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Dementia Education Program Newsletter

World Alzheimer Report Co-Authors

Co-Author Biography

Dr Serge Gauthier

Dr. Serge Gauthier

Professor Emeritus,Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, ɬ﷬
Academic Co-Lead, Dementia Education Program, ɬ﷬

Biography

Serge Gauthier is a clinical neurologist specialising in the development of new tools for diagnosis and treatments for people living with Alzheimer’s disease. He was the Director of the ɬ﷬ Research Centre for Studies in Aging (MCSA) from 1986 to 1997, and Director of the Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders Research Unit of the MCSA until 2021.He became a senior scientist of the CIHR-Rx&D program (Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies) in 1997. Dr. Gauthier is the Academic Co-Lead for the Dementia Education Program and Professor Emeritus, Neurology and Psychiatry at ɬ﷬. His accomplishments led to him being appointed to the Order of Canada in 2014 and the National Order of Québec in 2017.

Dr Pedro Rosa-Neto

Dr. Pedro Rosa-Neto

Director of the ɬ﷬ Research Centre for Studies in Aging
Professor, Departments of Neurology & Neurosurgery and Psychiatry,ɬ﷬

Biography

Pedro Rosa-Neto is a clinical neurologist with expertise in the quantification of dementia patho­physiology and preclinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease using biomarkers. He is affiliated with the Douglas Research Institute; le Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux (CIUSSS) de l’Ouest-de-l’Île-de-Montréal; and the Departments of Neurology and Neu­rosurgery, Psychiatry and Pharmacology and Therapeutics at ɬ﷬. He was appointed Director of the ɬ﷬ Research Centre for Studies in Aging in 2017. This was soon followed by a Professor position in Neurology at ɬ﷬ in 2019.

Dr José Morais

Dr. José A. Morais

Professor, Department of Medicine,ɬ﷬
Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine, ɬ﷬
Academic Lead, Dementia Education Program, ɬ﷬

Biography

José A. Morais is Professor of Medicine at ɬ﷬. He is a senior scientist at the Research Institute of the ɬ﷬ Health Centre (RI-MUHC) in the Metabolic Disorders and Complications axis. In 2009, he became Director of the Division of Geriat­ric Medicine, ɬ﷬, as well as of the MUHC and Jewish General Hospital. He is also Co-Director of the Quebec Network for Research on Aging and is the Academic Lead of the Demen­tia Education Program of the ɬ﷬ Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. He was the Founder and first Director of the Centre of Excellence on Aging and Chronic Disease of the RUISSS ɬ﷬ from 2012–2015.

Claire Webster

Ms. Claire Webster

Founder and Ambassador, Dementia Education Program, ɬ﷬
Founder and President of Caregiver Crosswalk Inc.

Biography

Claire Webster is a Certified Alzheimer Care Consultant (PAC), Certified Professional Con­sultant on Aging (CPCA), as well as a conference speaker and educator in the field of caring for an individual with dementia. She is Founder and President of Caregiver Crosswalk Inc., a consulting firm that provides education and support services to help individuals navigate the journey of Alzheimer’s disease and/or dementia related illnesses. Claire works in collab­oration with ɬ﷬’s Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Division of Geriatric Medicine. She is the Founder and Ambassador of the ɬ﷬ Dementia Education Program and “ɬ﷬ Cares,” a weekly webcast series designed to support family care partners.

Stijn Servaes

Dr. Stijn Servaes

Postdoctoral Fellow, Translational Neuroimaging Laboratory, ɬ﷬ Research Centre for Studies in Aging

Biography

Stijn Servaes is a neuroscientist and data scientist who specializes in the identification of early Alzheimer’s disease using advanced statistical methods, artificial intelligence and state-of-the-art biomarkers. Currently, he works as a postdoctoral fellow at the Translational Neuroimaging Laboratory from the ɬ﷬ Research Centre for Studies in Aging after acquiring a PhD in neuroscience and medical imaging from the University of Antwerp.

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