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New Resources
The AKE Resource Centre has 100's of new resources including: Behavioural Challenges,
Caregiver Support, Assessment and Diagnosis, Driving and Dementia - General/ Physicians (check out the new Geriatrics & Aging publication on Practical Experience-Based Approaches
to Assessing Fitness to Drive in Dementia) and much more!

New resources were identified through an environment scan undertaken by the Murray Alzheimer Research and
Education Program.  

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Here you will find links to people, information and innovations related to the care of persons experiencing Alzheimer Disease and related dementia. We offer you a few ways to look for information: 

	Trying to find some information online? You can find links to other websites, organizations, electronic documents and latest news in the Links section.
	Looking for a person or group of people?  Check out the People section for list of people working in the field of Alzheimer Disease and related dementia.
	Interested in learning more about innovative projects and ideas?  Our Innovations section is an ever-growing collection of the best work from across the province.
	Are you part of a Community of Practice* supported by the AKE?  Check out the available resources organized by Communities of Practice.
	Not sure what you are looking for?  You can search through all available resources using the Index.
	Have a question or comment you’d like to share with AKE member?  Make an entry in our Blog.
	Interested in a topic? Participate in a community of practice that is discussing a particular topic, or communicate with a group of people interested in the same topic through the Forums.
Here are some related links: Caregivers and Dementia Accelerating Knowledge Transfer and Exchange User-friendly Educational Guides for Seniors and their Families Upcoming Knowledge Exchange Opportunities

Caregivers and Dementia
The First Canadian Healthcare Conference featured an article entitled "Dementia-related challenges" by Sherri Torjman, which highlighted a number of challenges for caregivers in the health care system. "Of the total 168 hours in the “24/7” week for which caregivers must be available, only a weekly maximum 15 hours of home care is provided by the formal system of services" Read more

Seniors' Mental Health and Dementia: Accelerating Knowledge Transfer and Exchange
Experts and stakeholders in the fields of senior’s mental health, dementia, and knowledge transfer and exchange came together for a two-day Think Thank at the end of March.  Outcomes of the event included: informing the development of a national knowledge exchange network and centre, identifying opportunities to leverage local, provincial and national organizations involved in knowledge exchange in the area of seniors' mental health and/or dementia and exploring the  the option of creating a Knowledge Transfer and Exchange Community of Practice.  An addition, a national KTE Knowledge Bank was created with the support of AKE and the Senior’s Health Research Transfer network that contains hundreds of literature references that related to knowledge transfer and exchange. Read more

User-friendly Educational Guides for Seniors and their Families
The CCSMH has produced a series of user-friendly educational guides for older adults and their family members on key mental health topics: mental health issues in long-term care homes, delirium, depression and suicide prevention.

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