Upcoming live webinars

A Dementia Friendly Community is a place where people living with dementia and their care partners are welcomed, included, and supported.  It is a community that pays attention to the social and physical needs of the person living with dementia. This webinar is ideal for members of vision services (retail or support organizations) to find out how they can create a dementia friendly community. ​​
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This presentation will cover:​

• Understanding dementia​ and the lived experience 
• The common signs of dementia 
• Strategies for interaction
• Consider how you want to take action – individually or as a group​​

A Dementia Friendly Community is a place where people living with dementia and their care partners are welcomed, included, and supported.  It is a community that pays attention to the social and physical needs of the person living with dementia.​

This presentation will cover:​

• Understanding dementia​ and the lived experience 
• The common signs of dementia 
• Strategies for interaction
• Consider how you want to take action – individually or as a group​​

Sleep is essential to your overall health and well-being. But for many of us, it doesn’t come easily. If you’ve been feeling tired, having trouble falling asleep, waking up throughout the night, or not feeling rested in the morning, you’re not alone. 

In this free webinar, Dr. David Gardner from Dalhousie University will break down the essentials of sleep health. You’ll learn why sleep is so closely tied to your mental and physical well-being, what “good sleep” actually looks like, and the common causes of insomnia and poor rest. 

This session is designed to give you tools you can start using right away in your nightly routine.  

What you’ll learn 

By the end of this webinar, you will understand: 

• what healthy sleep looks like and why it matters, 
• the causes of insomnia and other common sleep challenges, 
• practical strategies to improve your rest, 
• how to assess your sleep habits; and 
• where to find reliable resources to support better sleep. 

About the Speaker: 

Dr. David Gardner, PharmD, MSc 

Professor, Dalhousie University 

Dr. Gardner’s work focuses on improving mental health care through research, education, and implementation. He is the co-developer of the Sleepwell research and knowledge mobilization program, which promotes evidence-based approaches to managing insomnia and reducing reliance on sedative medications. 

He led the Your Answers When Needing Sleep in New Brunswick (YAWNS NB) clinical trial, studying ways to improve sleep care and empower individuals with practical tools and information. 

Dr. Gardner is widely recognized for his contributions to mental health education. In 2017, he was named by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) as one of Canada’s 150 Difference Makers in Mental Health. In 2024, he received the Award of Excellence in Education from Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine. 

**NOTE: If you have questions for Dr. Gardner you would like to send prior to the webinar, please email alzed@alzon.ca by Thursday January 15th, 2026.  Questions should be general in nature, not for personal clinical support.