Please join us for our first live meeting! Dr. David Sheard presents on understanding the real meaning of person centred care and know if your health care professional and/or care community is really person centred. *Please note that the start time is 7:00PM Alberta/MT time. Being Together in Dementia Care Certificate
Evaluation of a Transition Intervention for Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer Disease or Related Dementias and Multiple Chronic Conditions
This informative session by Dr. Adrian Wagg and Kathleen Hunter, RN will help you understand issues of urinary and fecal incontinence for someone living with dementia at different stages of the disease process. This session will answer questions why this occurs, management options including continence productions and medication and address the question of whether incontinence … Continued
Session 1: Introduction to Living with Change - Learn the issues and changes faced by people in the middles stages of dementia and where to get help.
Session 2: Responding to Behaviors that Challenge Us - A geriatric psych. nurse will help you understand behaviours and how to respond positively.
Session 3: Communication and Caregiving - A speech language pathologist will help you communicate more effectively with your family member.
Session 4: Activities of Daily Living - An occupational therapist will discuss how we can build on a person's strengths to help maintain their quality of life.
Session 5: Managing Stress - Develop coping strategies to deal with the stress that results from your role as a care partner.
Hear people living with dementia share their stories and provide tips. This will help us better understand and support those living with dementia. Care partners will speak about how they ensure their family member is *still here*.
A clinical ethicist will help you understand the difficult decisions you may need to make at the end of a family member's life.
Please join us as Sally Knocker shares ideas on what is working in the UK in supporting families to bring out the best in each other when living with dementia. Join us to see, feel and understand how the UK's ‘Butterfly moments' can create meaningful ways to connect, reach and occupy people to live well … Continued
Palliative care nurses will explain what to expect in the end stage of dementia and how to provide comfort to someone who is near the end of life.
A grief expert will discuss the grieving process when a family member dies.
A lawyer will discuss legal issues and estate administration so you will know what is needed when death occurs.
Please listen along as Anne shares her story about her mother who was diagnosed with dementia and their family's journey through the progression.
Someone with dementia will help you understand dementia from their perspective - how it feels, the challenges they face and how they maintain hope. You will also be introduced to the concept of person-centered care and learn about healthy life style choices for people with dementia.
Dr. Kathleen Hunter and Dr. Belinda Parke discuss ways to be prepared in the case a visit to an Emergency Department is necessary. Whether it is a planned admission or an unexpected emergency visit, the unfamiliar noises and activities of a hospital can be especially upsetting for a person living with dementia. Preparation can improve … Continued
Learn what you might expect in your role as a family care partner from an experienced family member who has completed this journey. Find out how your role might impact your relationship with your family member, what emotions you might experience and what challenges you might face. Start planning how to care for yourself during … Continued
A geriatrician will explain the medical management of the disease including types of dementia, diagnosis, risk factors, symptoms, treatment, and progression.
Please join us as Roger shares his story of his journey with Alzheimer's disease. We will then open up the live meeting for a Q & A portion with Roger.
A lawyer will explain the legal and financial documents you need to get done in the early stage while the person with the disease has capacity to make decisions and make their wishes be known. You will have a chance to examine the barriers that often prevent planning ahead.
Dr. Jack Jhamandas will speak on current research being done with Alzheimer Disease and related dementia. Dr. Jhamandas is currently a Distinguished University Professor in the Division of Neurology at the University of Alberta. He is a practicing neurologist and neuroscientist whose research interests focus on misfolded proteins in Alzheimer's and prion diseases and aspects … Continued
