Education Opportunities
We offer various learning opportunities to help families and friends continue to enhance their knowledge of dementia. These sessions will be hosted by an Alzheimer Society staff member either in-person or online.
Click here to view our Winter Program Guide which contains upcoming education opportunities from January to March 2025.
Tips for How To Access Our Virtual Education Sessions
If you would like to participate in our on-line programs, please:
- Use a computer, tablet or iPad to install Zoom Workplace (click here for instructions):
- On a computer, go to the Zoom Download Center to download and install the platform. It’s safe, easy and free!
- On an iPad, go to the App Store and install Zoom Workplace.
- On a tablet, go to the Google Play Store and install Zoom Workplace.
- Choose any online educational opportunity from the list below and click "Click here to register"
- You will be sent a confirmation email with the instructions for accessing your session.
- If you have questions about the Zoom platform, please email Sarah Cook (sarah@alzheimerjourney.ca) for more detailed instructions.
To watch our past online sessions, please check out our Video Resources page.
Virtual Reality – Educational Dementia Immersive Experience (EDIE)
Delivered in-person to your team or group, the Educational Dementia Immersive Experience (EDIE) is a 3-hour workshop that enables participants to see the world through the eyes of a person living with dementia using high-quality virtual reality technology.
The workshop enhances your knowledge of dementia while exploring helpful strategies to support people to live well and more confidently with dementia.
Your organization’s staff or volunteers gain valuable insight into what it is like to live with dementia, fostering a sense of empathy and understanding. Workshop participants enhance their skills and build their confidence to improve service provision to clients, customers or patients living with dementia.
Workshop Objectives:
- Experience the environment through the perspective of a person living with dementia
- Identify support needs in partnership with the person living with dementia and their care partner(s)
- Develop support strategies that focus on enabling a person to live more confidently with dementia
Fee Information:
- Group Rate (15 Participants) $1500.00 ($100 per person)
- Not-for-Profit Rate (15 Participants) $1200.00 ($80.00 per person)
* Please note: At this time, we can only facilitate EDIE workshops that take place within our Society’s catchment area (within Peterborough, Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland and Haliburton Counties in Ontario, Canada).
For more information, or if you are interested in registering for Enabling EDIE workshops for your workplace, group or organization, please submit your details here. We will contact you to answer your questions, organize a training session, or to help you determine if this workshop is right for your group.
Video Resources
To watch our past online sessions, please check out our Video Resources page.