2018 Past Events – Alzheimer Café

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 – 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Marie-Pier Foucault, coordinator of services for people living with dementia with the Alzheimer Society of Montreal 
Ideas for spending quality time with a person who has Alzheimer’s disease

Tuesday, February 20, 2018 – 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Susan Sofer, occupational therapist
Driving and Alzheimer’s disease

Tuesday, March 20, 2018 – 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Jessica Smith, coordinator of a family caregivers support program with the YWCA/Y des femmes de Montréal
Navigating the health system and understanding CLSC services for seniors

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 – 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Kate Griffin of St. John Ambulance
Making your home safe

Tuesday, May 15, 2018 – 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Sandra Tickner-Broadhurst, music therapist
Music therapy

Tuesday, June 19, 2018 – 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Carol Jones, dance therapist at the National Centre for Dance Therapy / Les Grands Ballets Canadiens
Dance therapy

Tuesday, September 18, 2018 – 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Marie-Claude Giguère, consultant, author, and founder of Helping Seniors
Stay or Move?: The Conversation, the Taboos and the Options

Tuesday, October 16, 2018 – 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Vera Granikov, research librarian, and Reem El Sherif, Ph.D. student/research assistant, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University 
How Can You Find Reliable Information about Health Topics Online?

Tuesday, November 20, 2018 – 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Carrie Jiamin Dai, Ph.D. student and research assistant, School of Information Studies, McGill University
Technology for Everyone: Designing for Aging and Dementia

Tuesday, December 18, 2018 – 1:00 to 3:00 pm
Christiane Proulx, M.A. Creative Arts Therapies, counsellor at the Alzheimer Society of Montreal
The Holidays and Dementia: A Space between Stress and Resilience