Colloquium from the Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia

The Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia (CRPD) evolved in response to a recognized need for research to examine the potential of a personhood approach to dementia care practices in British Columbia. Established in July 2004, the CRPD is a trans-disciplinary research centre situated in the School of Social Work and Family Studies at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Canada. The CRPD emerged as an outcome of the Matters of the Heart and Mind: Negotiating and Assessing Personhood and Dignity Among Elderly Canadians With Dementia workshop convened at UBC in November 2000.

The concept of Personhood in Dementia is such an important one, because in a way, when we lose our memory, and our cognitive abilities, it is easy to have people not see us as a person anymore. It begs the question, not "what makes us human, " but a more intimate, and touching question--" What makes me a person."

The Centre for Research on Personhood in Dementia(CRPD) is presenting a special international colloquium

Decision-Making, Capacity, and Dementia

Wednesday May 16th 4:00-5:30pm
at the Liu Institute for Global Issues6476 NW Marine Drive, University of British Columbia.Reception to follow.

We are in the process of finalizing speaker arrangements,and will send a notice with more details in the coming week.

Although this colloquium is free and open to the public,we are asking people to RSVP crpd@interchange.ubc.caby Wednesday May 9th.

For more information about this unique colloquium(including directions and parking),or the Centre itself, please visitwww.crpd.ubc.ca


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