香蕉视频

DEMENTIA EDUCATION AND SUPPORT WORKSHOP聽FOR FAMILY CAREGIVERS
Thursday, March 28,聽2019聽| 9 am to 3 pm

This workshop will be given in English.
Please bring your lunch.

Dr. Jos茅 Morais, Associate Professor and Director of the Division of Geriatric Medicine at 香蕉视频,聽is working in collaboration with Alzheimer鈥檚 Care Consultant and Facilitator Claire Webster and with the聽Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning to offer a community workshop which aims聽to educate and support caregivers who are looking after a family member with Alzheimer's disease or a聽dementia-related illness. Dr. Isabelle G茅linas, Associate Professor at the 香蕉视频 School of Physical聽and Occupational Therapy, will facilitate the safety component of the workshop in the simulated apartment.

This workshop will:

focus on the most important elements that caregivers need to know regarding dementia and聽its associated behavioural and psychological symptoms;

help family members prepare themselves for the journey of caring for someone who has the聽disease, including best practices for ensuring their own well-being as caregivers;

simulate a real-life scenario to educate caregivers on how to create a safe home environment.

Through education and empowerment,聽this workshop will help support caregivers and聽provide them with the necessary resources to聽turn to in the community for support.

TO REGISTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE ONLINE FORM.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, please call us at聽514-398-4175聽

The workshop will take place at the:
Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning
3575 Parc Avenue, Suite 5640
Montreal, Quebec H2X 3P9

Thanks to the generous support of our donors, The Zeller Family Foundation and聽The Alan & Roula Rossy Family Foundation,聽we are able to offer this valuable workshop for a minimal registration fee of $50.