Upcoming dementia webinars offer practical tips and explore links between music and the brain.
Among the webinars offered in June, we are hosting two very special ones with guest speakers Chelsea Mackinnon, from McMaster University, and Jim Mann, Myrna Norman and Craig Burns, from our leadership group of people living with dementia. If you are interested in learning more, check out the other webinars available throughout the month of June.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought many difficulties for billions of people around the globe and health guidelines are forcing many individuals to stay away from loved ones as a way of staying safe. Research indicates that social isolation is prejudicial on many levels and may cause long-lasting cognitive damage. We are hosting a special webinar, that will cast a light on how music may contribute to decreasing the risk of developing dementia and the links it has with connection and communication.
Featuring guest speaker Chelsea Mackinnon, the “Music and the brain: Key considerations for dementia” webinar will take place on Wednesday, June 9 at 10 a.m. Chelsea is an instructor at McMaster University and educates students, healthcare providers and family members about how they can use music within their own caring practices.
Another webinar – which is part of the Society’s “Lived experience” webinar series – taking place on Thursday, June 24 at 10 a.m., will see Jim Mann, Myrna Norman and Craig Burns – advocates and community members who are living with dementia – sharing tips and strategies on how to learn to live well with the disease. In this session, the advocates will touch on topics including problems with telling time, lack of initiative, resistance to hygiene, loss of abilities and more. The “Lived experience” webinar series is a valuable opportunity to hear directly from people with lived experience and gain a deeper understanding of the issues they face.
To register for any of these webinars, or to access free recorded webinars, please visit alzbc.org/webinars.