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Understanding Pain & Dementia Workshop can help families learn about pain in someone with dementia. We also know that over 80% of people living in residential care experience enduring pain. For older persons with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, the problem is even greater because they cannot self-report or reliably ask for medical attention. Log-on to the Understanding Pain & Dementia website (http://www.painanddementia.ualberta.ca) to find out more.
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As the New Year tolled in 2010, Canadians were faced with startling news that we are about to face an epidemic of dementia that will overwhelm our national healthcare system and devastate our economy within one generation unless significant policy changes are made.
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On November 26th the Geriatric Medicine Research Unit (GMRU) in conjunction with the Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network (CDKTN) hosted Think Tank 2009: Dementia Care in Nova Scotia. The objective of the Think Tank was to engage potential research-users in the creation of a research agenda in the area of dementia care. As a result, we hope to create a program that is responsive to the needs of those in policy and practice.
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The goal of the Rural and Remote Memory Clinic is to provide better care for individuals living with dementia in rural and remote northern areas of Saskatchewan.
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