McGill Cares: New Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease

Join us on February 18, 2026 at noon for our next episode of McGill Cares, a webcast series designed to support informal caregivers. During candid 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Founder of the McGill Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one who is living with dementia  McGill Cares: New Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease  Simon Ducharme, MD, FRCPC, is a neuropsychiatrist and a clinician-scientist at the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital). He specializes in frontotemporal dementia and the interface between psychiatric disorders and dementia.  During this episode of McGill Cares, Dr. Ducharme will discuss new treatments and prevention strategies for Alzheimer’s disease.  He will provide information on a new medication, lecanemab, which has been shown to modestly slow cognitive decline in patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, explaining how it works, who might be eligible, and what the risks and side effects are.   This free webcast will be available in both English and French.  ____________________________       McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.  This webcast series is an initiative of the McGill University 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. If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our monthly webcasts, please email us at [email protected].