Dementia-Friendly Canada Project

Presenter:

• Ronan Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, Alzheimer Society of Canada
• Barbara Lindsay, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Alzheimer Society of B.C.
• Heather Cowie, National Project Manager, Dementia-Friendly Canada
• Sana Aziz, Provincial Coordinator, Dementia-Friendly Communities, Alzheimer Society of B.C.
• Abby Wolfe, Public Awareness Coordinator, Alzheimer Society of Saskatchewan
• Jennifer May Vicente-Licardo, Education Manager, Alzheimer Society of Manitoba
• Kathy Hickman, Director Education Design and Training, Alzheimer Society of Ontario
• Susan Oster, Coordinator, Dementia Friendly Communities, Alzheimer Society London & Middlesex
• Maggie Scanlon, Public Education Coordinator/Volunteer Coordinator, Alzheimer Society Elgin-St.Thomas

Summary:

The Dementia-Friendly Canada project is a partnership between the Alzheimer Societies of Canada, B.C., Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario. Each of the partnering provinces has been successful in creating dementia-friendly communities. This project will help expand on the work being done in these provinces to create tools, education and programing that will allow for the development of dementia-friendly communities across the country. This presentation will speak to the Dementia-Friendly Canada project, including an overview of the project goals, a presentation of findings from our 2020 focus groups, an introduction to several resources that are currently in progress and a summary of next step.

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