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The Education and Training theme of CDKTN launches new website!

12/05/2012, 2:5PM in Education, eLearning, Knowledge Brokering, Knowledge Translation and Exchange, Research - 0 Comments

The Education and Training theme of CDKTN has recently launched a new website:

Dementia KT Learning Centre. 

This website provides a central hub of information and resources to assist both new and established dementia researchers with their knowledge translation (KT) efforts.  Key features include:

CDRAKE and the AKE Introduces Bursary!

11/05/2012, 2:5PM in Education, eLearning, Knowledge Brokering, Knowledge Translation and Exchange, Policy, Research, Webinar - 0 Comments

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Why Do We Need to Know the Early Life-History of Older Persons With Dementia?

10/31/2012, 10:31AM in Advocacy, Caregiver, Communication, Community Care, Culture, Hospice Palliative Care, Long Term Care Homes, Person-Centered - 0 Comments

Article submitted on the behalf of the author, Eilon Caspi Ph.D.

Please have a look at this article documenting the importance of getting to know the life history of those diagnosed.  While most of us intuitively and anecdotally know the importance of knowing a person's life story, this article "Why Do We Need to Know the Early Life-History of Older Persons With Dementia?" provides a compilation of resources that reinforces the features and benefits of taking the time to get to know those we work with.

Potential Therapeutic Benefits of Meaningful Engagement in Organized Activities for Persons with Dementia

10/17/2012, 2:17PM in Communication, Long Term Care Homes, Responsive Behaviours - 0 Comments

Article submitted on the behalf of the author, Eilon Caspi Ph.D. 

Have a look at this great resource which lists significant research involving the "Potential Therapeutic Benefits of meaningful engagement in organized actitivities for persons with Dementia", and the respective sources.

Changes to the CDRAKE Team

08/22/2012, 7:22AM in Knowledge Brokering, Other, Webinar - 0 Comments

Hello CDRAKE Community!

We are writing today to tell you about the coming change to the CDRAKE team. For several years now, the three of us: Liz Lusk, Megan Harris and Sarah Webster (nee Clark), from Gestalt Collective, have been providing knowledge brokering and network development services to CDRAKE. Over the next few weeks we will be wrapping up our contract with CDRAKE and transitioning this support over to CDRAKE’s new Knowledge Mobilization Lead & Project Coordinator, Jillian McConnell.

Dalhousie Alzheimer's Education Society

08/21/2012, 9:21AM in Education - 1 Comments

- posted on behalf of Kyle Warkentin -

Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementia is the leading cause of memory dysfunction in our aging population. With the reports that by the year 2030 there will be 1 in 3 people over the age of 65, the increase of Alzheimer's Disease and other dementia will also increase.

With the increase of students partying, and leading lives that can damage the brain, it is important to also know the risks that can be prevented when we are young to help us when we are older, like exercise, diet, and stimulation of the mind.

Introducing the Caregiver Toolkit

08/03/2012, 10:3AM in Caregiver, Family and Informal Caregiving - 2 Comments

The Caregiver Toolkit (www.caregivertoolkit.ca) offers a ‘one-stop shop’ of evidence-informed resources for those working with caregivers, either directly or indirectly. It has been developed by the BC Psychogeriatric Association with a contribution from the Government of Canada.

A Must Have! | BSOs Behavioural Education and Training Supports Inventory (BETSI)

06/28/2012, 9:28AM in Behavioural Support Systems, Education, Person-Centered, Responsive Behaviours - 0 Comments

Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) has published the Behavioural Education and Training Supports Inventory (BETSI) Decision Making Framework, an education/training decision making tool and program inventory “must have!”, for anyone interested in providing safe, quality patient-centered care for older adults with responsive behaviours.

Quality Palliative Care in Long Term Care: Tools for Change Conference

05/24/2012, 7:24AM in Hospice Palliative Care, Long Term Care Homes - 0 Comments

The Quality Palliative Care in Long Term Care Alliance (QPC-LTC) are pleased to announce their upcoming conference:

Quality Palliative Care in Long Term Care: Tools for Change on Wednesday, October 17th, 2012 in Toronto, Ontario. 

The following objectives have been set for the conference:

Sign up for the first annual 5K Fun Run/Walk at AAIC 2012!

05/14/2012, 1:14PM in Conference / Workshop - 0 Comments

Be part of the first annual 5K Fun Run/Walk at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2012. Sign up now.