BHCIA Knowledge Mobilization

Dr. Habib Chaudhury and his team at Simon Fraser University conducted two World Cafes, focus group discussions and environmental audits of neighbourhood environments to raise awareness about mobility and social participation issues of people living with dementia in the community.

This Dementia-inclusive Streets and Community Access, Participation and Engagement (DemSCAPE) video showcases the experiences of three DemSCAPE study participants and how people living with dementia find their ways, feel safe, and enjoy meaningful interactions in their neighbourhoods.

This knowledge mobilization project is part of the larger Dementia-inclusive Streets for Community Access, Participation, and Engagement (DemSCAPE) project.

Learn more by visiting DemSCAPE Knowledge Mobilization and Dementia-inclusive Planning and Design Guidelines, available through WHO's Global Dementia Observatory Knowledge Exchange Platform.

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Dr. Anna Gagliardi and her team at the University Health Network synthesized research on strategies used to raise awareness among immigrant women on how to reduce dementia risk.

Learn more about the synthesis by visiting the Reducing dementia risk in immigrant women webpage, and by viewing the Infographic [ PDF (570 KB) - external link ], Policy Brief [ PDF (422 KB) - external link ] and Webinar.

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Dr. Matthias Hoben and his team at York University conducted a realist review, to identify and synthesize the literature on the potential effects of adult day programs caring for persons living with dementia, on program attendees and their family/friend caregivers, including an evaluation of what does or does not work for whom and under what circumstances.

Learn more about this research by visiting the Adult Day Programs study webpage.

Policy Brief: Improving Support for Adult Day Programs Caring for Persons Living With Dementia in the York Region [ PDF (489 KB) - external link ].

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Dr. Laura Middleton and her team at the Schlegel-UW Research Institute for Aging, University of Waterloo, identified and summarized research related to the effectiveness of healthy lifestyle interventions, such as physical activity and nutrition, for people living with dementia in the community.

To learn more, visit these resources:

Physical Activity: Guidance to community-dwelling people living with dementia and their care partners on the benefits of physical activity and how to get active.

Service Providers: Guidance for nutrition risk screening of people with dementia and where to refer those at malnutrition risk.

Healthy Eating: Information for community-dwelling people with dementia and care partners on the types of programs/services that can improve the nutritional status of people with dementia.

Research project webpage: Beyond Dementia Prevention: Understanding Impact and Knowledge Gaps Related to Lifestyle Interventions for People with Dementia.

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Dr. Natasha Rajah and her team at Toronto Metropolitan University, are leading a group of scientists, clinicians, and knowledge users, including persons with lived and living experience, to increase our understanding of how biology, life experiences, and lifestyle choices affect brain health trajectories.

Learn more by visiting:

Website: Brain Resilience and Diversity in Aging and Dementia Collaboratory

Article: Mind over Matter magazine [ PDF (12.9 MB) - external link ]

YouTube: Symposium recordings

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These 16 BHCIA Knowledge Synthesis and Mobilization grants showcase the latest research on promoting brain health and reducing the risk of age-related cognitive impairment in Canada. Each project helps make existing knowledge more accessible and actionable for communities, caregivers and policy makers.

Read how research is being put into action to help reduce the risk of dementia in this Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) knowledge mobilization story.

Lead author and PhD candidate, Surim Son, received funding from the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging to share practical ways to lower dementia risk based on the latest research.

Here are the leading controllable factors that contribute to Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, as reported by the CBC: Exercise, weight loss and 10 other ways to avoid dementia, according to London scientists.

Dr. Mark Bayley and his team at University Health Network highlight the need to support caregivers of people with brain injuries and identified evidence-based recommendations to improve their health and make caregiving EASIER (empower-advocate-support-improve-educate-research).

Learn more in this Policy Report [ PDF (912 KB) - external link ] and Infographic [ PDF (6.0 MB) - external link ] on the Neurotrauma Care Pathways website.

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Dr. Tatyana Mollayeva and her team at University Health Network are exploring how social, economic, and cultural factors affect brain health outcomes after Traumatic Brain Injury.

Learn more in this flip booklet that includes progress on the project and an overview of traumatic brain injury.

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Trajectories of care for Quebecers living with a major neurocognitive disorder

The Quebec Alzheimer Plan Provides Evidence for the Debate on Primary Care in Dementia Care, with Global Interest

Let’s Talk Science STEM Storytime – When Brains don’t Work

International Consensus Meeting: Sex and Gender in Cognitive Aging – Where Are We and What's Next?

Louise Snowball, Room #237 - a multisensory, mixed media art installation about dementia and long-term care

Rural Primary Health Care Memory Clinics Provide Assessment and Post-diagnostic Support Close to Home

“Chaos Around the Head”: A display of body maps from women with subjective cognitive decline and a performance on shifting caregiving relationships

Biomedical researchers engage people with lived experience in the search for effective treatments for dementia