PPT-Multicultural Community Dementia Screening (MCS)

Biospecimen Collection and Shipment training Training Overview Study Specimen Collection Overview NCRAD Kit Request Module Specimen Labeling Instruction Specimen Collection and Processing Specimen Packaging and Shipment Instruction. May 27, 2015. #. iabmulticultural. IAB Multicultural Council. 1. Creative Case Study Town Hall. IAB Multicultural Council presents. Moderator. Jessica Ramirez, Manager of Industry Initiatives, IAB. Hosted by Multicultural Council Co-Chairs. Recognising. and . r. esponding. to Mental . h. ealth. . c. oncerns. in . young. people . from. . multicultural. backgrounds. By David . Keegan. DEFINITION . A mental illness is a diagnosable illness which causes major changes in a person’s thinking, emotional state and behaviour, and disrupts the person’s ability to study or work and carry on their usual personal relationships.. VICTORIA’S MULTICULTURAL POLICY VICTORIA’S MULTICULTURAL POLICYGPO Box 2392, Melbourne VIC 3001 Telephone: (03) 9208 3184 Facsimile: (03) 9208 3179 Victoria’s Multicultural Policy. A Eamon O’Shea. NUI Galway. Dementia Prevalence Rates . 2. Dementia Worldwide. An estimated 47 million people live with dementia in 2015 worldwide . The worldwide economic cost of dementia was an estimated US$808 billion in 2015. Lanka . Wedikandage. Department of Social Science Education. University of Colombo. Background to the study. Colonization. , immigration, regionalization and travel for education and employment purposes have resulted in increasingly multicultural societies in many countries over the past decades. . Enhancing Well-Being. G. Allen Power, MD, FACP. Centralina. Area Agency on Aging. Novem. ber . 7. th. , 2014. Disclosures. I am an Eden Alternative board member (unpaid) and a contracted educator (paid). Definition. Literature about the . sociocultural. experiences of underrepresented groups. This literature includes those who fall outside the “mainstream” of categories such as race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, language. This literature is written by those who are members of these underrepresented groups and those who fall within the category of “mainstream.”. Michele D. . Aluoch. , LPCC. River of Life Professional Counseling LLC. c. 2013. Language. Race- the biology of a person, sociopolitical. Culture. Ethnicity- construct based on shared language, culture, traditions, and history. Ethnic Group . In looking at cultures, it is important to consider how a culture treats its ethnic and religious minorities. . An ethnic group refers to . a group of people with a common ancestry and a common culture. Administration for Community Living. Erin Long. Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services. Administration on Aging. National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center sponsored by . the Administration for Community Living.. Age (greatest risk factor). Vascular risk factors: HTN, DM, CVD, stroke, smoking, dyslipidemia . Genetics: apo E genotype (late AD), PSEN1, PSEN2, APP (early AD) . Recurrent TBI or head trauma . Drugs: . Dementia is a serious brain disease that affects memory, ability to make decisions, daily functioning, as well as mood and behavior. Vascular dementia is a type of dementia caused by a stroke. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and vascular dementia is the second most common for people age 65 and older. . Cheryl Demasi. Client Support Coordinator . Facts about Dementia. Currently, more than 20,000 Manitobans have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or another dementia.. The most common forms of dementia are Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, Lewy Body dementia and frontotemporal dementia.. 1. Cancer Screening Update IDCA MeetingSeptember 20, 20132. OverviewOntario’s Cancer Screening ProgramsOntario Breast Screening Program (OBSP)CR Mammography Technology Transition Project23. Ontario’s Cancer Screening ProgramsOntario Breast...