McGill Cares: Interview with the Founder of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)

Ziad Nasreddine, MD, founder and Director of the MoCA Clinic and Institute, is a graduate of the University of Sherbrooke Medical School and is actively involved in clinical research on Alzheimer’s disease. He created and developed the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, the MoCA test, available in 100 languages and dialects and used in 200 countries around the world. Dr. Nasreddine discusses how he developed the MoCA test and the process of diagnosing dementia. He also provides an overview of some of his new initiatives. Air date: January 25, 2023 ____________________________________________ McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care. McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia.  This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia. If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at [email protected].