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DESCRIPTION:Join us for Brain Awareness Week! On March 10\, Healthy Brains\
 , Healthy Lives (HBHL) and Brain Canada are hosting an interactive online 
 panel as part of the global celebration of neuroscience.\n\nEngage with a 
 panel of experts on the aging brain this Brain Awareness Week! Tune in to 
 hear about the latest dementia research and learn about caregiving for a l
 oved one.\n\nRegister now!\n\nYou'll get a chance to:\n\n\n	Engage with exp
 erts on Alzheimer’s disease\, the aging brain and caregiving for a loved o
 ne with dementia.\n	Learn more about what you can do to keep your brain hea
 lthy as you age.\n	Interact with dementia researchers and connect with care
 givers.\n\n\nPanelists: \n\n\n	Maiya Geddes is a neurologist scientist and 
 an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery at 
 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ University. She studies motivational resilience and vulnerability i
 n human aging and Alzheimer’s disease with the goal of helping older adult
 s lead healthier and more fulfilling lives. She was awarded a Future Leade
 r in Canadian Brain Research grant from Brain Canada in 2024.\n	Ron Beleno 
 is an active advocate for dementia\, caregiving\, aging\, and research com
 munities. Being a caregiver to his father who lived with Alzheimer’s for 1
 0+ years to age in place at home until January 2018\, Ron utilized technol
 ogy\, community\, and access to research to support his family’s life to l
 ive well and as best as possible. He is also an expert advisor on caregivi
 ng with Women's Brain Health Initiative.\n	Marie Savundranayagam is an Asso
 ciate Professor in the School of Health Studies at Western University. Wit
 hin family caregiving\, her research is focused on enhancing our understan
 ding of the contributors of stress and depression among family caregivers.
  Within formal caregiving\, Savundranayagam’s research aims to understand 
 the factors that lead to communication breakdown between formal caregivers
  and persons with dementia and to use that knowledge to equip formal careg
 ivers with the necessary skills to be person-centered in their care. She i
 s a 2023 Alzheimer Society of Canada & Brain Canada KTE Accelerator Grant 
 recipient.\n\n\nModerator:\n\n\n	Jane Rylett is the Scientific Director of 
 the CIHR Institute of Aging. She is also a Distinguished University Profes
 sor at the University of Western Ontario and Scientist in the Translationa
 l Neuroscience Group at Robarts Research Institute. She is a cellular and 
 molecular neurobiologist studying the consequences of age-related changes 
 in brain and neurodegenerative diseases.\n\n
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SUMMARY:Caring for the Aging Brain: A Conversation with Researchers and Car
 egivers
URL:/hbhl/channels/event/caring-aging-brain-conversati
 on-researchers-and-caregivers-363429
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