5 Courses
Webinar: Programs and Services, June 13, 2023
Learn about the many programs and services provided by the Alzheimer Society, including counselling and support groups, education programs, Finding Your Way, Music Project, and First Link.
Intended Audience: General Public
Date: June 13, 2023 at 11am-12pm
Webinar: Living Safely in the Community, June 20, 2023
Learn why people living with dementia go missing, strategies to prevent a missing incident and what to do if a person living with dementia goes missing. Care Planning is and how it can be completed. Specifically, the steps involved in Advance Care Planning are discussed. The webinar also explains the difference between Substitute Decision Makers and Power of Attorney’s, with an emphasis on the role of capacity in making decisions for someone living with dementia.
Intended Audience: General Public
Date: June 20, 2023 at 2-3pm
Webinar: Dementia Overview, June 28, 2023
Goals of this presentation: Participants will leave with:
• An understanding of the difference between changes that come with normal aging and when something is not normal.
• Reversible causes for these changes.
• A general understanding of dementia, different types of dementia, and progression.
• Knowledge of dementia symptoms and their impact on the person living with dementia.
Intended Audience: General Public
Date: June 28, 2023 at 11am-12pm
Webinar: Dementia 102 - Supportive Communication, July 13, 2023
This webinar focuses on providing participants with knowledge of how communication can change over the course of the disease and ways to supportively communicate with a person living with dementia.
Intended Audience: General Public
Date: July 13, 2023 at 2:00-3:00pm
Webinar: Updates in Alzheimer's Disease Research, July 20, 2023
This webinar reviews major milestones in Alzheimer's disease research and summarize trends in ongoing research happening worldwide.
Intended Audience: General Public
Date: July 20, 2023 at 11:00am-12:00pm