5 Courses
Upcoming Live Webinars
Webinar: Speaker Series Event - Sex and Gender Differences in Dementia, May 7, 2024
Both sex and gender can shape a person’s dementia experience, from prior to onset, through treatment and beyond.
Researchers now recognize that both sex and gender are important characteristics to consider when examining dementia outcomes and care needs.
Join us on May 7th for a conversation on this very subject, and the Alzheimer Society of Canada’s latest research study: The Many Faces of Dementia in Canada.
Speaker Details:
Ngozi Iroanyah, Director, Healthy Equity and Access-Alzheimer Society of Ontario
Dr. Natasha Rajah (Toronto Metropolitan University) and Dr. Gillian Einstein (University of Toronto)
Intended Audience:
General public, including people living with dementia, care partners, and health care professionals.
Webinar: Dementia Overview for Health Care Providers, May 9, 2024
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 (8A's) and their impact on the person living with dementia. Attendees will apply their learning by working through scenarios applicable to various care settings.
Intended Audience: Health Care Providers
Date: May 9, 2024 at 12pm-1pm ET
Webinar: Aging and the Senses, May 13, 2024
This presentation will cover sensory changes that occur with aging, reflecting on what a person may experience physically as they age, and identifying issues related to activities of daily living and/or instrumental activities of daily living for aging clients/residents.
Intended audience: Health Care Providers
Date: May 13, 2024 at 4pm-5pm ET
Webinar: Dementia Friendly Environments, May 14, 2024
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.
Intended audience: Health Care Providers
Date: May 14, 2024 at 1pm-2pm ET
Webinar: Communication for Health Care Providers, May 16, 2024
This webinar will focus on providing participants with the knowledge of how communication can change over the course of the disease and ways to supportively communicate with a person living with dementia. Learning Objectives: Understand communication basics, recognize the impact dementia has on communication, and develop strategies to improve communication.
Intended audience: Health Care Providers
Date: May 16, 2024 at 1pm-2pm ET
