Webinars

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Learn about dementia from anywhere by participating in one of our live webinars – all you need is a computer, tablet or phone!

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You can sign up for upcoming webinars below, or review our on-demand video content about a range of different topics about living with dementia. You can also subscribe to receive regular webinar updates.

The most recent webinars were Physical activity and dementia with Dr. Joanie Sims-Gould on May 24 and Activities for warmer weather on May 31. 

People living with dementia may face various challenges that could prevent them from maintaining a healthy lifestyle. To address some of these challenges, we are hosting a webinar series in May, focusing on health and wellness in relation to dementia. Learn more

View our videos in Punjabi and in Cantonese.

How to register

To participate, click on the webinar time that works for your schedule – you'll be provided with instructions on how to sign in. If you register at least 24 hours before a session, you'll also receive an email reminder.

**Please note that we now use Microsoft Teams to present our webinars. You will have the best experience if you download and install the Teams app.**

Upcoming webinars

Flipping stigma: How to recognize and respond to stigma and discrimination
Wednesday, June 7 from 2 to 3 p.m.

Join us for part one of a four-part Lived Experience: Flipping Stigma series showcasing the "Flipping Stigma on its Ear Tool Kit", created to help people recognize and respond to stigma and discrimination associated with dementia and memory loss. These quarterly webinars feature members of an Action Group of people living with dementia. Panelists will discuss instances of discrimination faced in their day to day lives and provide some strategies and different approaches to responding to stigma and discrimination by others.
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Focus on behaviour: Targeted strategies for word salad, confabulation, wanting to go home and asking for deceased relatives
Wednesday, June 14 from 2 to 3 p.m.

Learn specific strategies for responding to behaviours that dementia caregivers often ask us about, including wanting to go home and asking about deceased relatives.
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How to get someone to accept help: A conversation for caregivers
Wednesday, June 21 from 2 to 3 p.m.

Join Society staff for a discussion around one of the most common questions we are asked – how can I get someone to accept help? Each panelist will draw on their own and others experiences as we explore the impact of dementia on insight and self-awareness and how that in turn affects the caregiving role, including caregiving at a distance. How do you respectfully start doing things for and not with someone? How do you balance a person’s right to live at risk with advocating to the health care system on someone’s behalf? If you are looking for communication tips and tricks, insight into building a community of support around yourself and the person you are caring for, and some new ideas on how to support a person living with dementia, this is the webinar for you. 
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You can also subscribe to receive regular webinar updates.
To learn more about other virtual education opportunities, click here.

For more information

If you have additional questions about our webinars and whether they're suitable for your needs, call the First Link® Dementia Helpline or email [email protected].

On-demand content

We host regular webinars on a range of topics related to living with dementia. You can access a selection of videos from previous webinars divided by theme.

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On-demand content

Upcoming webinar series: Health, wellness and dementia

British Columbia
March 31, 2023

People living with dementia may face various challenges that could prevent them from maintaining a healthy lifestyle. To address some of these challenges, we are hosting a webinar series in May, focusing on health and wellness in relation to dementia.

Learn more
health wellness and dementia webinar series

Dementia education

Learn about the different educational programs that we offer to help educate and empower people living with dementia and their families and friends.

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