On-demand content
We host regular webinars on a range of topics related to living with dementia. You can access a selection of videos from previous webinars divided by theme.
You can register for upcoming webinars, or see all of our videos on our YouTube Channel 'AlzheimerBC.'
The most recent webinars were "Supporting end-of-life: Considering an end-of-life doula" on October 16 and "Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and dementia" on October 2.
Dementia topics
Recordings have been grouped by topic. We also have some dementia education videos in Punjabi and Cantonese.
To view Punjabi-language videos, click here.
To view Chinese-language videos, click here.
Dementia foundations
- What is dementia? (44 minutes)
Learn how dementia affects an individual's brain and behaviour. General topics include different types of dementia, stages and progression and dispelling some common myths. - Understanding behaviour changes (37 minutes)
Explore various changes in behaviours caused by dementia and learn practical strategies for responding in supportive ways. - Understanding and adapting to communication changes along the dementia journey (37 minutes)
A person's ability to communicate will change over the course of the dementia journey. Learn how different types of dementia affects communication and discuss strategies for adapting to and coping with these changes.
Accessing services
- Accessing dementia services and support (30 minutes)
Activities
- Making activities dementia-inclusive (49 minutes)
- Creating engaging activities for warmer weather (58 minutes)
Guest presentations:
- A dose of laughter: Improv for dementia (81 minutes)
Advocacy
- TownHall I B.C. votes dementia 2024 (87 minutes)
- Flipping stigma: Building confidence and competence in advocacy (72 minutes)
- Equip yourself: Knowledge and skills to help get the support you need (54 minutes)
- Raise your voice: Dementia, long-term care and COVID-19 (55 minutes)
- More than a visitor: Care planning in a changing environment (65 minutes)
- Become a dementia advocate (69 minutes)
Behaviour
- Bathing and personal hygiene (29 minutes)
- Delusions, hallucinations and visual mistakes (28 minutes)
- Dressing and grooming (35 minutes))
- Responsive behaviours (28 minutes)
- Sundowning (late-day confusion) (23 minutes)
- Targeted strategies for denial, paranoia, anxiety and shadowing (45 minutes)
- Targeted strategies for word salad, confabulation, wanting to go home and asking for deceased relatives (43 minutes)
- Understanding behaviour changes (36 minutes)
Brain health
- An introduction to brain health (31 minutes)
Caregiving
- How to get someone to accept help: A conversation for caregivers (58 minutes)
- Supporting friends on the dementia journey (37 minutes)
- Long-distance caregiving (35 minutes)
Dementia-friendly communities
- Dementia-friendly communities (53 minutes)
- Jim’s story: Dementia-friendly communities (7 minutes)
- Show your courage, raise your voice: Jim Mann (2 minutes)
- Show your courage, raise your voice: Lynn Jackson (1 minute)
- Show your courage, raise your voice: Mario Gregorio (1 minute)
Diagnosis
- Responding to a diagnosis (36 minutes)
End of life
- Supporting end-of-life: Considering an end-of-life doula (45 minutes)
- Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) and dementia (100 minutes)
- Panel discussion: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), a B.C. health-care provider perspective (54 minutes)
- Advanced care planning introduction – my wishes, my care (45 minutes)
- MAiD and dementia with Dr. Dirk Coetsee (57 minutes)
- Preparing for end-of-life on the dementia journey (32 minutes)
- What is palliative care (52 minutes)
Grief and loss
- Coping with change, grief, and loss (45 minutes)
- Grief and loss and the dementia experience: A panel discussion (60 minutes)
Hearing
Guest presentations:
Lived experience series
Guest speakers who are either living with dementia or caring for someone living with dementia
- Living well with dementia: The power of staying active (70 minutes)
- Working with lived experience partners (83 minutes)
- Finding a supportive community (77 minutes)
- Living life to the fullest (78 minutes)
- Caregivers' creative expression of the dementia journey (65 minutes)
- Painting the journey (50 minutes)
- Preparing for the holidays (56 minutes)
- Sensory experience of dementia (56 minutes)
- Walking the dementia journey (54 minutes)
- What I wish I'd known when I was diagnosed (56 minutes)
- What I wish I'd known - Tips and strategies (61 minutes)
- Flipping stigma: Building confidence and competence in advocacy (72 minutes)
- Flipping stigma: How to recognize and respond to stigma and discrimination (59 minutes)
- Flipping stigma: The 'why' behind the "flipping stigma on its ear" toolkit (82 minutes)
- Flipping stigma: Stories of empowerment and courage (57 minutes)
Living with dementia
- Creating a safe home environment (35 minutes)
- Coping with the changes brought by dementia (46 minutes)
- Travelling with dementia (28 minutes)
- Preparing for the holidays (38 minutes)
- Driving and dementia (25 minutes)
- Transit accessibility and challenges: Tips for people living with dementia (58 minutes)
Long-term care
- Considering the transition to long-term care (44 minutes)
- Adjusting to long-term care (36 minutes)
- Enhancing your visits with a person in long-term care (45 minutes)
- Working with the care team in long-term care (45 minutes)
Guest presentations:
- Successfully navigating the move to more support in a retirement community (80 minutes)
- More than a visitor: Care planning in a changing environment (65 minutes)
- Understanding Care Conferences with guest speakers Dr. Gloria Puurveen & Dr. Heather Cooke (53 minutes)
- Exploring resident and family councils in long-term care homes (60 minutes)
Personal planning and finances
Guest presentations:
- Advance care planning introduction: My wishes, my care (45 minutes)
- Financial confidence workshop with IG Wealth Management (57 minutes)
- The power of effective personal planning (84 minutes)
- How can living with dementia affect your financial health? (65 minutes)
Progression
- Mapping your journey: stages and progression of dementia (40 minutes)
- Preparing for end-of-life on the dementia journey (32 minutes)
- What is palliative care (52 minutes)
Research
- Mapping the musical brain (60 minutes)
- Enhancing dementia research literacy in the age of (mis)information (56 minutes)
- Deciphering research headlines (51 minutes)
- DemSCAPE: Developing dementia-inclusive neighbourhoods (56 minutes)
- Never too early, never too late: Modifiable risk factors for dementia (57 minutes)
- Research connects I An introduction to participating in clinical trials (56 minutes)
Guest presentations:
- How assistive robots and virtual reality can improve dementia care (58 minutes)
- Heat domes and atmospheric rivers - building climate resilience (60 minutes)
- Disease-modifying treatments and dementia (58 minutes)
- Understanding lecanemab, a B.C. perspective (54 minutes)
- The who, what, where and when of Alzheimer’s disease biomarker testing with Dr. Mari DeMarco (52 minutes)
- Dementia-friendly cancer care with Dr. Shelley Canning (53 minutes)
- Disorientation among people living with dementia (56 minutes)
- Research 101: Dispelling the myths about dementia research (60 minutes)
- Exploring resident and family councils in long-term care homes (60 minutes)
Self-care and resilience
- Strategies for self care: Prioritize your well being (25 minutes)
Guest presentations:
- Mental health matters: Anxiety’s role in MCI and dementia (54 minutes)
- Building caregiver resilience for the dementia journey: The gift of mindfulness (56 minutes)
- Building caregiver resilience for the dementia journey: The skill of self-compassion with Dr. Elisabeth Drance (44 minutes)
Stigma
Guest presentations:
- Flipping stigma: Building confidence and competence in advocacy (72 minutes)
- Flipping stigma: How to recognize and respond to stigma and discrimination (59 minutes)
- Flipping stigma: The 'why' behind the "flipping stigma on its ear" toolkit (82 minutes)
- Flipping stigma: Stories of empowerment and courage (57 minutes)
Virtual visits
Wellness
Guest presentations:
- Living well with dementia through nutrition (54 minutes)
- Dental care and dementia with Dr. Nicholas Tong (59 minutes)
- Physical activity and dementia (48 minutes)
- Physical activity for your brain and mobility health (58 minutes)
- Strategies for self care: Prioritize your well being (25 minutes)