Table 1:
Organization | Website URL | Resource type |
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Resources in Canada | ||
Alzheimer Society of Canada | alzheimer.ca/en/Home (English) alzheimer.ca/fr/Home (Français) |
Resources for patients, caregivers and health care providers, and links to provincial and local dementia resources |
Dementia guide | www.dementiaguide.com | Information about dementia and links to resources related to dementia for clinicians and caregivers |
brainXchange | www.brainxchange.ca/ | Links to resources on dementia and other neurologic disorders, webinars on topics related to dementia and online forums |
Murray Alzheimer Research and Education Program | https://uwaterloo.ca/murray-alzheimer-research-and-education-program/ | Educational resources related to dementia, including the By Us For Us Guides created by patients and caregivers, and other resources for dementia |
Government of Canada — Care conversations, it’s about you and the person you support | www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/corporate/seniors/forum/care-conversation.html | Includes information to help support families and friends in their caregiving roles |
Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging | http://ccna-ccnv.ca/en/ | Information on the Canadian Consortium on Neurodegeneration in Aging research program about Alzheimer disease and related forms of dementia |
International resources | ||
Alzheimer’s Association | www.alz.org/ | Resources for patients and caregivers, and links to international services and resources |
Alzheimer’s Disease International | www.alz.co.uk | Links to international organizations for Alzheimer disease |
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America | www.alzfdn.ca | Information for informal caregivers and health care professionals, and resources about caregiver training |
Dementia Evidence Toolkit | www.toolkit.modem-dementia.org.uk/ | Searchable database of interventions for people with dementia including nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatments |