Monday 24 April 2023, 01:00pm - 02:00pm
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Sharing on behalf of March of Dimes Canada.
PLEASE NOTE: This talk is geared to persons with stroke, but clinicians may wish to attend. Dr Eskes is a leader in her field. Pre-registration is required.
Topic: “Brain training - what do we know?”
Objectives - To discuss:
1. What is brain training and why all the interest?
2. Does brain training work?
3. Are there other options for managing my cognitive abilities post stroke?
Speaker: Dr. Gail Eskes, Ph.D., R. Psych is a clinical neuropsychologist and Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry, and Psychology & Neuroscience at Dalhousie University. Dr. Eskes runs the Cognitive Health and Recovery Research Laboratory that is focused on the development of novel approaches and technologies for assessment and interventions supporting cognitive health in normal aging, as well as those involved in recovery of function after stroke. Dr. Eskes is an active community educator and is also former co-chair of the vascular cognitive impairment best practices working group of the Heart and Stroke Foundation that led to the most recent guidelines related to managing vascular cognitive impairment for stroke clinicians (soon to be updated).
DATE: Monday, April 24, 2023
10 a.m. - 11 a.m. (Pacific)
11 a.m. - 12 p.m. (Mountain)
12 noon - 1 p.m. (Central)
1 p.m. - 2 p.m. (Eastern)
2 p.m. - 3 p.m. (Atlantic)
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (NL/Labrador)
For more info contact Kim Smith at 403-471-4148/
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