))
McGill Cares: Understanding the legal, psychosocial and medical assessments required to make decisions on behalf of another person
Manage episode 411820501 series 3465934
Content provided by McGill Dementia Education Program. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by McGill Dementia Education Program or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Stephanie Geller, MSW, is the Team Lead, Clinical Social Worker, at Lianas Senior Transition Support. She has been working with seniors for the last 25 years, helping them and their families with caregiving issues, including navigating social services, work-life balance issues, stress, anxiety, burnout and coping through major life decisions.
Anna Kamateros, Notary, TEP, is Department Head, Wills Estates and Planning at KRB Lawyers. Me Kamateros provides estate and later-life planning services that optimize wealth transfer and reduce estate conflicts. Her work with respect to estate planning, including the preparation of final wills and testaments and protection mandates, includes advising liquidators on their duties administering the estate. She is also a researcher for the Chaire de recherche Antoine-Turmel sur la protection juridique des aînés and a consultant on the multisectoral team to help counter the mistreatment of older adults. She is part of the expert committee for the Quebec Chamber of Notaries on the implementation of the law to better protect vulnerable persons.
This webcast's goal is to provide clarity on the assessments and legal documentation required to make decisions on behalf of a person who is no longer able to make important decisions for themselves.
______________________________________________
McGill Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.
McGill Cares is an initiative of the McGill Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit http://www.mcgill.ca/dementia. This page also contains a link to trusted resources specific to dementia.
If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our weekly webcasts, please email us at dementia@mcgill.ca.
115 episodes
Share
