Dementia Education Program Newsletter
The McGill University Dementia Education Program is pleased to launch a FREE new online course designed to educate and support care partners of people living with dementia.
The content consists of ten self-guided online modules that the learner can go through at their own pace. It includes expert advice, shared experiences from participants, and solutions to the challenges of being a care partner in the context of dementia.
Each module takes approximately 60 to 90 minutes to complete and focuses on a specific topic, as follows:
- Do I understand dementia?
- How can I take care of myself as a care partner?
- How can I assist the person I am caring for in their daily life?
- How can I get help to manage the health of the person I am caring for?
- How can I manage language difficulties and changes in behaviour?
- How can I keep the person I am caring for safe?
- How can I help the person I am caring for live well with dementia?
- How can we prepare for the future from a financial, legal, and medical standpoint?
- How do I prepare for end of life?
- What lifestyle factors will help me age healthily?
This free course is open to all and can be accessed through the McGill MyCourses learning platform. Sign up using this registration link: Dementia Education for Care Partners.
The English version is available immediately, and the French version will be available in July 2024.
“This innovative platform will allow us to enhance the well-being of people living with dementia and their care partners by offering relevant information in a convenient and accessible format,” expressed Dr. José Morais, Academic Lead of the McGill University Dementia Education Program. “I am incredibly grateful to all the parties involved for their hard work and dedication towards bringing this project to fruition.”
This initiative is the outcome of the TOTAL eLearning Research Project funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to raise awareness of dementia and promote dementia-inclusive communities. Research was led by principal investigator Tamara Carver, PhD, Associate Professor at the Institute of Health Sciences Education (IHSE) and Director of the Office of Education Technology and E-learning Collaboration for Health (Ed-TECH), in collaboration with members of the Dementia Education Program and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University.
While the course is open to all, please note that information provided with respect to the legal framework, tax credits and healthcare resources is specific to the province of Quebec, Canada.
The Dementia Education would like to extend their gratitude to generous donors, André Charron, Jean Monty, Jean-Guy Desjardins, the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care and PHAC. We would also like to acknowledge the essential contributions of the Office of Ed-TECH, the IHSE and the Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning at the McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
