McGill Cares: Understanding Responsive Behaviours in People with Dementia

Join us on October 6 at 12 p.m. EDT for the next webcast in our biweekly series, McGill Cares, designed to support informal care partners. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, will explore topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

Understanding Responsive Behaviours in People with Dementia

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 with many of the leading experts in neurology, psychiatry and geriatrics in Canada.

He will explain challenging behaviours caused by dementia and provide insight on how to address these behaviours.

This free webcast is open to all. We would like to thank the Zeller Family Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares.

Click here beginning at 12 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 to watch the webcast.  The link will become public and available at that time.