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Dementia & Cognitive Disorders

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As Canada's population ages, Alzheimer's disease and dementia are growing concerns. By 2031, greater than one in five Albertans will be age 65 or older. Members of the Dementia & Cognitive Disorders Team come from four faculties and span multiple disciplines. Led by Drs. Eric Smith and Roger Thompson, the team has collaborations focused around four areas:

  1. early detection and monitoring,
  2. treatment and prevention,
  3. improving the lived experience, and
  4. mechanisms of cognitive decline and dementia, including clinical trials.

 

Dementia & Cognitive Disorders team leaders:
Primary Lead – Dr. Eric Smith 
Co-Lead – Dr. Roger Thompson

Dementia & Cognitive Disorders team members:

HBI Members = **

Drs. Phil Barber **

Cindy Barha **

Sayeh Bayat **

Brandy Callahan **

Wayne Chen **

Jonathan Epp **

Richard Frayne **

Aravind Ganesh **

Zahra Goodarzi **

Bradley Goodyear **

Pat Hanly **

David Hogan **

 

Jayna Holroyd-Leduc **

Guiseppe Iaria **

Zahinoor Ismail **

Jeff Joseph **

Julia Kirkham **

Yeonjung Lee **

Ethan McDonald **

Meghan McDonough **

Alex McGirr **

Minh Dang Nguyen **

Gerald Pfeffer **

Samuel Pichardo **

 

 

Bruce Pike **

Marc Poulin **

Pamela Roach **

Derya Sargin **

Dallas Seitz **

Eric Smith **

Peter Stys **

Emma Towlson **

Roger Thompson **

Lorraine Venturato **

Dementia & Cognitive Disorders team contact: eesmith@ucalgary.ca