Getting to Know Dementia. (Punjabi) 4th Edition. Culturally relevant information on how to best manage Dementia. Courtesy of the iCON Project at the eHealth Strategy Office, Faculty of Medicine, UBC. For more info visit ehealth.med.ubc.ca or iCONProject.org

5. jykr qusIN ienHW ivcoN iek jW iek qoN v`D l`Cx ƒ ies pRikRAw ivc Swiml hoxgy[
dyKdy ho qW Awpxy fwktr nwl g`l kro[ • fwktr rogIAW ƒ hyT ilKy pRSn pu`C skdy hn-
• aunHW ny kdoN AwrµB kIqw sI?
Y A Y • l`Cx kI hn?
quhwfI ibmwrI dw kwrn l`Bx dw koeI ieko iek • l`Cx quhwfy jIvn ƒ ikvyN pRBwivq krdy hn?
tYst nhIN hY - quhwfw fwktr ies g`l dw Anumwn • qusIN Bwvnwqmk qOr qy ikvyN mihsUs kr rhy ho?
lgwvygw ik kI quhwƒ ifmYnSIAw hY jW ik auh rwey • kI quhwƒ koeI iPkr jW icµqw hY jo quhwƒ prySwn
lYx leI iksy kol Byjygw[ krdI hY?
• kI qusIN koeI nusKy vwlI dvweI lY rhy ho?
ieh jwxnw ik kI quhwƒ ifmYnSIAw hY[ qSKIs • kI quhwfy pirvwr ivc ifmonySIAw dw koeI
dI svIikRqI hr ivAkqI leI v`Ko v`KrI hY[ kuJ pirvwrk ipCokV hY?
vDyry pRoV ivAkqIAW leI ieh iek lµbI qy muSikl
pRikRAw ho skdI hY pr keIAW leI Aijhw nhIN 2. idmwgI siQqI dI pRIiKAw
huµdw[ • ies jWc ivc pRSn kIqy jWdy hn ijnW ivc
frwieµg, ilKx qy gixq krn dy AiBAws
u H ` r H Swiml hn[
o Y y y • ies jWc ƒ lGU boiDk siQqI iemiqhwn jW AYm
AYm AYs. eI ikhw jw skdw hY[
` µ I Y u y I
Ry I y p w y Y ”
kuJ iek ƒ ieh tYst muSkl pRqIq ho skdw hY Aqy
kuJ ƒ nhIN[ koiSS kro ik inrauqSwihq nw hovy,
Y ieh tYst quhwfI loVINdI shwieqw pRwpq krn dw
Awpxy dosqW qy pirvwr jW ik`qw-mwihrW Aqy/jW
iek ih`sw hY[ ieh tYst quhwfy fwktr dI shwieqw
sµgTnW pwsoN shwieqw qy mdd lvo ijs dI quhwƒ
krdy hn ik auh quhwfw rog inrDwrx qy ielwj kr
loV hY[ jdoN quhwƒ ieh pqw lgdw hY ik quhwƒ
skx[
ifmYnSIAw hY qW quhwƒ rwhq mihsUs ho skdI hY,
sdmw audwsI ho skdI hY jW qusIN ies ƒ mµnx qoN
3. srIrk jWc
ienkwr kr skdy ho[ rogIAW Aqy aunHW dy pirvwrW
• iek sµpUrn srIrk jWc ieh ds skdI hY ik
leI ieh mh`qvpUrn hY ik auh Awpxy Awp ƒ mukq
kI koeI srIrk hwlq quhwfy ifmYnSIAw dw
mihsUs krn ik auh ies smyN dOrwn Awpxy AnuBvW
kwrn hY[
Aqy BwvnwvW bwry Ku`lHI bihs kr skdy hn[
• fwktr quhwfw bl`f pRYSr dyK skdw hY, ^Un
tYst kr skdw hY qy quhwfI nzr Aqy suxn
ies smyN dOrwn quhwfI shwieqw krn leI quhwfy
SkqI dI jWc kr skdw hY[ quhwfw fwktr
Awly-duAwly keI lok hoxgy[ ijvyN ik pirvwrk
quhwfI qOr dw (ArQwq qurn dy qy dOVn dy
dosq fwktr Aqy mwihr, mnoivigAwnI, qµqU
qrIky) sµquln, sµvydnw, pRqIibµbW qy bolx dw
ivigAwnI, jrw icikqsk (iek fwktr jo ik
mulWkx kr skdw hY[
bzurg ivAkqIAW dI dyKBwl ivc mwihr hovy) Aqy
buFwpw mnoivigAwnI, nrsW smwjk kwmy Aqy/jW
4. kdI kdI hor Kws tYstW dI loV huµdI hY (ijvyN ik
pySwvwrwnw ’c icikqsk[
sI tI skYn jW AYm Awr AweI) ieh quhwfy idmwg
dIAw ivsiqRq qsvIrW aupl`bD krdw hY[
u
1. quhwfy mYfIkl ipCokV ƒ smJxw :
• rogI, pirvwrk mYNbr qy ishq sµBwl pRoPYSnl
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7. quhwfw fwktr keI fwktr ifmYnSIAw dOirAW dI Y
mOjUdgI bwry drswaux leI idmwg skYnj qy ivcwr pwriknisnj ibmwrI muK rUp ivc srIrk gVbVI
krnw vI cwhuµdy hn[ dOry dI rokQwm krnI hwrt vwlI hwlq hY ijs nwl p`iTAW dI cwl srIr dy
AYmtYk dI rokQwm vWg huµdw hY[ isgrtnoSI CfxI iek jW dovyN pwsy qoN bhuq izAwdw GtdI jWdI hY,
Aqy AiBAwsW ƒ vDwauxw mh`qvpUrn jIvn SYlI ijs dI ikRAwSIlqw dI qIbrqw v`Ko v`KrI huµdI hY[
pirvrqn hn[ hweI bl`f pRySr SkrXog, v`D pwriknsn dw Awm pwieAw jwx vwlw l`Cx Awm
kolYstrol Aqy idl dI ibmwrI dw ielwj vI dOry dy krky h`QW dI kµbxI huµdw hY[ jdoN ivAkqI jzbwqI
joKm ƒ GtwauWdw hY[ qxwE ivc hovy qW ieh kµbxI Aksr v`D jWdI hY[
ienHW AlwmqW ivc qurn dI kiTnweI, ieksurqw
( Y Y / Y u dI Gwt Aqy bnwvtI ichry vwlI id`K idKweI idµdI
hY[ keI swlW bwAd p`iTAW dIAW AlwmqW idKweI
u
idµdIAW hn[ ifmYnSIAw dIAW AlwmqW jo ilaUeI
do v`Ko v`KrIAW ibmwrIAW hox dy bwvjUd vYskUlr
srIrW vwly ifmYnSIAw vrgIAW huµdIAW hn jW auh
Xukq ifmYnSIAw Aqy AYlzweImr dI ibmwrI Aksr
AlzweImr ibmwrI vrgIAW huµdIAW hn, idKweI
iekTI lgdI hY ikauNik ieh bzurg ivAkqIAW
dy skdIAW hn[ ienHW AlwmqW ivc iekwgrqw,
ivc Awm ibmwrIAW hn[ ies ƒ imSrq ifmYnSIAw
cukµnypx ivc kTnweI Aqy XwdwSq dw Kqm ho jwxw
ikhw jWdw hY[ ieh
pySkwrI ifmYnSIAw Swiml hY[
dw Awm kwrn hY[ y y O y Y o
auh ivAkqI ijnHW ƒ myr W m o w r O w
M - Y o Y
inSicq ifmYnSIAw Y y y `Ko `K y
PrMtl-tYNporl ifmYnSIAw
dI ibmwrI huµdI hY, o y ”
ADKV aumr dy lokW ƒ
aus dIAW AlwmqW pRBwivq kr skdw hY[ ies
AYlzweImr/dIAW dIAW AlwmqW hOlI hOlI sUKm rUp ivc idKweI
AlwmqW vrgIAW huµdIAW hn Aqy idl dI ibmwrI qy idµdIAW hn, pr AKIr ivc ieh izAwdw idKweI
dOry do Kqry vwly kwrn vI ieko ijhy huµdy hn Aqy kuJ dyx lgdIAW hn[ ibmwrI dI AwrµBk AvsQw ivc,
kysW ivc aunHW dI idl dI ibmwrI dw iek ieiqhws ProNto-tYNporl ifmYnSIAw vwly lok Awpxy suBwA ivc
huµdw hY[ pirvrqn dyKdy hn ijnHW ivcoN hyTW id`qy l`CxW iv`c
koeI jW swry idKweI idµdy hn : idlcspI dw Kqm
Ue Y hoxw, Anauicq vrqwE, Awpxy ivcwrW dI XojnwbµdI
ivc kTnweI jW Awpxy leI PYsly lYx ivc kTnweI,
Y )
(pRbµDkI kwrj ivc As&lqw) hor pirvrqnW ivc
ilaUeI srIrW vwly ifmYnSIAw vwly lok AwpxIAW
ieh Swml hn - ishq ivc inGwr, socxI ivc
idmwgI XogqwvW, iDAwn qy cukµnypx ivc auqrwE
kTorqw (idmwZI kTorqw), bhuq izAwdw aucwtqw,
cVHwE dyKdy hn[ aunHW ƒ kwPI Brm, mnoBRWqIAW
Anuicq vsqW ƒ mUµh ivc r`Kxw (hweIprorYleI) Aqy
idKweI idµdIAW hn Aqy h`Q kµbdy hn[ keI
ArQ rihq Sbd jW vwk ƒ bwr-bwr duhrwauxw
bwr-auh igr jWdy hn qy nwl hI byhoS ho jWdy hn
(prjrvrySn)[ AwKr ivc ivAkqI duAwrw BwSw
jW QoVy smyN qk byhoS ho jWdy hn[ ifmYnSIAw
dI vrqoN krn dI Xogqw ivc pirvrqn AwauWdy
dI ibmwrI vwly ijnHW dw srIr ilaUeI hovy, auh
n, ijs nwl Awm krky Swbidk auqpwdn Gtdw hY
AYNtIsweIkoieitr dvweIAW pRqI bVy sµvydnSIl huµdy
(ijvyN ik TIk Sbd nhIN kih skdw) ienHW nwtkI
hn qy AijhIAW dvweIAW dIAW G`t KurwkW kwrn
AlwmqW dy bwvjUd ivAkqI dI Xwd-SkqI AnuBUqI
vI gµBIr bury pRBwvW dw AnuBv krdy hn[
qy kwlpink XogqwvW (ijvyN ik idmwgI
ibµb bxwaux) ieh sB kwiem rih skdy
hn[
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10. s y
kuJ kysW ivc koeI ivAkqI AijhIAW AlwmqW dw AnuBv kr skdw hY jo ik ifmYnSIAw dIAW AlwmqW vrgy
huµdy hn pr ieh Asl ivc ifprYSn/byidlI jW AijhI AvsQw kwrn huµdy hn ijnHW ƒ audwsI dI AvsQw
ikhw jWdw hY[ pr inrwSqw Aqy audwsI dw ielwj ho skdw hY Aqy kdI-kdI ies ƒ pUrn qOr ’qy ault
kIqw jw skdw hY[ ies kwrn krky ieh smJxw mh`qvpUrn hY ik auh ifmySIAw kwrn aulJx dI hwlq ivc
nhIN hn, jo AijhI ibmwrI hY ijs ƒ bdilAw nhIN jw skdw[ iek hor jitlqw vwlw mslw ieh hY ik koeI
ivAkqI ijs ƒ ifmYnSIAw hY aus ivc srswm jW inrwSqw pYdw ho skdI hY[
ifprYSn, mYfIkl ibmwrI nwl AwauWdI hYY ieh g`l mh`qvpUrn hY ik srswm pRqI sucyq hoxw
Aqy ieh izAwdwqr aus smyN dyiKAw jwxw hY jdoN cwhIdw hY qy jykr qusIN ieh S`k krdy hY ik koeI
bzurg hspqwl ivc hox, BwvyN pirvwrk mYNbr ies ivAkqI AijhI dSw ivc hY qW fwktr nwl g`l
ƒ Gr ivc jW iksy nrisµg hom ivc vI dyK skdy kro[ jykr srswm dy sRoq bwry pqw lg jwvy qy aus
hn[ srswm qoN pIVq iksy ivAkqI ivc Acwnk dw ielwj kIqw jwvy qW ibmwrI mukwblqn G`t smyN
ieh AlwmqW nwtkI rUp ivc AwrµB huµdIAW hn q`k rihµdI hY[
jo kuJ GµitAW qoN iek mhIny q`k vI rih skdIAW
hn[ AlwmqW dI gµBIrqw vDdI GtdI rihµdI hY[ q inrwSqw gVbVI vwlI mnodSw hY jo Awm
izAwdwqr lok Swm vyly v`D gVbVI dI hwlq ivc krky hOlI-AwrµB huµdI hY qy jIvn dy pirvrqnW
huµdy hn qy aus smyN G`t bONdlwht ivc huµdy hn jo dy nwl-nwl AwauWdI hY[ v`fI inrwSqw dI qSKIs
idn dy dOrwn SWqI dy smyN v`D hox (ArQwq idmwgI krn leI, AlwmqW G`to G`t do h&iqAW q`k
qOr ’qy qrk vwly) inrµqr mOjUd rihµdIAW
jykr koeI ivAkqI hn[ jykr ies dI
srswm qoN pIVq qSKIs nhIN kIqI
hY qW auh, smyN, jWdI qW ieh keI
ivAkqI Aqy sQwn mhIny jW swlW q`k
bwry Brm gRsq ho kwiem rih skdIAW
jWdw hY Aqy QoVHy hn[ jykr ies
jW v`D smyN qk dw auicq rUp ivc
aunHW dI XwdwSq ielwj kIqw jwvy qW
kmzor rihµdI ieh QYirpI pRqI cµgw
hY[ iksy srswmI huµgwrw hY[ srswm
ivAkqI ivc dy ault inrwSqw
byqrqIby qy vicqR vwly lokW dI hwlq
iKAwl, mnoBRWqIAW svyry vyly BYVI qy idn
ho skdIAW hn ivc suDr jWdI hY[
(Awm krky ieh AnuBv huµdw hY ik auh AijhIAW aunHW ivc Awm krky swDwrx cukµnwpx, jwxkwrI
cIzW bwry suxdw jW dyKdw hY ijnHW bwry hor lok nhIN qy dIrGkwlI XwdW huµdIAW hn[ inrwSqw ivc
dyKdy) Aqy auh svY-BrmI, icVicVw, AkrmxkwrI mnoBRWqIAW Awm nhIN huµdIAW[ qwjIAW XwdW G`t
jW frpok bx skdw hY[ srswm dw kwrn koeI hor skdIAW hn[ audwsI Aqy inrwSqw dIAW BwvnwvW
ibmwrI, dvweI jW pRikRAw ho skdI hY jo ik idmwgI nwl ivcwrW ivc DImwpx Aw skdw hY[ keI
kwrjSIlqw ivc d^lAµdwzI krdI hY[ srswm ivAkqI AwqmGwq bwry soc skdy hn qy Awpxy
bhuq gµBIr hY - ieh mYfIkl sµkt hY Awp ƒ z^mI krn dIAw XojnwvW bxwauWdy[ Aijhy
7 ikauNik ies ƒ v`D rhI ibmwrI, v`D rhy
nwkwrwpx qy mOq nwl joiVAw jw skdw hY[
ivAkqIAW v`l qqkwl fwktrI iDAwn dyx dI loV
hY[

13. Gwqk vqIry Aqy boJ ƒ G`t krn leI ienHW ivc iek audwsI nwl sbµDq ivvhwrW dI
AYtIsweIkoits dI vrqoN kIqI jw skdI hY[ suBwA sUrq ivc Cot hY ijQy dvweI bhuq lwBdwiek
dI iksy dvweI dI vrqoN SurU krn qoN pihlW iksy rihµdI hY Aqy ieh AwKrI swDn vjoN nhIN vrqI
ivAkqI dy suBwA ivru`D dvweIAW dy KqirAW ƒ geI[
BWp lYxw cwhIdw hY[ swrIAW dvweIAW ivc bury
pRBwv dy SkqISwlI q`q vI huµdy hn Aqy keI bhuq jdoN kdy Gwqk ivvhwr dI Gtnw vwprdI hY qW
hI nukswndwiek ho skdy hn jW keI qW ielwj aus dw smW, sQwn Aqy aus smyN kI ho irhw sI,
kIqy jw rhy l`CxW nwloN vI pRySwnI vwly huµdy hn[ not kro[ ies nwl quhwƒ Aqy quhwfy fwktr ƒ
sµBv pRyrk bImwrI dy kwrn l`Bx ivc sOK hovygI
ijnHW ƒ Kqm kIqw jw skdw hY jW GtwiØeAw jw
iksy ivAkqI dw vwqwvrx jW ruJyvW qbdIl krnw skdw hY [
jW dyKBwl krn vwly igAwn ivc suDwr ilAwaux
nwl Gwqk vqIry ƒ GtwieAw jw skdw hY[ Y Y U y
shwiek hox vwlIAW jugqW ies qrHW hn Y o
jykr aukq qrIkw ApxwieAw jWdw hY quhwfw
• dyKBwl isiKAw Aqy sihXog fwktr AYNtIsweIkoits vjoN jwxI jWdI dvweI dI
• klw, sµgIq jW mnpsµd ielwj iksm inrDwrq kr skdw hY[ ieh dvweIAW,
• hlkI ksrq KlblI, vihm Brm Awid dw ielwj kr skdIAW
hn[ AYpr ienHW ivc bury pRBwv vI ho skdy hn
ijvyN ik
ivvhwr Aqy mnoivigAwnk l`CxW ƒ vDwaux
vwlIAW cIzW leI iksy ivAkqI dy vwqwvrx Aqy • igrn dw vDyry Kqrw
vwsqivk hwlwqW ƒ smJxw byh`d zrUrI hY ijvyN ik • D`kw (strokz)
• idl dw dOrw
• qklIP • mOq
• BuK
• AOKw swh ielwj dy inSwinAW dw punr mulWkx krn leI
• vDyry Tµfw jW vDyry grm hoxw fwktr nwl ivcwr krn dI swlwh idqI jWdI hY[
• fr dIAW BwvnwvW Awid
AYtIfIprYSnts Aqy rauN sØiQr krn vwly
BwvyN Aijhy Xqn AsPl hI vI shwØieqw kr skdy hn jykr mrIz
rihµdy hn, dvweI dI loV vI audwsI ivc hY Aqy ieh dvweIAW mwmUlI bury
pYNdI hY[ ieh Xwd r`Kxw bhuq pRBwv nwl vDyry lwBdwiek ho skdIAW hn[
zrUrI hY ik dvweIAW qW AwKrI ikhVI dvweI dI loV hY Aqy kdoN loV hY - ieh
swDn hn Aqy ieh audoN hI PYslw bVw guµJldwr hY jo ik ivAkqIgq
vrqIAW jWdIAW hn jdoN; ADwr qy kIqw jwdw cwhIdw hY[
1. bdlvyNN ielwj nw kwPI hn[ y y w
2. mrIj Aqy hornW ƒ nukswn phuµcx yry u y wj Y Rµ U wƒ
dw Kqrw hY Aqy jW
u y w I ` y y w y w y ”
3. l`Cx eyny gµBIr hn
ik aunW nWl qklIP
Aqy duK ho skdw hY[ 10

17. frweIivµg krn qy rok lwaux dw PYslw krnw lwprvwhI, svY-byiDAwnI Aqy durrvrqoN dy shI
bVw muSikl huµdw hY, BwvyN ik ies dw mµqv iksy Aqy sµdyhI mwmilAW dw Aµdwjw lwaux leI
dI AwzwdI Kqm krnw nhIN huµdw[ jykr qusIN isiKAq huµdy hn[ jdoN fwktr Awpxy mrIzW
Awpxy jW iksy Awpxy ipAwry duAwrw frweIivµg dI ienHW pRsiQqIAW ivcoN iksy iek dI jWc
krn dI Xogqw bwry iPkrmµd ho qW fwktr nwl kr rhy huµdy qW auh Awm krky Aijhy mrIzW
slwh krky ies dy sµBv h`l bwry g`l kro; ƒ AglI shwieqw leI Byj idµdy hn[
• hYNfI fwrt.
• tYksI jy quhwƒ ies g`l dI icµqw hY ik koeI iksy nwl
• tYksI syvr jwxy jW Axjwxy ivc koeI izAwdqI ho geI hY,
• b`s pws qW imhrbwnI krky vDyry jwxkwrI jW shwieqw
• hYNfI pws vwsqy hyT ilKy iksy vI sRoq nwl sµprk kro;
• mrIz dw pirvwrk fwktr
ies qoN ielwvw zrUrI g`l qW iemwndwr hoxw Aqy • sQwnk mwnisk shwieqw ishq tIm
AwpxI Aqy dUijAW dI sur`iKAw vwsqy socxw hY[ • sQwnk kimaUintI ishq XUint
Awpxw lwiesYNs bcweI r`Kx leI fwktr qoN koeI • sQwnk sµktkwlI sQwn
jwxkwrI Cupw ky nhIN r`KxI cwhIdI ikauNik ies • pIiVq ilµk (24 Gµty, s`qy idn shwieqw Aqy
nwl quhwfy qy dUijAW leI Kqrw pYdw ho skdw hY[ inrdyS leI ;1-866-563-0808
• bI. sI. dy pbilk gwrfIAn Aqy tr`stI
` u o ` o www.trustee.bc.ca
` Y I ` y I • AYlzweImr’z suswietI ifmYnSIAw hYlplweIn
r u Y y or 1-800-963-6033
` µ o w • v`ifAW dIAW izAwdqIAW ƒ Kqm krn leI bI.
y u` uµ I sI. kulISn nwl sµprk kro[www.bcceas.ca;
1-800-437-1940
u o y y • kimaUintIl rspONs nY~tvrk :www.bccrns.ca;
durvrqoN Aqy byiDAwnI iksy aumr ivc vI jwiez
nhIN[ fwktr Aqy hor ishq sµBwl mwihr
I dI d I o
frweIivµg ifmYnSIAw ienswn dy mn aupr TIk Fµg nwl kµm krn ƒ pRBwvq krdw hY[ ies nwl glq
jjmYNt, Jlkwrw qy iKAwlI AnuBv ho skdw hY[ ies leI ieh ifmYnSIAw vwly ivAkqI dI sur`iKAq
frweIivµg aupr pRBwv pwauWdw Y[ ies leI jdoN hI ifmYnSIAw dy l`Cx nzr Awauxy SurU ho jwx qW qurµq hI
ieh ivcwr kr lYxI cwhIdI hY ik frweIivµg kdoN C`f id`qI jwxI cwhIdI hY[ fwktr iksy ivAkqI duAwrw
sur`iKAq Fµg nwl g`fI clwaux dI Xogqw dw ihswb lgwaux leI keI qrIky vrqxgy[ audwhrx vjoN, fwktr
Aijhy tYst krygw ijs nwl quhwfy iDAwn, spytIAl ErIAYNtySn Aqy jjmYNt dw pqw lg sky[ fwktr
aus ivAkqI dy dosqW Aqy pirvwrk mYNbrW nwl vI g`l krky aus ivAkqI dIAW frweIivµg AwdqW Aqy
ipCly ieigqhws bwry pqw lw skdy hn[ motr vhIkl AYkt dy muqwbk jy mrIj sur`iKAq qrIky nwl g`fI
clwaux dy AXog krwr id`qy jwx ipCoN vI g`fI clwauxw jwrI r`Kdw hY qW motr vhIkl AYkt dy
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ADIn aus dI irport krn fwktr kwƒnI qOr ’qy pwbµd hY[ ies leI frweIvrI dw lwiesYNs
muA`ql krn dw Aµqm PYslw bI. sI. dy suprfYNt motr vhIkl dw hovygw nw ik fwktr dw[

20. vw
ies pusiqkw dI s&lqw leI bhuq swrIAW sm`ripq SKsIAqW ny swQ id`qw hY[ AsIN aunHW dI mwihr rwey
Aqy sihXog leI qih idloN DµnvwdI hW[
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Program Coordinator, Clinical Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, Univer-
Activity & Volunteer, sity of British Columbia
P.I.C.S. Assisted Living,
Surrey Dr. Arvind Kang MBBS, FRCPC
Clinical Associate Professor,
Jas Cheema MA Department of Psychiatry,
Manager, Diversity Services, University of British Columbia;
Surrey Memorial Hospital Medical Director & Consultant Geriatric Psychiatrist,
Geriatric Psychiatry Program,
Dr. Martha Donnelly MD, CCFP, FRCP Riverview Hospital;
Director of Community Geriatrics, Consultant Geriatric Psychiatrist,
Department of Family Practice, Lions Gate Hospital;
University of British Columbia;
Director of Geriatric Psychiatry Program, Vivian Lam
Department of Psychiatry, Support & Education Coordinator,
University of British Columbia; Alzheimer Society of British Columbia
Assistant Professor ,
Department of Family Practice, Dr. Philip E. Lee MD, FRCPC
University of British Columbia Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Uni-
versity of British Columbia;
Dr. Soma Ganesan MD, FRCPC Associate member, Division of Neurology,
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia;
Director Cross Cultural Psychiatry Program,
University of British Columbia Bernice K.W. Ma
Support and Education Coordinator,
Dr. MaryLou Harrigan EdD, BSN Alzheimer Society of British Columbia
Heath Care Consultant
Harrigan Consulting,
Vancouver Carla Pajak, BSN, RN