In this final episode of our Young Onset Dementia series, guest host Jillian McConnell speaks with Dr. Mario Masellis, Associate scientist and Clinician-scientist with the Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute & Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Assistant professor, neurology, department of medicine, University of Toronto and Research scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Jillian and Dr. Masellis discuss what genetic testing looks like for someone who has a close family relative that is living with Young Onset dementia, how testing for Young onset dementia is different from other diseases, who is a good candidate for genetic testing, and the implications of deciding to test or decide not to test for Young Onset dementia.
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Season 5: Ep. 60 Dementia Sisterhood
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Season 5: Episode 59- DREAM -Dementia Resources on eating, activity and meaningful inclusion-
Season 5: Episode- 58 Community partners and their journey of discussion of inclusion
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Season 5: Episode 57- Community engagement- Safety in numbers
Season 5: Episode 2- Seeking Clarity – Biomarkers, Diagnosis and Dementia
Season 5: Episode 1: Offering certainty – Biomarkers, diagnosis and dementia
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Season 4, Episode 53: Building Capacity Project
Season 4- Episode 54: 2SLGBTQI & Dementia- Ruth & Maggie’s Story
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Season 4- Episode 51: Celebrate Life
Season 4: Episode 50- Rachel Broderick “Young Onset Dementia: Facing a Family History”
Season 4: Episode 49- Friendship
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