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DESCRIPTION:Join us on October 7 at noon for the next webcast in our weekly
  series\, McGill Cares\, designed to support informal caregivers. During c
 andid\, 30-minute interviews with leading experts\, Claire Webster\, Alzhe
 imer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program\
 , will explore topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.\n\n
 Former Caregivers become Advocates for Alzheimer’s Research\n\nMrs. Doroth
 y Reitman is a respected lifelong activist and community volunteer who was
  appointed to the Order of Canada in 1997. She cared for her late husband 
 who died of Alzheimer’s Disease in 2014. Mrs. Reitman currently serves as 
 a board member for several organizations\, including the Cummings Jewish C
 entre for Seniors Foundation\, and serves as Co-chair\, Alzheimer’s Resear
 ch for a Cure at the Montreal Jewish General Hospital Foundation.\n\nMr. A
 ndré Charron is a vice-president and portfolio manager at an investment ma
 nagement firm who lost his father to Alzheimer's Disease in 2011. He and h
 is family have given generously to the Jewish General Hospital Foundation 
 in honour of his father. Mr. Charron sits on the Board of Directors at the
  Jewish General Hospital Foundation and is Vice-Chair to its $250 million 
 capital campaign.\n\nMrs. Reitman and Mr. Charron are both Ambassadors of 
 the McGill Dementia Education Program. They will share their stories of ho
 w dementia affected their lives and led them to become philanthropists and
  advocates for research into Alzheimer’s Disease.\n\nThis free webcast is 
 open to all. We would like to thank the Zeller Family Foundation for spons
 oring this episode of McGill Cares.\n\nClick here beginning at 12:00 pm ED
 T on Wednesday\, October 7\, to join us live\, or watch the recording afte
 rwards.\n
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SUMMARY:McGill Cares Webcast: Former Caregivers become Advocates for Alzhei
 mer’s Research
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/medsimcentre/channels/event/mcgill-cares-webcast-
 former-caregivers-become-advocates-alzheimers-research-324955
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