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耆暉會及移民綜合服務中⼼(華 )合辦 Carefirst Community Health and CICS Presents

心腦健康同樂坊(廣東話主講) Brain and Mental Wellness Gathering (in Cantonese)

 

轻松认识心理健康和脑健康，获取实用健康资讯， 与社区朋友欢聚交流！

Let’s learn about mental and brain health, get practical health information, and connect with friends in the community!

活動亮點:  心理健康話劇演出,   認識失智症警號講座, 健康資訊攤位及茶點交流

Event highlights: Drama performance, Dementia Overview Workshop, and Health info booth/ light refreshments

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.

講座內容包括了解失智症的症狀和正常大腦老化的分別,及腦部變化會怎樣多方面影響人的生活

 

Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, July 8th
Time: 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM
 地點/Location: Community Room, 2330 Midland Ave, Scarborough

報名及查詢/ Registration and Inquiry: 416-292-7510 Ext.1156 or 416-400-5143 – Emily Chan

Join us via Zoom our Dementia Overview education session.

This session will be presented in Cantonese. 講座將以粵語進行。
This session will be facilitated in partnership with Community Family Services of Ontario

 

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.

講座內容包括了解失智症的症狀和正常大腦老化的分別,及腦部變化會怎樣多方面影響人的生活

 

Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, July 14th
Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Location: 平台: Zoom

 

Additional Information:

Barry Minshull is swimming to raise funds for the Alzheimer Society of Toronto.

In his own words:

I’m taking the plunge for a cause very close to my heart, because I have personally seen what dementia can do to a person and their family. Cheer me on as I plan to swim a marathon of 60 laps in a 50m pool to raise funds and awareness.

On Thursday, June 26 from 5:00 to 7:30 at the Douglass Snow Aquatics Centre, Barry will be in the pool swimming laps to support those affected by dementia.

If you would like to support his campaign you can DONATE HERE

Good luck Barry and thank you for your incredible support!

 

 

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

 

Additional Information: