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We are thrilled to announce the launch a free new McGill educational resource: Dementia, Your Companion Guide. With engaging illustrations and a friendly writing style, this approachable guide covers a wide array of topics to assist both the person living with dementia and their care partners. It includes information on the science and progression of dementia as well as practical advice on sa...

Dr. Donald Doell practices geriatric medicine at the McGill University Health Centre and is an Assistant Professor in the McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.  He was recently appointed Medical Director, Advanced Practice Nursing / Nurse Practitioner – Adult Care Programs at the Ingram School of Nursing.  Dr. Doell is particularly interested in dementia care and has worked wit...

Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto is a Professor in the Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Psychiatry at McGill University and the Director of the McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging. He was recently named Adjunct Professor at the Department of Biomedical Science and Engineering at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology. He is a Clinical Neurologist with expertise in the...

Diagnosis of dementia is still a major challenge globally, with an estimated 75 % of cases still going undiagnosed and long wait times. A team of McGill experts , led by Drs. Serge Gauthier, Pedro Rosa-Neto, José A. Morais and Ms. Claire Webster , were commissioned by Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) to deliver the World Alzheimer Report 2021, Journey through the diagnosis of dementia....

Mr. André Picard  is the health columnist at  The Globe and Mail  and the author of six books. He was named Canada’s top newspaper columnist in 2020 and is a recipient of the prestigious Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism and the Owen Adams Award of Honour, the highest award granted to a non-physician by the Canadian Medical Association in recognition of his co...

Dr. Thien Thanh Dang-Vu, Professor & Concordia University Research Chair in Sleep, Neuroimaging and Cognitive Health, Centre for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, is a neurologist with expertise in sleep medicine.  He is also an attending neurologist and the Associate Director for Clinical Research at the Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal (IUGM), an Adjunct Professor of Ne...

Dr. Joe Schwarcz, PhD, is Director of McGill University’s Office for Science and Society, which has the mission of separating sense from nonsense. He is the recipient of numerous awards for teaching chemistry and for interpreting science for the public. “Dr Joe” has hosted a radio show on science for forty years, has appeared hundreds of times on television, writes a regular newspaper column and i...

Mary-Beth Wighton is an advocate for people living with dementia and a pioneer to advance the rights of persons with dementia. Ms. Wighton is involved in numerous cross-sector projects involving research and policy development, including being a member of the Ministerial Advisory Board on Dementia and of the Alzheimer Society of Canada Dementia and COVID-19 Task Force.  She is co-chair of Dem...

Un diagnostic de démence est une dure réalité à affronter, tant pour le patient que pour son partenaire de soins, et le manque de connaissances sur la démence peut avoir un impact important sur la qualité des soins et la sécurité. Pour cette édition spéciale de 60 minutes de McGill à vos côtés , Claire Webster est accompagnée du Dr José Morais. Elle parle de son parcours de proche aidante auprès d...

Receiving a diagnosis of dementia is a difficult reality for both the patient and their care partner, and a lack of knowledge about dementia can have a significant impact on the quality of care and safety. In this special 60-minute edition of McGill Cares , Claire Webster is joined by Dr. José Morais as she describes her journey as a caregiver to her mother and shares some very important lessons t...

Thanks to extraordinary advances in technology and medicine, humans are living longer than ever before, and are shifting the demographic makeup on a worldwide scale.  As a result, more of us are living and engaging with an aging population in both our personal and professional lives, and there is a heightened demand for concrete research and advice for how to best provide care for this growin...

Dr. Simon Ducharme is a neuropsychiatrist and a clinician-scientist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital). He specializes in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and the interface between psychiatric disorders and dementia. His research program uses advanced neuroimaging techniques to develop diagnostic biomarkers for FTD. Dr. Ducharme...

Le  Dr Serge Gauthier  est directeur de l’Unité de recherche sur la maladie d’Alzheimer et les troubles connexes du Centre de recherche pour les études sur le vieillissement de McGill, et professeur aux départements de neurologie et neurochirurgie, de psychiatrie et de médecine à l’Université McGill. Il dirige l’initiative visant à produire les deux prochaines éditions du Rapport mo...

Dr. Serge Gauthier  is the Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Research Unit of the McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging, and Professor in the Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Psychiatry and Medicine at McGill University. He is leading the initiative to produce the next two editions of the World Alzheimer Reports on the crucial and inter-rel...

Dr. Maiya Geddes  is a clinician-scientist at The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital) and Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University. She sees patients at the McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging. The goal of Dr. Geddes’ research is to determine the brain mechanisms underlying the interaction between motivation and c...

Joyce Simard, MSW, is an Adjunct Associate Professor at the School of Nursing, University of Western Sydney Australia, and the patron and founder of Namaste Care International. She has been involved in long-term care for over 40 years, serving as Alzheimer’s specialist for many healthcare companies that provide services in skilled nursing homes, assisted living communities and hospice organization...

Stéfanie Fréel  is a consultant in the Department of Mental Health and Substance Use at the World Health Organization (WHO). She works with governments, civil society, academia and people with lived experience to raise awareness of dementia, and to structure national policies, strengthen health information systems, and produce normative guidance, tools and resources that aim to inform nationa...

In this special edition of  McGill Cares ,  Claire Webster  aims to raise awareness about the impact of cardiovascular disease during Heart Month. She will be joined by  Dr. Jacqueline Joza , Cardiac Electrophysiologist and Assistant Professor of medicine at the McGill University Health Centre, to commemorate the one-year anniversary of her sixth pacemaker surgery, which took p...

Noémie Auclair-Ouellet , PhD., is a Speech-Language Pathologist and professor at the School of Communication Sciences and Disorders at the McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. She leads the Communication Strategic Group from the Quebec Rehabilitation Research Network (FRQS-REPAR). She works with people living with mild cognitive impairment and dementia, as well as those with aphasia fol...

Julie Scorah , PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University and Associate Director of the Azrieli Centre for Autism Research (ACAR). Dr. Scorah is a Neurophychologist whose areas of expertise include the assessment and diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly Autism Spectrum Disorder (...

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 McGill University 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 r...

Dr. Gustavo Turecki  is Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychiatry at McGill University, Scientific Director at the Douglas Institute Research Centre and Psychiatrist‐in‐Chief at the Montreal West Island CIUSSS. Dr. Turecki uses epidemiological, clinical, psychosocial and basic research approaches to advance knowledge on mechanisms leading to suicide and suicidal behaviour. His labor...

Dr. Angela Genge is Director of the Clinical Research Unit at the Montreal Neurological Institute. She is a neuromuscular neurologist and leads the Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) clinical program and multidisciplinary clinic. Dr. Genge has received numerous awards, most recently the 2018 Forbes Norris Award, the DIVA of Distinction Award, and the Governor General Diamond Jubilee Award. Ms. Le...

Melanie Couture , PhD, is a researcher at the Center for Research and Expertise in Social Gerontology (CREGÉS) and scientific lead of the Health Interventions and Technology Assessment Unit of the CIUSSS West-Central Montreal. She is also Affiliate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the Université de Sherbrooke. She co-leads three governmental mandates to develop training and other initi...

Dr. Serge Gauthier  is the Director of the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Research Unit of the McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging. He is also a Professor in the Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, and Medicine at the McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Gauthier will provide an update on the latest and most promising research...