How an early-career assignment taught me that reliability, initiative, and trust are built one decision at a time. A Request Outside My Role Early in my career, while my manager was travelling, I received a message through a business contact at another organization. I was asked to arrange a cheque for an approved payment worthContinue reading “When “It’s Not My Job” Becomes a Career-Limiting Mindset”
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Can Dementia Prevention Start Before Diagnosis?
Reflections from ADI 2026 in Lyon Can dementia prevention start long before diagnosis? At the Alzheimer’s Disease International 2026 (ADI 2026) Global Conference in Lyon, France, this question was at the heart of the conversation. In a recent radio interview, on CJAD 800 Montreal with host Matt Del Vecchio, Camille Isaacs Morell, Vice President ofContinue reading “Can Dementia Prevention Start Before Diagnosis?”
AI as Companion: Strengthening or Weakening Human Connection?
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a constant companion, which can be both a benefit and a drawback. There are compelling arguments for and against the social impacts of AI, particularly in relation to social skills, communication, and empathy—key components of healthy human relationships and social harmony. While AI can reduce loneliness and support interpersonal development,Continue reading “AI as Companion: Strengthening or Weakening Human Connection?”
In a world where you can be anything. Be kind.
Kindness is generosity rooted in empathy In a world where you can be anything, be kind. This might seem like something you’d post on Facebook, but it isn’t. The world is going through a lot—wars, natural disasters, economic instability, misuse of power and privilege, and much more. Our professional expertise, when applied both individually andContinue reading “In a world where you can be anything. Be kind.”
Why Isn’t Dementia Screened Like Breast Cancer?
A Call for Early Dementia Detection in Canada A breast cancer diagnosis is very often the result of a scheduled biennial mammogram. Every two years, since my 50th birthday, I’ve received a reminder from the Government of Québec to have a mammogram to detect breast cancer. The Programme québecois de dépistage du cancer du seinContinue reading “Why Isn’t Dementia Screened Like Breast Cancer?”
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