Amplifying Indigenous Voices in Dementia Caregivers Don Davies
The Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Languages at York University presents…
Amplifying Indigenous Voices in Dementia Caregivers
Don Davies
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology
CIKL Research AssociateThe Canadian Indigenous population has an increased prevalence and earlier onset of dementia
than the Canadian non-Indigenous population. Dementia is an umbrella term for chronic and
progressive conditions of deterioration in cognitive function which affects daily functioning.
Unpaid dementia caregivers are usually adult children, spouses, or other family members and
friends. We are interviewing unpaid Métis dementia caregivers to identify the available services
for people with dementia in the Métis population. We will also identify the amount of support
that caregivers of Métis seniors with dementia need to live well, and to identify how caregivers
engage in self care for themselves. We will implement the results for knowledge translation and
influencing policy development to identify strategies that help ease burdens associated with
Métis dementia caregiving.
ABOUT DON:
Dr. Don Davies (he/him) is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Biology at York University. He is a
proud member of the Manitoba Métis Federation. He attended many cultural events, seminars, and
conferences at the Manitoba Métis Federation. He was always fascinated by the health disparities
between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians in numerous health conditions. This has and
continues to drive his scientific interests. The Canadian Indigenous population has an increased
prevalence and earlier onset of Alzheimer’s disease than the Canadian non-Indigenous population. He
has established a research program studying Alzheimer’s disease within the Indigenous community. His
program involves interviewing unpaid dementia caregivers who are usually adult children, spouses, or
other family members and friends. He is identifying the available services for people with dementia in
the Métis population, identifying the amount of support that caregivers of Métis seniors with dementia
need to live well, and identifying how caregivers engage in self care for themselves.
Read more about his research here: https://www.yorku.ca/science/2021/12/08/postdoc-receives-
funding-for-alzheimers-disease-research-in-indigenous-population/
Details: https://www.yorku.ca/research/cikl/events/cikl-research-seminar-don-davies/
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For inquiries: cikl@yorku.ca
