1. Healthcare

The McGill University Research Centre
for Studies in Aging presents:
MOLSON LECTURE SERIES
ON ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
AND RELATED DISORDERS
The following topics will be addressed in a three lecture program: a
psychiatrist’s perspective on the behavioural variant of fronto-temporal
dementia, the relation between late-life depression and comorbid cognitive
impairment, suicidality and end-of-life decisions in persons with mild
cognitive impairment or dementia.
Lecture will be held on Monday, February 23, 2015
Register by email : [email protected]
Douglas Mental Health University Institute PROGRAM:
9:00 a.m. Dr. Janine Diehl-Schmid, MD
6875 Lasalle Boulevard,
10:00 a.m. Dr. Ralf J. Jox, MD, PhD
Verdun Quebec H4H 1R3
11:00 a.m. Break
Pavilion Douglas Hall
11:30 a.m. Dr. Cornelius Schüle, MD
FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA (FTD):
CURRENT PERSPECTIVE AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS
BY DR. JANINE DIEHL-SCHMID, MD
Dr. Janine Diehl-Schmid is a Professor of Psychiatry and senior consultant of the Centre of Cognitive Disorders
at the Technische Universität München, Germany. Dr. Diehl-Schmid has dedicated her research to the
investigation of FTD and has published numerous studies in this field.
DEMENTIA AND END-OF-LIFE DECISIONS:
ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS
BY DR. RALF J. JOX, MD, PhD
Dr. Ralf J. Jox is Assistant Professor for Medical Ethics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University, a neurologist
and palliative care specialist. His research focuses on ethical, social and legal issues in geriatrics, neurology
and psychiatry.
COGNITION AND SUICIDALITY IN LATE-LIFE DEPRESSION
BY DR. CORNELIUS SCHÜLE, MD
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Cornelius Schüle is Leading Doctor of the Depression Unit at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University
of Munich, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy. His research focuses on neurobiological and
pharmacological issues in depression research.
SPONSORED BY THE MOLSON KNOWLEDGE
EXCHANGE FUND
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH