| Maintaining an active lifestyle may seem challenging but it doesn't have to be. Research shows that staying active as you age reduces your chances of getting dementia. An active lifestyle is as simple as going for walk a few times a week. If going for a walk seems overwhelming try marching while you are seated. Exercising can significantly improve your mental activity and stability. |
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| The Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network (CDKTN) is a network for translation and exchange of research in Alzheimer's disease and dementia. It consists of a collaborating group of academic institutions, academic leaders in dementia-related biomedical, clinical, psychosocial, health services, and population health research, Alzheimer Societies, care providers (formal and informal) and persons with dementia. |
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| Observation of mobility and balance in older adults admitted to hospitals can help physicians understand which patients have a higher risk of dying, according to a new study in the online issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine (JGIM).
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| When Dementia is in the House was developed to educate caregiving for children living with someone who has dementia, with a focus on frontotemporal dementia (FTD). This website is based on research, as well as advice from other experienced adolescents. Parents can find guidance on talking to their children about this disease and how to balance parenting with caring for a loved one with dementia. |
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| The 10th Annual Kathryn Allen Weldon Public Lecture took place on Wednesday, September 21st at the Spatz Theatre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Dr. Kenneth Rockwood, the current Kathryn Allen Weldon Professor of Alzheimer Research at Dalhousie University, spoke on the topic ‘What if everything causes dementia?’ |
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| What are your thoughts on being a CDKTN member? Please take the time to answer our survey.
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| The Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network is proud to support world Alzheimer's Day. |
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| The Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation is presenting the 10th Annual Kathryn Allen Weldon Public Lecture,
“What if everything causes dementia?”, on Sept. 21, 2011. |
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The Globe and Mail has a feature page in the Health section highlighting dementia. They feature personal stories, portraits and Q&A discussions. This website links caregivers, policy makers and anyone interested in dementia.
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| French President Nicolas Sarkozy calls for global action on Alzheimer's disease
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| "It’s worthwhile maintaining good health, because that will be associated with a lower risk of developing problems with your brain, particularly Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias,” says the lead author of the study, Kenneth Rockwood, MD, a professor of geriatric medicine and neurology at Dalhousie University, in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Dr. Koller will review dementia diagnosed and staging principles and define the late stage of dementia.
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The DZNE is a research institute within the Helmholtz association that studies neurodegenerative diseases
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| A Kentville firm has been awarded funding to set up two Alzheimer Cafés in the Annapolis Valley.
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| The Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network had the opportunity to talk with poet and writer JC Sulzenko.
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| Dr. Kenneth Rockwood, and his colleagues Xiawei Song, PhD, and Arnold Mitnitski, PhD, release, "Non-traditional risk factors combine to predict Alzheimer's disease and dementia."
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| There is lot's of media attention at CDKTN's Halifax office this week. Stay tuned to our website and Twitter account @LifeandMinds for live news and updates.
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| "Understanding Responsive Behaviours as a Way to Enhance Care, " scheduled for Thursday, July 21, 2011.
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| Sharon Naismith, from the University of Sydney is fascinated by dementia.
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Canadian Dementia Knowledge Translation Network (CDKTN) is pleased to announce the 2010-2011 recipients of our network and national research fund award program.
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Do you know someone with dementia who currently drives or recently stopped driving?
We invite you to participate in a research study on driving and dementia.
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Meg Federico's six videos from Welcome to the Departure Lounge: Adventures in Mothering Mother are up and running.
After watching the videos, we encourage you to fill out a short survey to provide us with some feedback.
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Dr. Kenneth Rockwood's has released a new paper, "Fitness and Frailty in Adults Linked to Health Outcomes."
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The Imperial Ballroom at Halifax’s Lord Nelson Hotel filled to capacity almost as quickly as a Nova Scotia ER department. The reason why was not much different either: a public roundtable was being held to discuss how Canada’s health care strategy will accommodate elderly outpatients.
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Read about the new online tool, "Emergency Management, Frailty, Disasters and Dementia: What Health Care Providers Need to Know," which aims to educate health-care workers, administrators and policy makers about ways to improve emergency preparedness to protect seniors.
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| We are looking for children ages 8-19 who have a parent or grandparent affected with frontotemporal dementia to meet online with our focus group leader. There will be one two-hour meeting during which she will ask you questions about how your life has been affected by a family member’s illness. |
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| Announcing the Living a Brain Healthy Lifestyle - Café Scientifique in Halifax on April 4, 2011. |
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On Wednesday, Jan. 12, Mayor Peter Kelly declared January as Alzheimer Awareness Month in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
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| Professor June Andrews provides an interview with CBC Maritime Noon to discuss the looming crisis in health care costs related to dementia patients. The crisis stems from lack of planning.
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| The Alzheimer Society of Canada Interim, CEO, Debbie Benczkowski, presented the latest updates on the trajectory of Alzheimer's to CDKTN last month. Her report can be viewed in full with this article.
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| The Education and Training theme of CDKTN is seeking visiting scholars who have interest in dementia and knowledge translation.
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| The University of Virginia School of Medicine has launched its new website: Memory Commons. Visit Memory Commons to read caregiver, physician, and patient articles; access training programs and educational activities; and find out the latest medical advances in dementia care.
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| Jim Mann, a member of CDKTN's National Board of Directors, and his personal experience with AD. This short article and video explain how early diagnosis became crucial for Jim in coping with Alzheimer's.
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| An article and two short films co-produced by CDKTN and the Canadian Red Cross that follow in-home caregivers. The films approach the practices in caregiving, the challenges involved, and the solutions being sought.
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| The second of four very short films aimed to increase understanding of Alzheimer's disease.
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| A new report from the Alzheimer's Association projects the looming crisis that awaits America. By mid-century, the costs of caring for Alzheimer's disease will have increased nearly five-fold to coincide with the rise in patients.
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| The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging at Mount Saint Vincent University have created a new publication to help protect seniors from financial fraud. It’s in Your Hands: Legal Information for Seniors and Their Families will be free of charge and distributed at information sessions across the province.
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| The third of four pocket films about Alzheimer's disease.
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| These four very short "pocket" films aim to increase understanding of Alzheimer's disease.
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| The fourth "pocket" film aimed to increase understanding of Alzheimer's disease.
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| On April 1, 2010 the Nova Scotia government enacted new legislation called the Personal Directives Act (PDA). This new law will affect who we want to make our health care decisions when we can't.
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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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