Research webinars

Join our bimonthly research webinar series, Research connects, at 2 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month.

To sign up for upcoming webinars visit our webinar page. You can also subscribe to our Webinar Notifications to receive regular webinar updates.

2025

Lecanemab: Understanding its role as a disease-modifying therapy (60 minutes) presented by Dr. Heather Cooke; Alzheimer Society of B.C. on April 2, 2025.
Collaborating with people with lived experience in research (54 minutes) presented by Dr. Mariko Sakamoto and Lynn Jackson; University of Victoria on January 29, 2025.

Nav-CARE: A volunteer-based community initiative to support aging in place (50 minutes) presented by Dr. Gloria Puurveen; University of British Columbia on November 27, 2024.
Bridging lived experience and research: An introduction to participating in clinical trials (57 minutes) presented by Alison Orth, Aisling Quigley and Aine Wilcox; Michael Smith Health Research BC on September 25, 2024.
Never too early, never too late: Modifiable risk factors in dementia (58 minutes) presented by Dr. Heather Cooke and Dr. Sarah Wu; Alzheimer Society of B.C. on July 24, 2024.
DemSCAPE: Developing dementia-inclusive neighbourhoods (56 minutes) presented by Cari Randa-Beaulieu; Simon Fraser University, Alzheimer Society of B.C. on June 26, 2024.
Exploring resident and family councils in long-term care homes (63 minutes) Dr. Sheila Novek; University of British Columbia on April 29, 2024.

Mapping the musical brain (58 minutes) presented by Dr. Sarah Faber; Simon Fraser University on December 8, 2023.
Enhancing dementia research literacy in the age of (mis)information (56 minutes) presented by Dr. Heather Cooke; Alzheimer Society of B.C., University of British Columbia on October 25, 2023.
How assistive robots and virtual reality can improve dementia care (58 minutes) presented by Dr. Lillian Hung and Dr. Jim Mann: University of British Columbia on October 17, 2023.
Heat domes and atmospheric rivers - building climate resilience (60 minutes) presented by Dr. Jennifer Baumbusch; University of British Columbia on July 14, 2023.
Disease-modifying treatments and dementia (58 minutes) presented by Dr. Alex Henri-Bhargava; University of British Columbia, Neil and Susan Manning Cognitive Health Initiative on June 1, 2023.
Understanding lecanemab, a B.C. perspective (54 minutes) presented by Dr. Robin Hsiung; University of British Columbia and Jen Lyle; Alzheimer Society of B.C. on April 20, 2023.
Disorientation among people living with dementia (56 minutes) presented by Dr. Noelannah Neubauer; University of Waterloo on February 21, 2023.
The who, what, where and when of Alzheimer’s disease biomarker testing (52 minutes) presented by Dr. Mari DeMarco; St Paul’s Hospital, Providence Health Care, University of British Columbia on January 26, 2023.