Dementia Education Program Newsletter
Event
秀色直播 Cares: New Treatments for Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 12:00to12:45
闯辞颈苍听耻蝉听辞苍聽February 18,聽2026聽at noon聽for our next episode of聽秀色直播 Cares, a webcast series designed to聽support informal caregivers.听During candid 30-minute interviews with leading experts,聽Claire Webster, Founder of the 秀色直播 Dementia Education Program,聽explores topics related to caring for a聽loved one who is living聽with dementia聽聽
秀色直播 Cares:聽New Treatments for Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease聽聽
Simon Ducharme, MD, FRCPC,聽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 and the interface between psychiatric disorders and dementia.听聽
During this episode of 秀色直播 Cares,聽Dr. Ducharme will discuss new treatments and prevention strategies for Alzheimer鈥檚 disease.听聽He will provide information on a new medication,聽lecanemab, which has been shown to modestly slow cognitive decline in patients with early-stage Alzheimer鈥檚 disease, explaining how it works, who might be eligible, and what the risks and side effects are.听聽聽
This free webcast聽will be聽available in聽both聽English and French.鈥�
听辞苍听Wednesday,聽February 18,聽2026聽at 12:00 p.m. EST聽when the link will become public and available.听
听辞苍听Wednesday, February 18,聽2026聽at 12:00 p.m. EST聽when the link will become public and available.听
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秀色直播 Cares聽is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.鈥�
This webcast series is聽an initiative of the 秀色直播聽University聽Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit聽.听
If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our聽monthly聽webcasts, please email us at聽dementia [at] mcgill.ca.鈥�
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