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DESCRIPTION:Join us on June 10\, 2026 at 12:00 EDT for our next episode of 
 McGill Cares\, a webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. D
 uring candid\, 30-minute interviews with leading experts\, Claire Webster\
 , Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program\, explores topics relat
 ed to caring for a loved one who is living with dementia.\n\nMcGill Cares:
  Understanding the Quebec Act Respecting End-of-Life Care   \n\nCarmen Des
 jardins\, BSc(N) is Program Manager of the Dementia and Psychiatric Comorb
 idities Program at the Douglas Research Institute. She was the chief and f
 ounder of the Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) am
 bulatory team of the Montreal West Island Integrated University Health and
  Social Services Centre (CIUSSS l'Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal). She has bee
 n involved in implementing their Alzheimer’s plan and is a member of the p
 anel of experts who develop MSSS guidelines for treating BPSD and for the 
 Centre of Excellence on Longevity.\n\nDuring this special one-hour McGill 
 Cares webcast\, Ms. Desjardins will clearly explain Quebec’s Act Respectin
 g End‑of‑Life Care. This legal framework is designed to better support peo
 ple at the end of life by reducing suffering and ensuring care is provided
  with dignity and compassion\, according to their wishes.  \n\n Ms. Desjar
 dins will walk us through what end‑of‑life care really means\, including p
 alliative care\, continuous palliative sedation\, medical aid in dying\, a
 nd advance medical directives. She will explain when and how these options
  apply\, what they are meant to protect\, and why they matter. The session
  will also clarify the important concepts of decision‑making capacity and 
 incapacity\, which are central to understanding this Act.  \n\nThis free w
 ebcast will be offered in both ENGLISH and FRENCH.\n\nTo watch this webcas
 t in ENGLISH\, click here on June 10 at noon EDT\n	To watch this webcast in
  FRENCH\, click here on June 10 at noon EDT\n\n___________________________
 ___________________ \n\nMcGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Com
 munity Outreach for Dementia Care.\n\nMcGill Cares is an initiative of the
  McGill Dementia Education Program\, which is funded by private donations.
  To contribute or for more information about our program\, please visit ht
 tp://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted re
 sources specific to dementia.   \n\nIf you have any topics or questions th
 at you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts\, please email 
 us at dementia [at] mcgill.ca. \n
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SUMMARY:McGill Cares: Understanding the Quebec Act Respecting End-of-Life C
 are   
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/channels/channels/event/mcgill-cares-understandin
 g-quebec-act-respecting-end-life-care-372953
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