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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170928T190000
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SUMMARY:What Matters Most!
DESCRIPTION:Please note this meeting will start at 7pm CDT as it is being hosted from Manitoba. \nJoin us for the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba’s live meeting with Heather Ann Dixon\, Legal Counsel. She will discuss the importance of having an up to date will\, power of attorney and health care directive. She will review why choosing someone you trust and who understands your wishes and values is the most important step when preparing these documents. Responsibilities of a person designated in the legal roles of executor\, power of attorney or health care proxy will be also be discussed.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/what-matters-most/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170518T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170518T200000
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SUMMARY:Depression and Care Partner Burnout
DESCRIPTION:Join us to hear Dr. Hannah Cherniawsky BMSc\, MD of the University of Alberta speak on care partner burnout. She is the current leader of the Health Savvy Seniors Initiative. The initiative aims to educate and empower seniors to be active members of their health care team. Then we will have a presentation on depression\, this will be given by a second year medical student from the University of Alberta\, she is new to the initiative but is excited to be a community advocate for seniors.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/depression-and-care-partner-burnout/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170411T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170411T200000
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UID:12664-1491937200-1491940800@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Solving Alzheimer's disease: A search for  the Holy Grail!
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Jack Jhamandas will speak on current research being done with Alzheimer Disease and related dementia. \nDr. 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 of brain control of cardiovascular function.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/solving-alzheimers-disease-a-search-for-the-holy-grail/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170327T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170327T190000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
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UID:12663-1490637600-1490641200@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Early Stage: Planning Ahead Session 4
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/early-stage-planning-ahead-session-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170323T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170323T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T053953Z
UID:12658-1490295600-1490299200@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Roger Marple Live Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/roger-marple-live-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170320T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170320T190000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T053957Z
UID:12662-1490032800-1490036400@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Early Stage: Understanding Dementia Session 3
DESCRIPTION:A geriatrician will explain the medical management of the disease including types of dementia\, diagnosis\, risk factors\, symptoms\, treatment\, and progression.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/early-stage-understanding-dementia-session-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170313T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170313T190000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T053957Z
UID:12660-1489428000-1489431600@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Early Stage: You as a Care Partner Session 2
DESCRIPTION: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 this journey.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/early-stage-you-as-a-care-partner-session-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170307T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170307T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
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UID:12661-1488913200-1488916800@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Be Ready for an Emergency Department Visit
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kathleen Hunter and Dr. Belinda Parke discuss ways to be prepared in the case a visit to an Emergency Department is necessary. \nWhether 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 a visit.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/be-ready-for-an-emergency-department-visit/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170306T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170306T190000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T054003Z
UID:12659-1488823200-1488826800@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Early Stage: Exploring the Experience of Dementia Session 1
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/early-stage-exploring-the-experience-of-dementia-session-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20170201T104500
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T054008Z
UID:12656-1485945900-1485949500@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Anne Baltimore Story
DESCRIPTION:Please listen along as Anne shares her story about her mother who was diagnosed with dementia and their family’s journey through the progression.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/anne-baltimore-story/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161206T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161206T183000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T054012Z
UID:12654-1481045400-1481049000@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:End Of Life: Getting the Paperwork in Order Session 4
DESCRIPTION:A lawyer will discuss legal issues and estate administration so you will know what is needed when death occurs.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/end-of-life-getting-the-paperwork-in-order-session-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161129T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161129T183000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T054014Z
UID:12653-1480440600-1480444200@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:End Of Life: Saying Good-Bye Session 3
DESCRIPTION:A grief expert will discuss the grieving process when a family member dies.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/end-of-life-saying-good-bye-session-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161122T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161122T183000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T054015Z
UID:12652-1479835800-1479839400@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:End Of Life: End of Life Care Session 2
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/end-of-life-end-of-life-care-session-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161117T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161117T193000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T184354Z
UID:12655-1479407400-1479411000@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Bringing out the best\, living well together with dementia - The UK Butterfly Approach
DESCRIPTION: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 with their experience of a dementia. \n  \nThe UK Butterfly Approach Certificate
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/bringing-out-the-best-living-well-together-with-dementia-the-uk-butterfly-approach/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161115T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20161115T183000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T054028Z
UID:12651-1479231000-1479234600@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:End Of Life: Ethical Choices Session 1
DESCRIPTION:A clinical ethicist will help you understand the difficult decisions you may need to make at the end of a family member’s life.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/end-of-life-ethical-choices-session-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20160302T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20160302T193000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T054023Z
UID:12650-1456943400-1456947000@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:I'm Still Here Public Forum
DESCRIPTION: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*.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/im-still-here-public-forum/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151207T174000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151207T184000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T054027Z
UID:12649-1449510000-1449513600@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Middle Stage: Living with Change Session 5
DESCRIPTION:Session 5: Managing Stress – Develop coping strategies to deal with the stress that results from your role as a care partner.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/middle-stage-living-with-change-session-5/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151130T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151130T184500
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T054039Z
UID:12648-1448905500-1448909100@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Middle Stage: Living with Change Session 4
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/middle-stage-living-with-change-session-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151123T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151123T184500
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T054040Z
UID:12647-1448300700-1448304300@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Middle Stage: Living with Change Session 3
DESCRIPTION:Session 3: Communication and Caregiving – A speech language pathologist will help you communicate more effectively with your family member.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/middle-stage-living-with-change-session-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151109T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151109T184500
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T054042Z
UID:12646-1447091100-1447094700@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Middle Stage: Living with Change Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Session 2: Responding to Behaviors that Challenge Us – A geriatric psych. nurse will help you understand behaviours and how to respond positively.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/middle-stage-living-with-change-session-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151102T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151102T184500
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T052717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T054044Z
UID:12645-1446486300-1446489900@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Middle Stage: Living with Change Session 1
DESCRIPTION: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.
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/middle-stage-living-with-change-session-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151027T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20151027T193000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T051627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T184630Z
UID:12644-1445970600-1445974200@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Mind over Matter - Keeping Control over Bladder and Bowel Incontinence
DESCRIPTION: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 is the “deal breaker” that leads people to placement. Join us on October 27\, 2015 at 7pm. \n  \nMind Over Matter: Incontinence in Individuals Living with Dementia Certificate 
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/mind-over-matter-keeping-control-over-bladder-and-bowel-incontinence/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20150501T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20150501T093000
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T051627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T054055Z
UID:12641-1430469000-1430472600@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:My Tools for Care - Intervention Study
DESCRIPTION:Evaluation of a Transition Intervention for Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer Disease or Related Dementias and Multiple Chronic Conditions
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/my-tools-for-care-intervention-study/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Edmonton:20141020T184500
DTEND;TZID=America/Edmonton:20141020T194500
DTSTAMP:20260504T125551
CREATED:20240325T051627Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T190345Z
UID:12640-1413830700-1413834300@www.helpfordementia.ca
SUMMARY:Being Together in Dementia Care
DESCRIPTION: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\ncare community is really person centred. \n*Please note that the start time is 7:00PM Alberta/MT time. \n  \nBeing Together in Dementia Care Certificate
URL:https://www.helpfordementia.ca/event/being-together-in-dementia-care/
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