Media Advisory - Minister Ambrose to Launch National Dementia Initiative

MONTREAL, Sept. 9, 2014 /CNW/ - The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, will announce the launch of a national initiative on dementia research funded by the Government of Canada and partners across the country. The Minister will be joined by Dr. Alain Beaudet from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Dr. Renaldo Battista from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé, Mimi Lowi-Young from the Alzheimer Society of Canada, Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg from the Jewish General Hospital, Dr. Howard Chertkow from the Jewish General Hospital's Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, and Mrs. Diana Nicholson, a Montreal resident whose husband has dementia and who will share her experience as a caregiver.

Minister Ambrose will participate in a photo opportunity for media in which Dr. Chertkow will demonstrate tests for dementia.

Date:	Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Location:	Jewish General Hospital 3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road Montreal, Quebec
Time:	10:00 a.m. –	Photo Opportunity* Pavilion B, Ultrasound Room
	10:15 a.m. –	Announcement Block Amphitheatre (B-106)

                       

*Media should arrive no later than 9:30 a.m. at the Côte-Sainte-Catherine entrance (3755 Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road). They will be escorted to the location for the photo opportunity.

The announcement will be streamed live starting at 10:15 a.m. ET at: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/46475.html

SOURCE: Canadian Institutes of Health Research

For media assistance contact: Michael Bolkenius, Office of the Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of Health, 613-957-0200; CIHR Media Relations, 613-941-4563; Ce document est également disponible en français.