As promised, we're starting off this series with a recording of a public lecture by Dr. Paul Fraser, Principal Investigator, Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CRND), University of Toronto.

Dr. Fraser's talk was titled "Alzheimer's Disease On the Road to Recovery" and was, as billed, translated into Vietnamese, Arabic, Mandarin, Somali and French.

He gave a wonderful United Nations of an audience an introduction to the causes of dementia, our understanding of the mechanisms of dementia and most optimistically, the hopes for treatment including a new wave of vaccines that could stave off the mind and memory destroying amyloid proteins that are the main culprits in dementia.

And, now, here's that talk, delivered to you via the miracle of podcasting. Hope you enjoy it. Look for the next episode of Common Loss coming in about a month.

Dr. Paul Fraser was recorded January 30 at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario. He was introduced by CH Television's Connie Smith. You can find more photos of the evening here.

Running time: 1 hour, 21 minutes / 93 Mb
Host: Wayne MacPhail

Common Loss is a podcast series about how dementia is viewed and cared for in a variety of ethnic communities in Hamilton and Halton (communities in Southern Ontario, Canada). But, we'll kick off the series on Wednesday, January 31 with a recording of a public lecture by Dr. Paul Fraser, Principal Investigator, Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CRND), University of Toronto. The lecture will take place on January 30, and you'll get it hot off the lectern.

Dr. Fraser's lecture is titled "Alzheimer's Disease On the Road to Recovery" and will be simultaneously translated into Vietnamese, Arabic, Mandarin, Somali and French.

Like this series, the lecture points to the ASHH's committment to reaching out to the diverse community it serves.

The remaining podcasts in the series will feature interviews with representatives from a range of ethnic communities and how they cope with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

Expect a fresh podcast episode in this series each month. To have fresh shows delivered to your computer as soon as they're ready, please subscribe to this podcast.

1:25 sec. promo for our the upcoming Common Loss podcast from the Alzheimer Society of Hamilton and Halton. This podcast series is part of our the ASHH's 25th anniversary celebrations. Please visit our main site at http://alzheimer.interlynx.net/.

We're one of 39 chapters in the Alzheimer Society of Ontario.