Mind the Gap: Understanding Dementia in Northern BC is a workshop, presented the College of New Caledonia’s applied research and innovation department.
The workshop taking place Friday, March 8 at the college cafeteria section 4, from 9 a.m. to 3:40 p.m., is open to all participants who wish to better understand dementia, its characteristics and how to make lifestyle choices that can delay the onset or even prevent dementia.
The workshop includes breakfast, two lectures with question-and-answer sessions, lunch and some group activities.
Here is what the day will look like:
9:00am – 9:30am: Registration and Tea
9:30am – 9:40am: Opening Remarks and Land Acknowledgement
9:40am – 10:00am: Pre-Survey
10:00am – 11:00am: Session 1
Topic: Introduction to Dementia
Presenters: Dr. Dinesh Ramoo and Salima Somani, College of New Caledonia
11:00am – 11:45am: Case Study
11:45am – 12:30pm: Lunch Break
12:30pm – 1:30pm: Session 2
Topic: The Role of Alzheimer Society in Dementia Support
Presenter: Laurie De Croos, Support & Education Coordinator, First Link® Northern Indigenous
Community Engagement, Alzheimer Society of BC - Northern Resource Centre
1:30pm – 1:45pm: Tea Break
1:45pm – 2:45pm: Session 3
Topic: Living Well with Dementia
Presenter: Emma, Research Manager, University of Northern British Columbia
2:45pm – 3:20pm: Question and Answer Session
Panelists:
• Tamara Chambers-Richards, PhD, Dean of Health Sciences at CNC
• Laurie De Croos, Support & Education Coordinator, Alzheimer Society of BC
• Emma, Research Manager at UNBC
CNC Applied Research & Innovation
• Dr. Dinesh Ramoo, Lecturer at CNC
3:20pm – 3:40pm: Closing Remarks and Feedback
To register to attend email [email protected]
