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25 Nov

Lewy Body Dementia (for Health Care Professionals) – ALZeducate

2024-10-21T20:51:19-04:00

This webinar will guide health care professionals through a review of Lewy Body Dementia. Learn about the signs and symptoms that are unique to Lewy Body Dementia, and the way in which the disease alters the brain. Supportive care strategies and treatments options that can be used to support someone living with Lewy Body Dementia will be discussed.

Workshop for health care professionals.


 

To REGISTER: Go to our online learning site at www.alzeducate.ca

Step 1: Create an Account/Login

Step 2: Select Education and then select the intended audience of the presentation.

Step 3: Enrol in the webinar

 

Lewy Body Dementia (for Health Care Professionals) – ALZeducate2024-10-21T20:51:19-04:00
12 Nov

Dementia Friendly Environments (for Health Care Professionals) – ALZeducate

2024-10-21T20:51:11-04:00

 

Learn how the symptoms of dementia can impact the way in which people engage and interact with their surrounding environment. This webinar will help to enhance your knowledge of what makes an environment dementia friendly, and review strategies that can be implemented to support a person living with dementia in the place where they live.

 

To REGISTER: Go to our ONLINE LEARNING site at www.alzeducate.ca

Step 1: Create an Account/Login

Step 2: Select Education and then select the intended audience of the presentation.

Step 3: Enrol in the webinar

 

Dementia Friendly Environments (for Health Care Professionals) – ALZeducate2024-10-21T20:51:11-04:00
29 Oct

Dementia and Developmental Disabilities (for Health Care Professionals) – ALZeducate

2024-10-21T20:51:04-04:00

 

Enhance your knowledge of Developmental Disabilities (DD) and Dementia. Risk for dementia appears to be 5 times higher for people with DD compared to the general population. This workshop will explore the unique challenges faced by the person and their families and opportunities to support someone who is living with developmental disabilities and dementia. Recognize different ways in which communication occurs and explain how communication changes in a person with dementia. Learn about strategies that can support communication the person and recognize the benefits of validating a person’s feelings when trying to communicate.

 

To REGISTER: Go to our ONLINE LEARNING site at www.alzeducate.ca

Step 1: Create an Account/Login

Step 2: Select Education and then select the intended audience of the presentation.

Step 3: Enrol in the webinar

 

Dementia and Developmental Disabilities (for Health Care Professionals) – ALZeducate2024-10-21T20:51:04-04:00
10 Oct

TDRA Webinars: Advances in Dementia Research- Zoom

2024-10-21T20:50:53-04:00
TDRA Webinars: Advances in Dementia Research 
Measuring Visual Abilities and Electrical Signals in the Brain for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease 
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 12-1 PM EST
Summary:

Presented by Dr. Eugenie Roudaia, this webinar will explore how vision and visual perception changes with aging and in the presence of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Roudaia will discuss how we can use vision-based tasks and the brain’s electrical signals to detect Alzheimer’s disease earlier, and predict future cognitive health for individuals experiencing cognitive decline.

Dr. Roudaia will introduce an observational study, for which she is principal investigator, Bright Spark: Measuring Brain Activity to Predict Cognitive Health in MCI & Alzheimer’s Disease

 
For more information on the studies, click link to access the studies: 
 
Email for more information: Brittany.prokop@camh.ca

 
About the presenter:
Eugenie Roudaia, PhD
Dr. Eugenie Roudaia is a Scientific Associate at Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest Academy for Research and Education, where she co-leads the VisAge laboratory with Dr. Allison Sekuler. She earned her PhD from McMaster University in Psychology. The aims of her research are to better understand how vision changes in healthy and abnormal aging, finding new ways to monitor brain health with age, and identifying how we can improve mental and perceptual abilities in older adults.
This webinar is presented in partnership with the Toronto Dementia Research Alliance

 

TDRA Webinars: Advances in Dementia Research- Zoom2024-10-21T20:50:53-04:00
8 Oct

Working in Long Term Care Series: Session 4 – Personal Care in LTC – ALZeducate

2024-10-21T20:50:51-04:00
 
Enhance your knowledge in supporting personal care activities for persons living wih dementia.
 
Learning Objectives:
  • Define Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSDs)
  • Discuss the connection between personal care and responsive behaviours.
  • Recognize that behaviour has meaning specific to the individual.
  • Use communication techniques including validation to reduce responsive behaviour during personal care

For Frontline Healthcare Providers working in Long Term Care




To REGISTER: Go to our online learning site at www.alzeducate.ca
Step 1: Create an Account/Login
Step 2: Select Education and then select the intended audience of the presentation.
Step 3: Enrol in the webinar

 

Working in Long Term Care Series: Session 4 – Personal Care in LTC – ALZeducate2024-10-21T20:50:51-04:00
4 Oct

Overview of Young Onset Dementia (for Healthcare Professionals) – ALZeducate

2024-10-21T20:50:50-04:00

Enhance your knowledge of young onset dementia with an overview, the unique challenges faced by the person and their families and opportunities to support someone who is living with young onset dementia. 

For Healthcare Professionals.


To REGISTER: Go to our online learning site at www.alzeducate.ca

Step 1: Create an Account/Login

Step 2: Select Education and then select the intended audience of the presentation.

Step 3: Enrol in the webinar

 

Overview of Young Onset Dementia (for Healthcare Professionals) – ALZeducate2024-10-21T20:50:50-04:00
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