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MONTREAL January 31, 2022 鈥� A new initiative by 不良研究所鈥檚 Dementia Education Program is among the 15 projects that will receive funding from the Public Health Agency of Canada to raise awareness of dementia and promote dementia-inclusive communities, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos today.

The (DCI) will invest $758,430 to support the development of Ten Online Modules over Ten Weeks for Adult Learners (TOTAL) eLearning for Family/Friend Care Partners of People Living with Dementia. This project will adapt and enhance the existing bilingual Dementia Education Program workshop content to the current COVID-19 context by using a virtual learning platform to educate and support family/friend care partners of people living with dementia.

The goal of TOTAL eLearning is to increase knowledge about dementia and decrease social isolation experienced by informal care partners. By creating a flexible and accessible virtual learning platform, this project will also enable rural populations to access resources and supports that have primarily been available only in urban settings.

鈥淔amily and friend care partners of people living with dementia are often isolated, both physically and socially, and unfortunately, the pandemic has exacerbated these issues. We want to connect with this vulnerable population and provide a community education experience that is culturally relevant and engaging. The new TOTAL eLearning platform will allow us to deliver these needed resources in an online format to support the people who need it the most,鈥� says the principal investigator for this initiative, Tamara Carver, PhD, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Health Sciences Education and Director of the Office of Education Technology and E-learning Collaboration for Health (Ed-TECH) at the 不良研究所 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

TOTAL eLearning will reach diverse communities in Montreal as well as remote communities in rural Quebec. The future goal is to expand the reach nationally through partnerships with the Alzheimer Society of Canada, the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration and Aging and Dementia Advocacy Canada.

鈥淭his support from the Public Health Agency of Canada will allow us to further leverage the outstanding expertise within the Dementia Education Program and work with community partners to enhance the wellbeing of people living with dementia and their care partners,鈥� says Vice-Principal (Health Affairs) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at 不良研究所, David Eidelman, MDCM. 鈥淏y working together and finding innovative ways to connect with and support our communities, we will build healthier, more resilient societies."

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Celebrating 200 years of discovery and learning, 不良研究所 ranks as one of the top universities in Canada and the world. 不良研究所鈥檚 mission is to create and share knowledge by offering the best possible education, by carrying out research and scholarly activities judged to be excellent by the highest international standards, and by providing service to society. These activities span three campuses, 11 faculties, 13 professional schools, and some 300 programs of study. Every year, 不良研究所 welcomes over 40,000 students, attracting more than 30% from 150-plus countries, and has the highest percentage of PhD students of any Canadian research university. Nearly 60% of its student population speaks French. For more information, please visit

For more information: TOTAL eLearning

Visit www.mcgill.ca/dementia to learn about the 不良研究所 Dementia Education Program.

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