Alzheimer Society of Canada Research Grants and Training Awards
2006-2007

Social & Psychological Research Grants

DUCHARME, Francine (Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal)

197,583.75 $
Evaluative study of a psychoeducational interventional intended for caregivers of elderly persons with Alzheimer-type dementia early in the caregiving career.

This project is jointly funded by the Alzheimer Society of Canada (ASC), the Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF), the Nursing Care partnership (NCP), the Institute of Aging (IA) and the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH).

MCCUSKER, Jane (McGill University)

114,041 $
Délire chez les patients atteints de déficience cognitive grave dans les établissements de soins de longue durée.

This project is jointly funded by the Alzheimer Society of Canada (ASC), the Canadian Nurses Foundation (CNF), the Nursing Care partnership (NCP), the Institute of Aging (IA) and the Institute of Gender and Health (IGH).

RAINVILLE, Constant (Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal)

80,112 $
Détection et analyse des déficits d'orientation dans l'espace chez des personnes présentant des troubles cognitifs légers

SHATENSTEIN, Bryna (Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal)

148,747 $
Intervention nutritionnelle pour prévenir la perte de poids et la dénutrition dans la maladie d’Alzheimer.

Biomedical Research Grants

SCHONDORF, Ronald (Sir Mortimer B. Davis Jewish General Hospital-Mtl)

149,690 $
The role of impaired cerebral autoregulation and chronic cerebral hypoperfusion in patients with Alzheimer’s disease