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Your questions, answered: What should Canadians know about donanemab’s latest drug trial results?
American drug company Eli Lilly and Company released some results from a trial of donanemab, a drug that aims to target Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s what people in Canada might want to know about it.
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Video: Perspectives on brain health in Chinese communities in Canada: Presented by Dementia Talks! Canada
This May 2023 discussion featured leading experts about brain health and dementia care in Chinese communities in Canada. Watch the recording and hear our speakers discuss the need for cultural sensitivity in dementia care, accessing community supports, and more.
Video: New dementia drugs and therapies: What Canadians should know
In this free webinar presentation from Dementia Talks! Canada, our panel of experts focus on new types of drugs and therapies now in development for dementia.
Dementia Talks! Canada – A new online webinar series
A new digital discussion series that centres the conversation on dementia, with researchers and people with lived experience sharing their stories, tips and insights.
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Thank you for fundraising for the IG Wealth Management Walk for Alzheimer’s!
Because of your support, people living with dementia and caregivers can access the support they need, close to home. There is still time to donate!
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Seven things you may not know about vascular dementia
Vascular dementia is one of the more common forms of dementia, but how much do you know about it? Read on to learn more about vascular dementia.
12 actions for a healthier brain at any age
Staying socially active, being physically active and having a sense of purpose — all of these and more can help improve brain health in any phase of life.
Your questions, answered: What should Canadians know about lecanemab’s U.S. FDA approval?
On January 6, 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the new drug Leqembi (also known as lecanemab) for treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease. Here’s what people in Canada might want to know about it.
Communicating with people living with dementia
Understand how dementia affects communication and learn some useful tips and strategies for your conversations with people living with dementia as they progress through the stages of the disease.
Dementia information in Chinese, Punjabi and more languages
Mandarin, Cantonese and Punjabi are some of the most-spoken languages in Canada. Find essential facts about dementia in multiple languages here.
Our Advisory Group of People with Lived Experience of Dementia
Our Advisory Group of People with Lived Experience of Dementia is a community of people who guide the Alzheimer Society of Canada. By drawing on their personal stories of living with or supporting people with dementia, our members can share their voices to change how dementia is understood and treated in Canada.
Find your area’s Alzheimer Society
No matter where you live in Canada, there is an Alzheimer Society that you can be involved in. Your region’s group can help you with programs, services, education and resources tailored to your needs.
Newsletter
Sign up to Remember Me, news for supporters and friends of the Alzheimer Society of Canada.
By 2050, nearly 2 million people living in Canada could be living with dementia
In September, during World Alzheimer’s Month, we launched this report to explore what can we do to change Canada’s dementia future.
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The Canadian Charter of Rights for People with Dementia
As a person living with dementia, the Charter can help you assert your rights to live free of stigma, benefit from all of Canada's civic and legal rights, participate in policies that affect you and more.
National resource library
Through our resource library, you can find a broad range of helpful and informational documents, videos and links related to dementia. We have resources for people living with dementia, families, caregivers, healthcare providers and more.
Reports on dementia
Understand dementia and its impact in Canada and around the world.
