve and maintain the health of the brain.
Learning Objectives
– Understand some of the research findings on reducing the risk of developing -dementia.
– Recognize how lifestyle plays a role in a person’s risk of developing dementia.
– Commit to take action to reduce the risk of developing dementia.
Registration is encouraged.
Register via Eventbrite (registration is through the North York Central Library)
To learn more, click here
Join us at the Toronto Public Library – Morningside Branch 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.
Registration is recommended.
To register, call the branch at 416-396-8881 or register in-person at the Toronto Public Library – Morningside Branch
To learn more, click here
a Cahoots Theatre production in collaboration with the Alzheimer Society Toronto
Love and the Trick of Time
Created with the Timeless Love Ensemble
Directed by Tanisha Taitt and Kristin Bartlett
February 14th – 16th starting at 2:00pm 90 minute run time
Love and the Trick of Time explores our perception of time, and how the reality of loving those living with dementia changes our experience of it. Weaving together the stories of care partners, it lifts the veil on what it is to love someone living with the disease as time becomes non-linear, transporting you from the present to the past to an uncertain future. Along with rich, unforgettable individual storytelling, these narratives are woven into music performed by the Golden Threads Choir – a unique ensemble of people living with dementia along with their care partners – whose singing elicits joy, connectedness, and relationship to memories. This multidisciplinary production showcases the songs, stories, visual art and voices of people living with dementia in addition to those of their loved ones, capturing the essential fabric of community and connection at its core.
Pricing
Regular tickets: $25
Supporter Tickets: $40 and include a $7.50 donation Cahoots Theatre and a $7.50 donation to Alzheimer Society Toronto
Super Supporter Tickets: $50 and include a $12.50 donation Cahoots Theatre and a $12.50 donation to Alzheimer Society Toronto
a Cahoots Theatre production in collaboration with the Alzheimer Society Toronto
Love and the Trick of Time
Created with the Timeless Love Ensemble
Directed by Tanisha Taitt and Kristin Bartlett
February 14th – 16th starting at 2:00pm 90 minute run time
Love and the Trick of Time explores our perception of time, and how the reality of loving those living with dementia changes our experience of it. Weaving together the stories of care partners, it lifts the veil on what it is to love someone living with the disease as time becomes non-linear, transporting you from the present to the past to an uncertain future. Along with rich, unforgettable individual storytelling, these narratives are woven into music performed by the Golden Threads Choir – a unique ensemble of people living with dementia along with their care partners – whose singing elicits joy, connectedness, and relationship to memories. This multidisciplinary production showcases the songs, stories, visual art and voices of people living with dementia in addition to those of their loved ones, capturing the essential fabric of community and connection at its core.
Pricing
Regular tickets: $25
Supporter Tickets: $40 and include a $7.50 donation Cahoots Theatre and a $7.50 donation to Alzheimer Society Toronto
Super Supporter Tickets: $50 and include a $12.50 donation Cahoots Theatre and a $12.50 donation to Alzheimer Society Toronto