Life and Minds is the web publication of the Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network, or CDKTN. Established on March 31, 2008 through a 5-year CIHR grant, the CDKTN is a network for knowledge translation (KT) and exchange (KE) of research in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. In a nutshell, KT is the adaptation of research findings into effective treatments, services, and products. KE is collaborative information sharing and problem solving between researchers, caregivers, and policy makers.

9th annual Kathryn Allen Weldon Public Lecture

Why do people with Alzheimer's disease have good days and bad days?  What does it tell us that we don't already know?

When:  Monday, September 27th, 2010 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Where:  Westin Nova Scotia,  1181 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS

No admission charge.

Presented by:  Kenneth Rockwood, MD, FRCPC, FRCP, Kathryn Allen Weldon Professor of Alzheimer Research, Dalhousie University

Although people with Alzheimer's disease are not traditionally thought to have fluctuations in thinking and function, these individuals and their caregivers often describe days on which their condition seems better than usual as "good days", and days on which their condition seems worse as "bad days". Dr. Kenneth Rockwood will discuss why these general fluctuations may occur and what this tells us about this disease.