Dr. José Morais is Professor and Director of Geriatric Medicine at the McGill Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, the McGill University Health Centre and the Jewish General Hospital. In addition to being Academic Lead of the McGill Dementia Education Program, he is Co-Director of the Quebec Network for Research on Aging and past President of the Canadian Geriatrics Society. He conducts research on the organization of services for older adults, and on nutrition and metabolism as they pertain to healthy and fragile aging.
Dr. Morais will discuss how to increase the odds of aging well to maintain physical and cognitive health.
We would like to thank the Zeller Family Foundation for sponsoring this episode of McGill Cares.
Original Air Date: November 4, 2020
McGill Cares is a weekly webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.
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