Best Practice Program
OPEN TO MINT MEMORY CLINICS ONLY
There are 2 Best Practice Dates available.
If your supporting specialist is listed on one of the dates below, we encourage you to attend that date.
February 19, 2025 from 9am to 4:30pm ET
Dr. Michelle Gagnon - Geriatrician, ON
Dr. Michelle Tsang - Cognitive Neurologist, ON/BC
Dr. Alex Peel - Geriatrician, ON
February 20, 2025 from 11am to 6:30pm ET
Dr. Michelle Gagnon - Geriatrician, ON
Dr. Michelle Tsang – Cognitive Neurologist, ON/BC
Dr. Joy Liao – Geriatrician, BC
Dr. Linda Lee
Updates for MINT Clinics: Blood biomarkers, revised criteria for diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, and more!
Review need-to-know updates, including blood-based biomarkers and newly revised criteria for diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Discuss implications for clinical practice in MINT Clinics
Learning Objectives
Dr. Linda Lee is a Care of the Elderly family physician in Ontario, Canada. She is the Schlegel Research Chair in Primary Care for Elders, Schlegel Research Institute for Aging, and Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Family Medicine, McMaster University. She is the founder and Executive Director of MINT Memory Clinic, a non-profit organization helping to establish memory clinics in primary care nationally. In recognition for her leadership in improving care for older adults with dementia, she has been awarded the 2014 Ontario Minister’s Medal Honouring Excellence in Health Quality and Safety, the 2015 Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Institute of Aging Betty Havens Award for Knowledge Translation in Aging, the 2019 Canadian Medical Association Joule Innovation Access to Care Award, and the 2020 Change Foundation Future Innovator Award. Her research interests focus on improving health care for older adults living with dementia.
About Dr. Linda Lee
Dr. Joey Champigny
Once Weekly Insulin - Should I Consider it for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment?
Review the mechanism of action and pharmacokinetic profile of once weekly insulin and compare to existing insulin formulations
Discuss the role and place in therapy of once weekly insulin in older adults with cognitive impairment
Learning Objectives
Dr. Joey Champigny is a clinical pharmacist and the pharmacy lead for MINT memory clinics. He completed his PharmD at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy and went on to complete a primary care residency at the Centre for Family Medicine Family Health Team. He is currently completing his Masters of Science at the University of Waterloo. In addition to his role in primary care, Dr. Champigny helps manage patients in long term care and is a guest lecturer at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy. His areas of interest include chronic disease management and improving medication adherence in older adults via the use of electronic tools and artificial intelligence.
About Dr. Joey Champigny
Dr. Sean Robb
Functional Cognitive Impairment
Describe functional cognitive disorder (FCD) and distinguish between functional cognitive disorder, mild cognitive impairment and dementia
Summarize diagnosis, management and treatment of functional cognitive disorder
Learning Objectives
Sean Robb works as an adult and geriatric clinical neuropsychologist in the Niagara Region and Eastern Ontario. He has an academic appointment with McMaster University as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences. He has a special interest in increasing access to neuropsychological services for those outside of motor vehicle collision sector and translating cognitive and emotional data into meaningful therapeutic and rehabilitative strategies.
About Dr. Sean Robb
Dr. Alex Peel
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Learning Objectives
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About Dr. Sean Robb
Dr. Joey Champigny
Dr. Joey Champigny is a clinical pharmacist and the pharmacy lead for MINT memory clinics. He completed his PharmD at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy and went on to complete a primary care residency at the Centre for Family Medicine Family Health Team. He is currently completing his Masters of Science at the University of Waterloo. In addition to his role in primary care, Dr. Champigny helps manage patients in long term care and is a guest lecturer at the University of Waterloo School of Pharmacy. His areas of interest include chronic disease management and improving medication adherence in older adults via the use of electronic tools and artificial intelligence.
About Dr. Joey Champigny
Diabetes Management in Older Adults: Keep it Simple
Develop a systematic approach to simplifying diabetes management for individuals with cognitive impairment
Identify the role of diabetes medications in those with co-morbid conditions
Learning Objectives
Dr. Sean Robb
A Practical Approach to Identifying and Treating Trauma in Patients with Dementia
Describe ways to identify significant traumatic responses and its impacts on persons with dementia
Discuss a practical approach to managing trauma’s impacts in persons with dementia
Learning Objectives
Sean Robb works as an adult and geriatric clinical neuropsychologist in the Niagara Region and Eastern Ontario. He has an academic appointment with McMaster University as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences. He has a special interest in increasing access to neuropsychological services for those outside of motor vehicle collision sector and translating cognitive and emotional data into meaningful therapeutic and rehabilitative strategies.
About Dr. Sean Robb
Dr. Michelle Gagnon
Dr. Gagnon is a Professor of Medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton in the Division of Geriatric Medicine.
Dr. Gagnon completed her medical training at McMaster University and went on to complete fellowships in Internal Medicine and Geriatric Medicine both in Canada and in the United States.
She is the former Chief Examiner for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons specialty examination in Geriatric Medicine and a recent recipient of the McMaster Excellence in Teaching award. She has focused her career on teaching and capacity building of all those involved in the care of our older population.
About Dr. Michelle Gagnon
Top Tips for MINT Memory Clinics
Discuss common challenges in MINT Memory Clinics
Discuss newer diagnostic tests and how that might or might not change your practice