“Strategies to Improve the Care of Persons with Dementia in Rural and Remote Areas”

Principal Investigator

Debra Morgan, PhD, RN

CIHR New Investigator, Associate Professor

Institute of Agricultural Rural & Environmental Health

University of Saskatchewan

CIHR New Emerging Team, 2003FOCUS AREA: Cognitive Impairment in Aging

Norma Stewart, PhD, RNProfessor & Associate Dean GraduateStudies & Research, College of Nursing

Margaret Crossley, PhDAssociate Professor Director, Aging Research & MemoryClinic, Department of Psychology

Carl D’Arcy, PhDProfessor & DirectorApplied Research/Psychiatry

Jay Biem, MD, MSc, FRCPCIHR New InvestigatorAssociate Professor, I.ARE.H & Division of General Internal Medicine

Andrew Kirk, MD, FRCPC Professor & Head, Division of NeurologyDepartment of Medicine

New Investigator AwardDorothy Forbes, PhD, RN College of Nursing

New Team MembersLesley McBain, Doctoral CandidateDepartment of GeographySessional LecturerDepartment of Native Studies

Sheri Harder, MD, FRCPCAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Medical Imaging

Co-Investigators:University of Saskatchewan

New Emerging Team

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Funding Partners: CIHR Institute of Aging, CIHR Institute of Health Services & Policy Research, CIHR Rural & Northern Health Initiative, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation, Alzheimer Society of SK.

Project Goals: A coordinated, interdisciplinary study of dementia care in rural and remote settings, aimed at:

• Improving the availability of specialized personnel and services providing assessment and management of dementia,

• Improving the accessibility of programs supporting formal and informal caregivers of persons with dementia, and

• Improving the acceptability of services for persons with dementia and their caregivers.