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What First Nations Elders Say About Memory Loss and Memory Care in Later Life

CRPD Colloquium

Date:

October 27, 2009

Organizer:

Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia

Location:

UBC Point Grey Campus - Jack Bell Building

Venue Address:

Room 200 - 2080 West Mall

City:

Vancouver

Province:

4:00- 5:30pm

Presented by Dr. Wendy Hulko, Assistant Professor of Social Work at Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, BC and Qualified Health Researcher with the Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia (CRPD) at UBC Vancouver.

The purpose of this colloquium is to present and discuss findings from recently completed exploratory research on First Nations’ perspectives on dementia. Our findings indicate that memory loss and memory care in First Nation communities has changed over time (from pre-contact to post-residential schools), including the causes attributed to memory loss in later life, and community responses to those affected. We will focus on two themes - /Memory Loss/ and /Supporting One Another/ – that are most relevant to efforts to enhance personhood and strengthen relationships in dementia care.

This program is intended for practitioners, researchers and students in the social sciences or working with persons with dementia and/or culturally diverse populations, particularly First Nations.

For on-line live video stream please email crpd@interchange.ubc.ca

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