{"id":3176,"date":"2022-03-29T16:44:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T16:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.138.3.201\/?page_id=3176"},"modified":"2025-04-14T15:32:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T15:32:57","slug":"alzheimers-disease-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mcsa.ca\/index.php\/alzheimers-disease-awareness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3176\" class=\"elementor elementor-3176\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7175be1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7175be1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6841573\" data-id=\"6841573\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21d151a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21d151a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"790\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mcsa.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Alzheimers-Disease-Awareness-Month.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3178\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4105fab\" data-id=\"4105fab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e2728d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e2728d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.16.0 - 20-09-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<\/span>In honour of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Awareness Month on January 25, 2022, the MCSA Education Committee planned a special Brainy Boomers event, entitled \u201cAlzheimer\u2019s Disease Update 2022\u201d in which 85 participants joined. This event aimed to encourage individuals to learn more about dementia and its stark impact on Canadians. It was moderated by Dr. D. Dastoor, Chair of the MCSA Education Committee, and welcomed the following guests: Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto (Director, MCSA) to speak on \u201cForgetfulness and Alzheimer\u2019s Disease\u201d, Meghan Williams, Director of Support Services of Alzheimer Group (AGI) spoke on \u201cHealthy Caregiving \u2013 Setting Realistic Expectations\u201d; Dr. Michael Wiseman, Member of the MCSA Education Committee, spoke about \u201cHealthy Gums for a Healthy Mind\u201d; and finally a pre-recording of Dr. Paolo Vitali\u2019s lecture titled \u201cDocteur, je cherche mes mots. Est-ce que je dois m\u2019inqui\u00e9ter?\u201d concluded the 1 hour Zoom event. This event\u2019s ultimate goal of raising awareness of dementias and Alzheimer\u2019s to the public, was to reiterate and emphasize the importance of recognising the early signs of this disease, getting help as soon as possible, and to educate families and carers on understanding the different stages and medical procedures to expect.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d5d87e elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6d5d87e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BrvNZ3t-QeE\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Watch the Event Here!<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In honour of Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Awareness Month on January 25, 2022, the MCSA Education Committee planned a special Brainy Boomers event, entitled \u201cAlzheimer\u2019s Disease Update 2022\u201d in which 85 participants joined. 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