McGill Cares

Oct 09 2024 121 ep. 37 mins

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During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill University Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

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McGill Cares: Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest

Oct 09 2024 32 mins

Hope for the Best, Plan for the Rest is a road map for navigating a life-changing diagnosis. The book’s authors, Dr. Hsien Seow and Dr. Sammy Winemaker, have identified seven keys to unlock a better illness experience. They will discuss those keys and how they apply to a diagnosis of dementia. Hsien Seow, MD is the Canada Research Chair in Palliative Care and Health System Innov

McGill à vos côtés : Facteurs de risque modifiables associés à la maladie d’Alzheimer et aux troubles neurocognitifs apparentés

Sep 18 2024 27 mins

En juillet, la Commission Lancet a publié son rapport 2024 sur la prévention, les interventions et les soins associés aux troubles neurocognitifs. Le Dr Gauthier expliquera en quoi consistent les découvertes sur les facteurs de risque modifiables des troubles neurocognitifs, et comment leur prise en compte peut prévenir ou retarder la progression de la maladie. Serge Gauthi

McGill Cares: Modifiable risk factors for developing Alzheimer’s and related dementias

Sep 18 2024 27 mins

In July, the Lancet Commission launched its 2024 report on dementia prevention, intervention, and care. Dr. Gauthier will explain the new findings on modifiable risk factors for dementia, and how addressing them can prevent or delay disease progression. Serge Gauthier, MD, is a clinical neurologist specializing in the development of new tools for diagnosis and treatments for peopl

McGill à vos côtés : Que faut-il pour prendre des décisions au nom d’une autre personne?

Jul 10 2024 55 mins

NOTE: This episode is in French only. These topics were addressed in English in April, 2024 Hélène Guay est une avocate, diplômée de McGill, en étroite collaboration avec les personnes âgées et leurs partenaires de soins afin de démystifier et de faciliter les processus juridiques. Elle pratique depuis plus de 30 ans le droit de la santé, le droit relatif aux droits de la

McGill Cares: A heart-to-heart with the Mayor of Westmount on her caregiving journey

Jun 26 2024 50 mins

Christina Smith has been involved in municipal politics with the City of Westmount for over ten years. She was first elected as City Councillor in 2013, then as Mayor in 2017. Mayor Smith will share her experience as a caregiver to her late father who recently passed away from Alzheimer’s disease. She will talk about the impact this disease has had on her and her family, and di

McGill Cares: Applying the Positive Intelligence Approach to Caregiving

Jun 12 2024 46 mins

Joanne Besner, BSW, MBA, ACC, and caregiver, received her Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Business Administration from McGill University, and a Professional Coaching designation from the John Molson Executive Centre at Concordia University. Ms. Besner coaches and facilitates workshops for health care professionals and community organizations, including the McGill University S

McGill Cares: The Grief Connexion Project

May 15 2024 31 mins

Pam Orzeck, MSW, PhD, is Associate Professor in the McGill School of Social Work and part of the coordination team at the Caregiver Grief Connexion project. Her latest research focuses on women's bereavement experiences after caregiving. She has published several articles and co-edited a book on professional interventions with caregivers. Zelda Freitas, BA, BSW, MSW, is Adjunc

McGill Cares: Understanding the legal, psychosocial and medical assessments required to make decisions on behalf of another person

Apr 10 2024 46 mins

Stephanie Geller, MSW, is the Team Lead, Clinical Social Worker, at Lianas Senior Transition Support. She has been working with seniors for the last 25 years, helping them and their families with caregiving issues, including navigating social services, work-life balance issues, stress, anxiety, burnout and coping through major life decisions. Anna Kamateros, Notary, TEP, is Depart

McGill Cares: Talking to children about dementia and death

Mar 06 2024 28 mins

Andrea Warnick, RN, MA, is a Registered Psychotherapist and Registered Nurse who supports individuals, families and communities who are grieving illness or death in their lives. She co-owns AWC Grief Support, a group practice of over 30 therapists who provide grief therapy across Ontario and grief consultation and education across Canada. Ms. Warnick developed the five-day Children

McGill Cares: Caregiver support in Quebec - L’Appui pour les proches aidants

Feb 07 2024 28 mins

Julie Bickerstaff, MSW, is Director of Caregiver Support & Knowledge Transfer at l’Appui pour les proches aidants, a caregiver support organization. Over the past 20 years of working in the health and social services network, public health, territorial organization and community sectors, she has developed a rich and varied expertise in consultation and mobilization, social de