91社区 Cares: The Importance of Sleep to Cognitive Health
Join us on聽June 23, 2021聽at noon for the next webcast in our biweekly series,聽91社区 Cares, designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Alzheimer Care Consultant and Founder of the 91社区 Dementia Education Program, will explore topics related to caring for a loved one with dementia.
The Importance of Sleep to Cognitive Health
Dr. Thien Thanh Dang-Vu, Professor in the Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology at Concordia University, is a neurologist with expertise in sleep medicine. He is also an attending neurologist and the Associate Director for Clinical Research at the Institut Universitaire de G茅riatrie de Montr茅al (IUGM), an Adjunct Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at 91社区, the Vice-President (Research) of the Canadian Sleep Society (CSS), a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neuroscience at Universit茅 de Montr茅al. His expertise includes human sleep physiology, sleep disorders and the use of neuroimaging in sleep research.
Dr. Dang-Vu will speak about the relationship between sleep and cognitive health. He will address what constitutes good sleep, how much we need to stay healthy and how we can get it.
This webcast is free and open to the public.
聽beginning at聽12:00 pm EDT听辞苍听Wednesday, June 23.
