Dementia Friendly Communities: Season 3, Episode 19
This is the first in a multi-part series on Dementia Friendly Communities. In it, Phyllis Fehr, a member of our Editorial Board and also a member of the Dementia Friendly Communities project of the Ha...
28 Jan 202126min
Changing and Adapting: Reflection, Reframing and Reimagining Season 3, Episode 18
Reflection, Reframing and Reimagining (repeat of Episode 4, Season 1) Susan Bithrey and her husband Reg were looking forward to the perfect retirement until life interrupted. Susan describes how she...
11 Jan 202125min
Changing and Adapting: Be Prepared
Ron Posno is a retired educator living with mild cognitive impairment. He shares with us some of his experiences and talks about coming to terms with his condition and continuing to live a full life w...
14 Dec 202017min
MAID & Bill C-7 – Medical Assistance in Dying
Bill C-7 proposes certain changes to the legislation on medical assistance in dying. In this episode, Dr. Mariette Brennan, a professor in Constitutional Law and Health Policy at the Bora Laskin Law S...
30 Nov 202030min
For This I am Grateful: Living with Dementia
In this episode, I interview Christine Thelker, a dementia activist from British Columbia and author of For This I am Grateful: Living with Dementia. Christine’s book evolved from a personal journal t...
18 Nov 202035min
Transitions– Looking Back and Looking Ahead
Jim Mann, a dementia activist from BC and Jacobi Elliott, PhD a researcher with the Geriatric Health Systems Research Group at the University of Waterloo both share a passion for improving the experie...
26 Okt 202021min
Transitions: Shared Care in Dementia
Dr. Ajantha Jayabarathan practices family medicine in Halifax NS. By adopting a shared care framework from mental health, Ajantha describes how she provides family-oriented dementia care in collaborat...
13 Okt 202016min
Transitions- A Rural Dementia Resource for rural communities
Leanne Lawrence and Jean Daku live in rural Saskatchewan where Leanne’s mother, Marjory lived her whole life. We learn how Jean, a nurse practitioner, championed a memory clinic practice model within ...
27 Sep 202017min
