Who could benefit from reading this?
Review the Before you begin section for foundational knowledge that will be helpful for any dementia community initiative.
Key information
Who is this project for? This project is intended for informal care partners of people living with dementia in Quebec, including Montreal and remote communities in rural parts of the province. This initiative is the outcome of the TOTAL eLearning Research Project funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to raise awareness of dementia and promote dementia-inclusive communities.
Project Lead: McGill University
Project partners: Office of Ed-TECH (Education Technology and E-learning Collaboration for Health) Design and Development Team : Dr. Tamara Carver, Director Devon McIntyre, Lead Instructional Designer Dylan Sheper, Multimedia Content Creator Jennifer Gauthier, Course Developer Christina Laccone, Instructional Designer Annick Beaudry, Program Administrator Maria Vincelli, DEP Coordinator Daniel Escobedo, Multimedia Content Creator Alexandria Haber, Writer
Project status: complete, 2021-2023
Project story
Background:
The McGill University Dementia Education Program is pleased to launch a FREE new online course designed to educate and support care partners of people living with dementia.
The content consists of ten self-guided online modules that the learner can go through at their own pace. It includes expert advice, shared experiences from participants, and solutions to the challenges of being a care partner in the context of dementia.
Each module takes approximately 60 to 90 minutes to complete and focuses on a specific topic.
This initiative is the outcome of the TOTAL eLearning Research Project funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to raise awareness of dementia and promote dementia-inclusive communities.
Key Takeaways:
Taking a community-based participatory research approach, this work aims to achieve the following goals:
- Exploring and documenting the needs of the informal care partners of PLWD of diverse backgrounds in Quebec.
- Providing educational material that meets the needs of the informal care partners of PLWD of diverse backgrounds in Quebec.
- Providing a space for virtual community support for the care partners of PLWD of diverse backgrounds in Quebec.
Impact
Insights
This project is funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada under the Dementia Community Investment (DCI).