Season 5 (Episodes 55-67)

EPISODES

Episode 55

Dr. Mari DeMarco, Ph.D., is a researcher at the University of British Columbia concerned with how the diagnoses of neurodegenerative diseases can be improved by discovering and using biomarkers. Led a study on biomarkers. ...

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Episode 56

In this second episode on biomarkers, Ann Bil, a woman living with dementia, and Kristi Winjsma, her daughter, discuss why they enrolled in the IMPACT-AD, their experience, and how they used the results from the investigation. ...

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Episode 57

In part 1 of a two-part series, Lisa Loiselle speaks to Alison Phinney , PhD RN, and Lynn Jackson , RN, a person with lived experience of dementia. They work on the Building Capacity Project, a partnership between researchers at ...

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Episode 58

In the second part of the Community Engagement series, we meet Andréa Monteiro, a researcher, educator, nurse, documentary filmmaker and social justice advocate. Her father lived his final years with dementia. As the community ...

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Episode 59

Lisa Loiselle speaks with Laura Middleton and Bill Heibein about the DREAM (Dementia Resources on eating, activity, and meaningful inclusion) project. Laura Middleton is an Associate Professor at the University of Waterloo whose work ...

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Episode 60

After listening to a group of women living with dementia talk about their group, Dementia Sisterhood, if you are interested, contact Dr. Elaine Wiersma at ewiersma@lakeheadu.ca . They meet virtually via Zoom to share their lives, support ...

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Episode 61

In this episode, Pat Shanahan speaks with Barbara Machalik and Mary Connell. Barbara is the Executive Director of Academics, Community Relations and Programming at the Long Term Care homes operated by the Rekai Centres at Wellesley Central ...

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Episode 62

In this 2-part podcast Lisa Loiselle talks with Laura Alfaro and Danielle Alcock who both work in Indigenous health and were involved in the Circle of Care, which is a project that addresses the needs of Indigenous caregivers of people living ...

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Episode 63

In this second of 2 episodes which marks The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Lisa Loiselle talks with Laura Alfaro and Danielle Alcock who both work in Indigenous health and were involved in the Circle of Care, which is a project that ...

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Episode 64

In this episode, the first in a new series on Dying and Dementia, guest host Jillian McConnell, Knowledge Translation Specialist with the brainXchange , sits down with Anne Marie Stoneburgh a Death Doula. Many people avoid this topic in our death-averse ...

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