by Greg | Jul 14, 2022 | News
As reported by the World Health Organization’s World Report on Hearing, hearing loss affects approximately one-third of adults aged 60 years and over. Despite the urgency of hearing health, hearing loss is continuously increasing due to low demand and poor supply and...
by Greg | Jul 12, 2022 | News
How nurses and pharmacists manage behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia in long-term care was presented on May 31, 2022. The recorded event is ready. Watch Now! This webinar describes a nurse mentoring program initiated by Dr Philippe Voyer at the Centre...
by Greg | Jul 12, 2022 | News
Featuring: Howard Chertkow, MD, FRCP, FCAHS The recorded event is ready. Watch Now! No new medication for Alzheimer Disease and dementia (other than treatments for the behavioural problems) has been approved in Canada in twenty years. We review where we are now...
by Greg | Jul 11, 2022 | News
The Calgary Missing Older Adult Resource Network launched a public awareness campaign that aims to: provide resources for people at risk of going missing and their caregivers and encourage the public to act if they see an older adult who might be lost or confused....
by Greg | Jul 10, 2022 | News
“Community-led action at the neighbourhood scale has been vital to address complex health inequities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. This report was commissioned by the Office of the Chief Public Health Officer (CPHO) at the Public Health Agency of...
by Greg | Jul 9, 2022 | News
The Global action plan on the public health response to dementia 2017-2025 was adopted by World Health Organization (WHO) Member States at the 70th World Health Assembly in May 2017. The plan followed 10 years of advocacy for a global response to dementia by...
