Catherine Talbot-Hamon, MDCM, est médecin traitant en gériatrie à l'Hôpital général de Montréal du Centre universitaire de santé McGill. Ses recherches portent sur l'évaluation préopératoire et l'optimisation des soins pour les patients âgés qui subissent des chirurgies cardiaques ou autres.

La Dre Talbot-Hamon parlera des problèmes de comportement causés par la démence, expliquera les raisons pour lesquelles ils peuvent survenir et fournira des pistes de solution pour mieux les aborder. Cette webémission est présentée en français.

Date de diffusion originale: le 30 mars 2022.

McGill à vos côtés est une série de webémissions crée pour soutenir les proches aidants. Au cours de ces entretiens sans artifice de 30 minutes avec des experts de premier plan, Claire Webster explore des sujets liés à la prise en charge d’un proche atteint de démence.

Cette webémission est une initiative du Programme de formation sur la démence de McGill, qui est financé par des dons privés.

Nous vous invitons à découvrir les nombreuses ressources gratuites disponibles sur notre site web pour soutenir les personnes atteintes de démence et leurs partenaires de soins, dont Démence, votre guide d’accompagnement. Pour faire un don ou pour en savoir plus sur notre programme, rendez-vous au www.mcgill.ca/démence.

Si vous souhaitez nous voir aborder des sujets et des questions spécifiques, écrivez-nous à [email protected].

Moira Welsh is an award-winning investigative reporter with the Toronto Star who has written extensively on issues facing seniors, with a focus on long-term care, as well as on issues related to social justice, health and the environment.  Ms. Welsh is the author of Happily Ever Older: Revolutionary Approaches to Long-Term Care, about evolving ways to live in our later years.

Ms. Welsh will share information about what she’s learned from her years of investigating retirement homes and long-term care facilities in Canada and around the world. She will talk about positive alternatives to what we understand as the norm for long-term care and share ideas about how we can revolutionize care so that seniors can live out their days in dignity and with purpose, energy and love.

This episode of McGill Cares is made possible by a donation from the Zeller Family Foundation.

Original Air Date: March 16, 2022

McGill Cares is a webcast series 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, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at [email protected].

Dr. Madeleine Sharp is a neurologist specializing in movement disorders.  Dr. Sharp’s research goal is to develop more precise models of cognitive dysfunction in patients, grounded in neurobiology, in order to develop and reliably test new behavioural and pharmacologic therapies.

Dr. Sharp will speak about Lewy body dementia, its relationship to Parkinson’s disease, and how it differs from other forms of dementia. She will address types of body movement and behavioural changes caused by Lewy body dementia, how they may evolve as the disease progresses, and ways of dealing with these types of changes.

This episode of McGill Cares is made possible by a donation from the Zeller Family Foundation.

Original Air Date: March 2, 2022

McGill Cares is a webcast series 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, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at [email protected].

In recognition of Heart Month, Claire Webster aims to raise awareness about one of the most common cardiac diseases, atrial fibrillation – its symptoms, causes and treatment. She will be joined by Dr. Jacqueline Joza, Cardiac Electrophysiologist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at the McGill University Health Centre, to celebrate an issue very close to her own heart. Despite many years of challenging cardiac health issues, Claire has led a very fulfilling and active life.  She is a long-term patient of the Montreal General Hospital and is extremely grateful for the attention and care that she receives from the Cardiac Electrophysiology Program.

Dr. Joza cares for patients with both general and inherited arrhythmias and has a special interest in ablation of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, leadless pacemaker implantation, and novel techniques in defibrillator implantation. Her current research focuses on physiologic pacing, familial sick sinus syndrome, and atrial fibrillation.

This episode of McGill Cares is made possible thanks to a donation by Claire and Stuart Webster.

Original Air Date: Feb. 16, 2022

McGill Cares is a webcast series 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, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at [email protected].

Dr. Catherine Ferrier will speak about the end-of-life for people living with dementia. She will describe how the medical system cares for them at that time, and how care partners can make this time more comfortable. She will also talk about the options for palliative care for those with dementia and when and how it can be accessed.

Dr. Ferrier is a family physician and holds a Certificate of Special Competence in Care of the Elderly from the College of Family Physicians of Canada. She works in the Division of Geriatric Medicine of the McGill University Health Centre, where her focus is on cognitive disorders and assessment of decision-making capacity. She is Assistant Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at McGill University.

This episode of McGill Cares is made possible by a donation from the Zeller Family Foundation.

Original Air Date: February 2, 2022

McGill Cares is a webcast series 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, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at [email protected].

Mr. Matt Del Vecchio is a Certified Professional Consultant on Aging (CPCA).  He is the owner of Lianas Senior Transition Support, which provides families with guidance and support in navigating home care and senior living communities.  Mr. Del Vecchio is also co-host of a popular weekly radio show, “Life Unrehearsed” on CJAD800 in Montreal and writes for The Suburban newspaper as their "Seniors and Aging" columnist.

Mr. Del Vecchio will answer questions about senior living accommodations, the processes for getting a spot and how they are evolving as a result of the recent surge in cases of COVID-19.  He will delve into what to look for when selecting a residence and the challenges that families and friends face when having to make the decision to transition a person in their care to a residential facility.

This episode of McGill Cares is made possible by a donation from the Zeller Family Foundation.

Original Air Date: January 26, 2022

McGill Cares is a webcast series 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, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at [email protected].

Le Dr Serge Gauthier est un neurologue clinicien spécialisé dans le développement de nouveaux outils de diagnostic et de traitement pour les personnes souffrant de la maladie d’Alzheimer.  Il a été directeur du Centre de recherche et d’études sur le vieillissement de l'Université McGill de 1986 à 1997, puis est devenu scientifique chevronné du programme IRSC-Rx&D (Instituts de recherche en santé du Canada et Compagnies de recherche pharmaceutique du Canada) en 1997. Le Dr Gauthier est coresponsable universitaire du programme de formation sur la démence et professeur émérite en neurologie et psychiatrie à l’Université McGill. Ses travaux lui ont valu d’être décoré de l’Ordre national du Québec en 2017 et de l’Ordre national du Canada en 2014.

Le Dr  Gauthier vous fera part des plus récents développements sur les médicaments utilisés pour traiter la démence.

Nous tenons à remercier la Fondation de la famille Zeller pour avoir parrainé cet épisode de McGill à vos côtés.

Date de diffusion originale: le 19 janvier 2022.

McGill à vos côtés est une série de webémissions crée pour soutenir les proches aidants. Au cours de ces entretiens sans artifice de 30 minutes avec des experts de premier plan, Claire Webster explore des sujets liés à la prise en charge d’un proche atteint de démence.

Pour en savoir plus sur notre programme ou pour faire un don, rendez-vous au www.mcgill.ca/démence. Si vous souhaitez nous voir aborder des sujets et des questions spécifiques Durant nos webémissions, écrivez-nous à [email protected].

Dr. Serge Gauthier is a clinical neurologist specializing in the development of new tools for diagnosis and treatments for people living with Alzheimer’s disease. He was the Director of the McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging from 1986 to 1997 and became a senior scientist of the CIHR-Rx&D program (Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies) in 1997. Dr. Gauthier is the Academic Co-Lead for the Dementia Education Program and Professor Emeritus, Neurology and Psychiatry at McGill University. His accomplishments led to him being appointed to the Order of Canada in 2014 and the National Order of Québec in 2017.

Dr. Gauthier will provide up-to-date information on the medications that are used to treat dementia.  This podcast is also available in French as McGill à vos côtés - Prise en charge pharmacologique de la démence.

This episode of McGill Cares is made possible by a donation from the Zeller Family Foundation.

Original Air Date: January 19, 2022

McGill Cares is a webcast series 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, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at [email protected].

McGill Cares is recognizing Alzheimer’s Awareness Month 2022 by inviting the Alzheimer Society of Montreal to share information about their services.

Jeane Day has been the Executive Director of the Alzheimer Society of Montreal (ASM) since January 2021. She has a strong background in the health care and non-profit sectors.   Marie Christine Le Bourdais is Director of Programs and Services at the ASM.  She has a degree in gerontology and nearly 20 years of experience working with seniors. For the past decade, her work has focused on clients with neurocognitive disorders, family care partners and professionals in the health and social services network.

Ms. Day and Ms. Le Bourdais speak about the ASM’s state-of-the-art intervention, care and support services and how they help people in Montreal live well with dementia.

This episode of McGill Cares is made possible by a donation from the Zeller Family Foundation.

Original Air Date: January 5, 2022

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McGill Cares is a webcast series 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, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at [email protected].

Ron Beleno is an advocate for dementia, caregiving, aging, and research communities. While caring for his father who was living with dementia, Mr. Beleno developed an expertise in the use of technology, community and access to research to support his family to live as well as possible at home.

He is currently an active member, advisor, and mentor to numerous organizations and educational institutions, including AGE-WELL NCE, Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation at Baycrest, the City of Toronto’s Seniors Strategy, the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and the Translational Research Program at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine.

Mr. Beleno speaks about how technologies can be used to help seniors age well at home.

This episode of McGill Cares is made possible by a donation from the Zeller Family Foundation.

Original Air Date: December 22, 2022

For more information about the McGill Dementia Education Program or to make a donation, please visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia. If you have specific topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at [email protected].