"Where flower blooms, so does hope" - Lady Bird Johnson 2009-09-07
For two years now, the Iannicelli Healing Garden at the Moe Levin Day Centre has been providing a therapeutic sanctuary for patients. Because of the enormous generosity of the Joseph and Mary Ianni...

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Serge Gauthier, MD, receives a Prix d'excellence from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada 2009-09-04
During the 14th Congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association, Serge Gauthier, MD, was awarded the 2009 Prix d’excellence from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. ...

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Judes Poirier, PhD talks about memory on 98.5 FM 2009-09-03
On September 2, Judes Poirier, PhD, appeared on Isabelle le matin, a radio show hosted by Isabelle Maréchal. The topic they discussed was memory, how it works, and our ability to increase its perfo...

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Lecture for the general public on prevention of the mental health of older people 2009-08-26
The 14th Annual Congress of the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) will open in Montreal on Sunday, August 30 with a lecture for the general public. Conference Co-Chair Serge Gauthier,...

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1st RUIS McGill Telehealth Symposium 2009-08-24
For some 10 years, the Réseau Québécois de Télésanté (RQT) has held an annual symposium. In 2009, it will be hosted, for the first time, by the RUIS McGill. Renowned and distinguished national ...

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Lettre d'opinion de Jacques Hendlisz 2009-08-14
Une citoyenne de Ville Lasalle a publié une lettre ouverte dans les pages de La Presse le 11 août dernier. Touché par les propos de l’auteur de la lettre, Jacques Hendlisz, le directeur général de ...

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Ellen Corin: a career spent building bridges 2009-07-31
For Ellen Corin, PhD, the past 27 years in Montreal have spanned psychology and anthropology, the West and the developing world. There is one unifying element through her career, it is that it was ...

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The Douglas Greenhouse: 25 years of horticultural therapy 2009-07-29
Outside, the weather is cold and unsettled. Inside, however, the air is hot, humid, and saturated with the smell of nature. Rows of soft and vibrant greenery sway merrily under our eyes. It is a ma...

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Douglas Auxiliary: 50 Years of Success and Struggle 2009-07-27
It's been 50 years since the Douglas Auxiliary was created. And what a journey it has been. Auxiliary volunteers have befriended thousands of Douglas patients over the past half century. Their mand...

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