平特五不中

Join us on听April 7, 2021听at noon for the next webcast in our biweekly series,听平特五不中 Cares, designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the 平特五不中 Dementia Education Program, will explore topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.

Frontotemporal Dementia and Managing Challenging Behaviour

Dr. Simon Ducharme听is a neuropsychiatrist and a clinician-scientist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital). He specializes in frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and the interface between psychiatric disorders and dementia. His research program uses advanced neuroimaging techniques to develop diagnostic biomarkers for FTD. Dr. Ducharme is the Director of the 平特五不中 Division of Geriatric Psychiatry & Neuropsychiatry and the Director of the American Neuropsychiatric Association Committee on Research.

Dr. Ducharme will speak about FTD and how it differs from other forms of dementia. He will address the types of behavioral changes caused by FTD, how they may evolve as the disease progresses, and ways of dealing with these types of changes.

This webcast is free and open to the public.

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听beginning at 12:00 pm EDT on Wednesday, April 7听to watch this webcast.