As January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month, we brought you this insightful webinar led by Maria Panzera with guest speaker Myrna Norman. This podcast highlighted how dementia affects daily life, identity, communication, and relationships. We examined how a palliative approach to care can support comfort, dignity, and person-centred decision-making throughout the illness trajectory.
Learning Outcomes:
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Describe the lived experience of a person with dementia and identify how dementia affects daily life, identity, communication, and relationships.
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Recognize how a palliative approach can be integrated early in dementia care to support comfort, dignity, person-centred decision-making, and quality of life throughout the illness trajectory.
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Understand what practical communication and care strategies are to improve safety, trust, and meaningful engagement with individuals living with dementia in long-term care, home care, and community settings.
