7 Courses
Upcoming Live Webinars
Webinar: Speaker Series Event - The Power of Physical Activity and Social Connection: A Panel Discussion, September 20, 2024
In recognition of World Alzheimer’s Day on September 21st, this session will explore the impact that physical activity and social connection can have on overall brain health and well-being – especially for people living with dementia.
Panel Details:
Hosted by: Vanessa Barnes, Active Living Coordinator-Alzheimer Society Sarnia
Panelist: Laura Middleton is an Associate Professor and the Schlegel Research Chair in Dementia and Active Living in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at the University of Waterloo and the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging.
Special guests with lived dementia experience: Diana and Brent Anderson, Eleanor Probizanski and Chris Morasse
Intended Audience:
General public, including people living with dementia, care partners, and health care professionals.
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Webinar: Meaningful Activities, October 3, 2024
This webinar helps care partners of a person living with dementia in mid-to-late stages to develop and participate in meaningful activities. The goal is to provide practical ideas on how participants can spend quality time together by identifying and drawing upon the person’s remaining strengths.
Intended Audience: Family Care Partners
Date: October 3, 2024 at 1:00pm-2:00pm ET
Webinar: Communication for Care Partners, October 9, 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: Family Care Partners
Date: October 9, 2024 at 11:00am-12:00pm ET
Webinar: Support for Care Partners, October 21, 2024
Support for Care Partners:
An introduction to being a care partner to someone living with dementia.
This presentation will provide you with ten tips that will help guide you through the first steps of being a care partner.
Intended audience: Family Care Partners
Date: October 21, 2024 at 6:00pm-7:00pm ET
Webinar: Loss and Grief, November 8, 2024
Explore the concept of ambiguous loss, develop coping strategies and gain understanding of feelings of grief when caring for a person living with dementia.
Intended Audience: Family Care Partners
Date: November 8, 2024 at 10:00am-11:00am ET
Webinar: Meaningful Activities, November 27, 2024
This webinar helps care partners of a person living with dementia in mid-to-late stages to develop and participate in meaningful activities. The goal is to provide practical ideas on how participants can spend quality time together by identifying and drawing upon the person’s remaining strengths.
Intended Audience: Family Care Partners
Date: November 27, 2024 at 6:00pm-7:00pm ET
Webinar: Support for Care Partners, December 14, 2024
Support for Care Partners:
An introduction to being a care partner to someone living with dementia.
This presentation will provide you with ten tips that will help guide you through the first steps of being a care partner.
Intended audience: Family Care Partners
Date: December 14, 2024 at 12:00pm-1:00pm ET
