Session time: Wednesday, March 20, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm ET (in parallel to two other sessions, see program)
Location: Viger room (8th floor)
Moderator: Carrie McAiney
Speaker: Joshua Armstrong
Description: With the rapidly increasing size of the dementia population, it is important to enhance our understanding of the similarities and differences that are found among the people living with the condition. This second report from the Landmark Study takes a closer look at the many faces of dementia in Canada by highlighting the diversity that is found within the Landmark Study projections. To conduct these forecasts, a simulation model was developed using demographic characteristics and risk factors for dementia to estimate the number of people living with dementia in Canada from 2020-2050. From the results of the Landmark Study, we will highlight findings related to dementia within Indigenous populations, differences in dementia across various ethnic- and racial groups, findings related to sex and gender, and the unique challenges for people with young onset dementia. These findings illustrate the changing landscape of growing numbers of people living with dementia in Canada.