Hope, Empowerment and Living Well With Dementia: A Community Lunch and Learn

Please note registration has closed.

Join us for lunch and a lively, insightful panel discussion featuring local advocates living with dementia and Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging Research Chairs on what it means to live well with dementia. Leave with a sense of hope and empowerment, and ways to promote inclusive and supportive environments for those living with the condition.

Following the panel discussion, connect with local community organizations offering resources and support and learn more about how to get involved in local dementia initiatives in Hamilton and beyond.
The panel will include the voices of those with lived experience alongside leading experts from the RIA:

• Carrie McAiney, PhD, Schlegel Research Chair in Dementia
• Laura Middleton, PhD, Schlegel Research Chair in Dementia and Active Living
• Debbie Keay, S.S.W.; Dementia Advocate; Social and Political Activist
• Phyllis Fehr, M.L.A., R.N., S.A.N.E., dementia advocate
• Andrea Bridge, RPN, BSW, Dementia Empowerment Network (DEN) co-lead
• Virginia Bandy
• Bill Heibein

Who should attend: People interested in learning more about dementia and brain health, including people living with dementia, care partners, friends, family members, and community organizations serving people living with dementia.

All are welcome, but spots are limited! This is a free event that requires registration. Lunch will be served following the panel discussion.

Shuttle buses may be available (depending on interest) to transport attendees to and from the event location, from pick-up locations in Hamilton and Caledonia.