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Stigma and Ageism

Presentations

Combating Ageism and Providing Human Rights-Based Care for Older Person (slides) Presenters: Dr. Kiran Rabheru, MD, CCFP, FRCP, DABPN, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa; Geriatric Psychiatrist, The Ottawa Hospital; and Margaret Gillis, President, International Longevity Centre Canada; Co-President International Longevity Centre Global Alliance
- Global report on ageism
- Combating Agesim, Mentalism and Abelism: It's time for a United Nations Convention on the Human Rights of Older Persons
Eradicating stigma of dementia through lived experience, education, and research (slides), Presenter: Dr. Juanita-Dawne Bacsu, Rev’d Faye Forbes, Emily McLellan & Jody Peters
Challenging the Stigma of Dementia (slides), presented by: Jennifer Bethell, PhD; Mr. Roger Marple and Laura Middleton, PhD
Ageism’s influence on how older people are viewed and how they view themselves (slides), Presenter: Alison Chasteen, PhD, Professor and Graduate Chair, Department of Psychology, University of Toronto & Sarah Fraser, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa

Resources

Dementia in New Light: A Digital Learning Experience, Dr. Pia Kontos, Dr. Sherry Dupuis, Dr. Gail J. Mitchell and Dr. Christine Jonas-Simpson
Flipping Stigma in Primary Care, University of British Columbia
World Alzheimer Report 2012: Overcoming the stigma of dementia , Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI)

Videos:

How can we include people with dementia in our community? Freedem Films, , Dr. Sabina Brennan of Trinity College Dublin, Trinity Brain Health
Jim's Story - Dementia Friendly Communities . City of Vancouver