McGill Cares webcast: Recognizing when Coping Mechanisms become Addictions
Join us onÌýJanuary 20, 2021 at noonÌýfor the next webcast in our biweekly series,ÌýMcGill Cares, designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, will explore topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.
Recognizing when Coping Mechanisms become Addictions
Dr. David Luckow is a family physician at the Montreal West Island CIUSSS in their youth mental health clinic, and a clinical lecturer at the Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is the head physician at the Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Montréal, a public drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre. As a certified Medical Review Officer, he provides drug-test reviewing services and independent medical evaluations.
Dr. Luckow will address issues related to the use of alcohol or drugs as a coping mechanism. He will discuss how to recognize when this is becoming a problem, and will share information about treatment options.
This free webcast is open to all. We would like to thank theÌýLindsay Memorial FoundationÌýfor sponsoring this episode ofÌýMcGill Cares.
Ìýbeginning atÌý12:00 pm EST on Wednesday, January 20, 2021Ìýto join us live, or watch the recording afterwards.
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