Theme: Cognitive Health

Examining the Efficiency and Impact of Centivizer Activation Units in A New Brunswick Long-Term Care Setting — Examining the Efficiency and Impact of Centivizer Activation Units in ...
The Centivizer System is a set of modules that contain inexpensive single board computers linked through a wireless […]

20 May, 2020 tagged SCSIF v2 / Cognitive Health / centivizer / Cognitive health / physical function / Seniors' Care Strategic Innovation Fund (SCSIF)

The Power of Peer Support: Reducing Social Isolation in Residential Care Settings — The Power of Peer Support: Reducing Social Isolation in Residential ...
Java Music and Java Memory Care are standardized peer-support group programs that can be implemented across the full […]

20 May, 2020 tagged KMP2 v1 / Cognitive Health / music / peer support / stigma / therapy / Knowledge Mobilization Partnership Program (KMP2)

Minds in Motion: Nurturing the Well-Being of Canadians with Dementia through Fitness and Social Activity — Minds in Motion: Nurturing the Well-Being of Canadians with Dementia ...
Minds in Motion offers a community-based program that encourages mental activity among people with dementia to help improve […]

15 May, 2020 tagged KMP2 v1 / Cognitive Health / cognition / dementia / exercise / physical function / Knowledge Mobilization Partnership Program (KMP2)

Building Capacity for Deprescribing Guideline Development, Implementation and Evaluation — Building Capacity for Deprescribing Guideline Development, Implementation and Evaluation
The goals of this project are to create and disseminate deprescribing guideline products (e.g. videos, apps) to help […]

15 May, 2020 tagged KMP2 v1 / Cognitive Health / deprescribing / healthcare / medication / Knowledge Mobilization Partnership Program (KMP2)

Scalable Training and Web-Based Application Package for Offsetting Hippocampal Neurodegeneration using Google Streetview — Scalable Training and Web-Based Application Package for Offsetting Hippocampal Neurodegeneration ...
This project aims to employ the widely available Google Streetview as a platform for delivering a specialized self-administrable […]

15 May, 2020 tagged RCP2 v3 / Cognitive Health / Google / hippocampal stimulation / virtual-navigation / Researcher Clinician Partnership Program (RCP2)

Measuring the Quality of Care of People with Neurocognitive Disorders — Measuring the Quality of Care of People with Neurocognitive Disorders
We developed a tool to measure the quality of care provided to people with dementia living in nursing homes.

15 May, 2020 tagged RCP2 v3 / Cognitive Health / nursing home / physician performance / quality measures / Researcher Clinician Partnership Program (RCP2)

Computerized Assessment for Post-Operative Cognitive Decline (POCD) in Elderly Surgical Populations – a Multi-Centre Study — Computerized Assessment for Post-Operative Cognitive Decline (POCD) in Elderly Surgical ...
The DalCAB is a web-based tool designed to assess fundamental aspects of cognition that could bridge the gap […]

15 May, 2020 tagged RCP2 v3 / Cognitive Health / anesthesia / cognition / POCD / Researcher Clinician Partnership Program (RCP2)

Virtual Reality for People with Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment — Virtual Reality for People with Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment
What is the issue? People with dementia may experience responsive behaviours, such as aggression, refusal to cooperate, violence, […]

15 May, 2020 tagged RCP2 v2 / Cognitive Health / Cognitive health / neuroleptic drugs / virtual reality / Researcher Clinician Partnership Program (RCP2)

Brain stress test for assessing cerebrovascular reactivity in the aging brain — Brain stress test for assessing cerebrovascular reactivity in the aging ...
The brain stress test is comparable to the cardiac stress test. It examines abnormalities in brain blood vessel […]

15 May, 2020 tagged RCP2 v2 / Cognitive Health / brain abnormalities / brain stress test / vascular dementia / Researcher Clinician Partnership Program (RCP2)

Establishing Concurrent and Predictive Validity of a Novel Emotional Memory Screening Test to Detect Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease — Establishing Concurrent and Predictive Validity of a Novel Emotional Memory ...
The Emotional Verbal Learning Test (EVeLT) is a 5-minute paper-and-pencil test that was developed to assess emotional memory, […]

14 May, 2020 tagged RCP2 v1 / Cognitive Health / Alzheimer’s disease / emotional memory / Researcher Clinician Partnership Program (RCP2)

Clinical Validation of the Cogniciti Brain Health Assessment for Identifying Older Adults at Risk of Dementia — Clinical Validation of the Cogniciti Brain Health Assessment for Identifying ...
Cogniciti’s online brain health assessment can help adults over the age of 40 determine whether the symptoms of […]

14 May, 2020 tagged SOF v1 / Cognitive Health / brain health assessment / Cogniciti / diagnosis / memory loss / Strategic Opportunity Fund (SOF)

RetiSpec: A Novel Retina Scanner for Diagnosing Dementia — RetiSpec: A Novel Retina Scanner for Diagnosing Dementia
The RetiSpec retinal scanning device for clinical use may detect the presence of Alzheimer’s disease earlier and more cost-effectively than standard, expensive testing methods.

14 May, 2020 tagged I2P2 v3 / Cognitive Health / Alzheimer’s disease / Amyloid Beta / biomarkers / dementia / early detection / eye scanner / RetiSpec / Industry Innovation Partnership Program (I2P2)