Tamara Carver, PhD, Director of the Office of Education Technology and E-learning Collaboration for Health (Ed-TECH) at McGill University’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), is...
It all began with Claire Webster telling her story. An advocate for improved patient and family care, and an active member of an Alzheimer’s support group, she was asked to speak to students about...
A person who receives a life-changing diagnosis has a lot of questions. Why did this happen? How will this affect my daily life? What changes can I make now to improve my long-term outcome?...
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia in persons over the age of 65, but not the only one. Most people over the age of 80 have more than one cause for their dementia such as...
Today marks the fourth anniversary of my mother’s death. On May 6, 2016, she succumbed to Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 83. I remember the day as if it were yesterday. Tremendous waves of grief...
