More resources on dementia diagnosis disclosure
A listing of helpful resources and learning tools for health care providers, patients and care partners related to the National Dementia Guidelines: Disclosing and Communicating a Diagnosis of Dementia.
Helpful resources for health care providers
Alzheimer Society of Canada's resources for health care providers
- CLEAR Communication Toolkit
The Compassionate Language and Empathetic Approaches for Respectful Dementia Disclosure (CLEAR) Communication Toolkit supports health-care providers in putting the National Dementia Guidelines into practice. The Toolkit includes a flow diagram of the steps involved in communicating a dementia diagnosis and a script to help health care providers communicate dementia diagnoses.
- Communicating a diagnosis of dementia infographic
This one-page, printable PDF is designed for health-care providers to use as a visual, an appointment reference or a handout. It provides a quick summary of the eight recommendations in these guidelines. This asset has been reviewed by user groups.
- Resources for health care providers
Resources for communicating and disclosing a dementia diagnosis
- Serious Illness Conversation Guide. Choosing Wisely.
- Sharing a new dementia diagnosis with patients and caregivers. Mount Sinai Hospital.
Resources for approaches to care
- Authentic partnerships. Partnerships in Dementia Care Alliance, University of Waterloo.
- Dementia in New Light. Cracked: New Light on Dementia research team.
- Relational caring. Partnerships in Dementia Care Alliance, University of Waterloo.
Helpful resources for patients and care partners
Dementia related information and resources
- Find your local Alzheimer Society The Alzheimer Society offers support and resources online, by phone and in communities across Canada. Alzheimer Society of Canada contact information: 1-855-705-4636 or
e-mail: info@alzheimer.ca - Access resources and information
- Getting a diagnosis toolkit
- First Link®
- The Canadian Charter of Rights for People with Dementia
- Waiting Room Revolution: Navigating a Life-Changing Diagnosis
Culturally specific information and resources
- Building a community of Black physicians and physicians-in-training as well as creating social networks and learning together
- Community-led registered charity working to improve the health and well-being of Canada’s 1.2 million Black people in Canada.
- Directory listing of Black therapists in Canada.
Canada Chinese Nurses Association
- A platform for knowledge exchange between Chinese Canadian nurses.
Canadian Black Nurses Alliance
- Seeks to foster an alliance across Canada of Black Nursing leaders that cover the full spectrum of nursing
Chinese Canadian Medical Society (Ontario)
- Develops and promotes the professional and cultural well-being of Chinese Canadians in the medical profession. Serves as a resource on general medical health, and on health issues related particularly to the Chinese in North America.
Dementia information in Chinese. Alzheimer Society of Canada.
Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies
- Advocates for enhancing the medical care of Chinese in North America and facilitates the professional development of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian physicians.
Health Association of African Canadians (HAAC)
- Promotes the health of Black Nova Scotian women and their families through community mobilization, development and research.
Jamaican Canadian Association of Nurses (JCAN)
- Promotes senior health and wellness in the Black community and other underserved populations.