McGill Dementia Education Program

09/22/2025

09/22/2025

The Caregiver Grief Connexion Connexion team—led by Pam Orzeck (principal investigator & CREGÉS member) with the collaboration of CREGÉS members Patrick Durivage (co-investigator), Tamara Sussman, and Shari Brotman (collaborators)—invites practitioners to join a monthly space for sharing and learning about the challenges of supporting bereaved caregivers.

✨ First session of the season → A special collaboration with Grief Matters, as part of their Grief Gatherings series, focusing on anticipatory grief and caregiving.

📅 September 22
🌐 Online (Teams, in English)
🔗 More info: https://caregivergrief.com/communities-of-practice/

✅ Register here: https://forms.office.com/r/YkXZpjSxZ5

09/19/2025

Caring Conversations is an online forum where care partners of people living with dementia can learn from experts, share concerns and ask questions.

Our next Caring Conversation will take place on Tuesday, September 30, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. EDT on the topic of The Compassionate Lie.

Social worker Lucy Barylak and professional coach and educator Joanne Besner will discuss the challenge of balancing one’s right to honesty with lying and deception to minimize distress and anxiety when caring for a person who is living with dementia. They will share advice on when, how and what justifies not telling the truth and will invite participants to share their own their tips and lived examples.

Information and Registration: https://mcgill.ca/x/iuG


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Alzheimer's Society

09/17/2025

Soyez des nôtres le 17 septembre 2025 à midi!

McGill à vos côtés : Prendre soin d’une personne atteinte d’un trouble neurocognitif : ce qu’il faut savoir sur les hallucinations, les troubles délirants et la paranoïa

Simon Ducharme, MD, FRCPC, est neuropsychiatre et clinicien chercheur à l’Institut universitaire en santé mentale Douglas et au Neuro (Institut-hôpital neurologique de Montréal). Il est spécialiste des dégénérescence sfrontotemporales et de l’interface entre les troubles psychiatriques et les troubles neurocognitifs.

Le Dr Ducharme expliquera comment les troubles neurocognitifs peuvent entraîner des délires, des hallucinations et de la paranoïa. Il nous dira pourquoi ces symptômes apparaissent et comment ils affectent à la fois la personne atteinte d’un trouble neurocognitif et ses partenaires de soins. Il partagera ensuite des stratégies pour aider les familles à gérer ces situations souvent pénibles afin qu’elles soient mieux préparées à réagir efficacement. Enfin, il donnera des conseils sur les cas où il peut être nécessaire de consulter un médecin.

Cette webémission gratuite sera disponible en français et en anglais.

Information: https://mcgill.ca/x/iBG

09/12/2025

McGill Cares is a free webcast series to support people living with and their .

On September 17 at noon, our guest will be Dr. Simon Ducharme, neuropsychiatrist and clinician-scientist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and The Neuro. He will shed light on how dementia can lead to delusions, hallucinations and paranoia, and will share practical strategies to help families manage these often-distressing situations.

This webcast is offered in both English and French, and registration is not required. Visit the event page to access the links, which will go live on Wednesday, September 17 at noon!

https://mcgill.ca/x/iBN

Join us on September 17, 2025 at noon as we launch our sixth season of McGill Cares, a webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring....

08/27/2025

Présenté par Dr Robert Gendron - Clinique Mémoire

08/19/2025

Our team is gearing up for a busy fall conference season!

Our program's founder, Claire Webster, will be speaking at the 12th Canadian Conference on Dementia in Calgary this year to share her caregiving expertise! This conference brings together a group of national and international scholars to share clinically relevant, cutting-edge developments in dementia research.

Claire will be participating in a session on Primary and Continuing Care and speaking about how to bridge academia and community to educate medical students and healthcare professionals on strategies to support . She will also be giving a workshop on understanding and navigating the impact of on family caregivers.

We hope you can join us!
https://events.myconferencesuite.com/CCD2025/reg/landing

McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences University Health Network

07/10/2025

We will be at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference in Toronto from July 26-31! Come visit our booth in the Canadian Pavilion 🍁 to discover all of the free resources that our multidisciplinary team has created to support people living with dementia and their care partners.
Canadian Institutes of Health Research

07/03/2025

What does it mean to age gracefully, from a scientific perspective? How do the systems in our body deteriorate over time, and what lifestyle habits can help us to maintain health as we get older?

Dr. Jose Morais, Academic Lead of the McGill University Dementia Education Program and Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at both McGill University and the McGill University Health Centre, will discuss this topic on our next free webinar. Join us on Wednesday, July 9th at 12 noon EDT to learn more.

This free webcast is offered in both ENGLISH and FRENCH - you can find the links to watch this episode in the language of your choice here: https://mcgill.ca/x/iYv
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McGill à vos côtés - Vieillir avec élégance : comprendre la science du vieillissement du corps et du cerveau
Le mercredi, 9 juillet 2025 à 12 h HAE

José A. Morais, MD, FRCPC, est professeur titulaire de médecine à l’Université McGill ainsi que directeur de la Division de gériatrie de l’Université McGill et du Centre universitaire de santé McGill (CUSM). Le Dr José A. Morais est aussi responsable académique du Programme de formation sur les troubles neurocognitifs de la Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé de McGill. Il répondra à des questions sur le vieillissement du point de vue scientifique, en abordant tous les systèmes de notre corps qui peuvent se détériorer avec le temps et les habitudes de vie qui permettent de rester en bonne santé en vieillissant.

Join us on July 9th at noon for the next McGill Cares webcast to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia. Aging gracefully: Understanding the science of the aging body and br...

06/09/2025

Protecting vulnerable seniors: Dementia and the risk of financial fraud

Free webcast on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at 12 EDT

Join us for an insightful webcast exploring how individuals living with dementia can become targets of financial fraud. https://mcgill.ca/x/ife

We will discuss common scams, warning signs to watch for, and practical steps caregivers and families can take to safeguard their loved ones’ assets.

Claire Webster will be joined by Kimberley Colquhoun, Assistant Director of the City of Westmount’s Public Safety where, throughout her 25-year career, she has been involved in projects directed at improving public safety and community engagement. In 2017, she helped create two new programs to support the elderly within the community.

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06/09/2025

On June 16 at 11 a.m. EDT, the Observatoire Vieillissement et Société is offering a free lecture on Ageism: What we have learned as individuals and as a society and what we can do to prevent, reduce and counter it successfully. Here is the link to join this free lecture: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88085739150?pwd=EkasGvEFJek9QmDovPKeoZmTi88qyV.1

05/30/2025

"I believe that older adults are often overlooked in our society. As our population ages, it's becoming increasingly clear that they need and deserve more support. They represent an incredible generation full of wisdom, rich life experiences and amazing stories to share. I love being able to support them, and if I can make even a small difference in their day, that feels like a success to me," says McGill student Ashley McCarthy-Sinasac.

Read about Ashley's experience as a student intern for our new Caring Spaces Pilot Project. https://mcgill.ca/x/iYD