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Safety, Technology and Assistive Devices

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Persons living with dementia who go missing: What do we know and how can we manage the risks?(slides) Presenters: Noelannah Neubauer, Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo; Larissa Kowalski, Lead Researcher at the Community Health and Social Innovation Hub, University of the Fraser Valley; and Christine Daum, Research Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo

Presentations

Finding Your Way® and Locating Technology (slides), Presenters: Lili Liu, PhD, Professor, Dept. of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; and Cathy Conway, Director Quality Management & Education, Alzheimer Society of Ontario
FINDING Your Way - For people with dementia EVERY STEP COUNTS, (slides), Cathy Conway, Director Quality Management & Education, Alzheimer Society of Ontario
Person-centred Technology for Persons with Dementia, Susanne Murphy, MSc, OT Reg.(Ont.), Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Program, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University

Resources

First Link®: Information and support for people living with dementia, Alzheimer Society of Canada
A Guide to Choosing Assistive Devices, Public Health Agency of Canada
Assistive Devices: Seniors and Aging, Health Canada
Maintaining a safe, dementia-friendly environment, Alzheimer Society of Canada
Shopping for assistive products, Alzheimer Society of Canada

International

Assistive technology, Alzheimer's Society (UK)