Receiving a diagnosis of dementia requires a series of tests and a deep understanding of cognitive function. It also requires someone who can recognize the early signs. In short, the wait time for a dementia diagnosis is long. January is Alzheimer's Awareness Month, and to get a better understanding of the disease and the impact dementia has on the lives of the 750,000 Canadians living with it, Saskia Sivananthan, data scientist and neuroscientist specializing in dementia, former Chief Research Officer of the Alzheimer Society of Canada and founder and CEO of The Brainwell Institute joins Steve Paikin to discuss.

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