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Important Notice:
Location for Workshops & Conference Venue has moved to:
The Ponderosa Building
UBC Campus
2071 West Mall, Vancouver, BC
Pre-Conference Workshop
Thursday, May 4, 2006
8:30 - 9:00 am Registration and Breakfast
Pre-Conference Workshops
(Includes one coffee break and lunch)
9:00 am - 2:00 pm A. TimeSlips by Ann Basting
9:00 am - 2:00 pm B. Healing and Creative Transformation through the Art, by Dr. Shaun McNiff
2:15pm - 4:45 pm C. Dementia, & the Therapeutic Environment by Dr. Dalia Gottlieb-Tanaka, M. Arch. 2:15 – 4:45
pm
Conference Program
Friday, May 5, 2006
07:30 - 8:30 am Registration and Breakfast
We welcome … Aurora Reale, drama teacher with the District of North Vancouver, to lead the
2006 CECD Conference as our Master of Ceremonies. Aurora is a Board Member of the
Parkinson’s Society of BC. Three years ago she was diagnosed with the disease. Aurora brings
to this conference her awareness that nearly a third of Parkinson sufferers also develop
dementia
8:30 - 9:00 am Opening Address: Dr. Howard Feldman, Professor of Neurology, University of British
Columbia, and Vancouver Coastal Health
9:10 – 09:40 am Poetry in Dementia Care
John Killick, University of Stirling, Scotland
“Making Sense of Dementia through Metaphor”

09:40 - 10:40 am Music and Theatre in Dementia Care
(3 presentations, 20 minutes each, includes time for questions)
1. Mary Audia, Interior Health Authority, Nelson, BC
“Creating Synergy Through Science and Art”
2. Kim Brame, MTA, President, Music Therapy Association of BC (MTABC), North Vancouver,
BC, “Music Therapy from a Cultural Perspective in Dementia Care”
3. Trudy Puluth-Penner, Applied Theatre Consulting Services, Victoria, BC
10:40-11:20 am Keynote speech by Dr. Shaun McNiff, Lesley University
11:20 - 12:00 am Architecture and the Therapeutic Environment
1.Dr. Nancy Mackin, UBC, Vancouver, BC
“Health, Memory, and Architecture: Indigenous Knowledge Perspectives”
2. Mineo Tanaka and Nancy Mackin, Architects
“Involving Seniors in Design of Creative Facilities: A Case Study from Vancouver”
12:00 - 12:30 pm Lunch
12:30 - 1:00 pm Performance: Brock Tully, Inspirational Speaker
1:00 – 2:00 pm Poster Presentations and Networking (Balsam Room)
Robert Thomson, Linda Bitner, Elisabeth Antifeau, Julie Marez, Geoff Cheong, Makoto
Tsukishima, Hilda Angel, Scott Cheng
1:00 – 2:00 pm A Medley of Creative Expressions Ideas and Dementia
Rachel Kail, Mary Sharp, and Tim Kail, The Edcon Group, Kansas City, MO
“Taking Dementia Care from Ho Hum to Bada Boom!”
2:00 – 3:00 pm State of the Arts in Dementia Care: From Diagnosis to Treatment and Ethics
(3 presentations, 20 minutes each, includes 5 minutes for questions)
1. Elizabeth Antifeau, Interior Health Authority, Nelson, BC
“Communicating the Diagnosis of Dementia: The Art of Disclosure”
2. Dr. Marlene Cox-Bishop, University of Alberta
“Best Practice: Responsible Research with Vulnerable Populations”
3. Dr. Carole-Lynne Le Navenec, University of Calgary, Alberta
“Creative Caring Practice of Registered Nurses with People Experiencing Dementia”
3:00 - 3:10 pm Coffee Break
3:10 - 4:00 pm Theatre Performance:
Kate Hawkes, The Well Arts Institute, Newberg, Washington State
“Sky….Diamonds – a Play for Everyone”
4:10 - 4:20 pm Greeting from Dr. Anne Martin-Mathews, Institute of Ageing, CIHR
4:20 - 5:00 pm Closing Address: Dr. Remi Quirion, Scientific Director of Neurosciences and Addictions,
CIHR
6:00 pm Social Dinner (admission by ticket - see online registration)
Saturday, May 6, 2006

07:30 - 8:30 am Registration and Breakfast
8:30 - 9:00 am Keynote Address: Dr. Anne Basting, University of Milwaukee
9:10 – 09:50 am State of the Arts in Dementia Care: From Diagnosis to Advocacy
1. Kyle Whitfield, University of Alberta
“Involving Persons with Dementia in Health Planning: Towards a Model of Inclusion”
2. Dr. Dalia Gottlieb-Tanaka, UBC, Vancouver, BC
“Qualitative Research Methodologies for Data Collection on Creative Expression Activities in
Dementia Care”
09:50 - 10:30 am Poster Presentations and Coffee Break (Balsam Room)
Robert Thomson, Linda Bitner, Elisabeth Antifeau, Julie Marez, Geoff Cheong, Makoto
Tsukishima, Hilda Angel, Scott Cheng
10:30 - 11:50 am Creative Expression and Communication in Dementia Care
(3 presentations, 20 minutes each, includes time for questions)
1. Janice Stanbury, Kathryn Plancke, & Mary Ann Murphy, University of British Columbia –
Okanagan,
Kelowna, BC
“Creative Scrapbooking as a Venue for Fostering Reminiscence”
2. Hilary Lee, John Bryant House, United Church Homes, Perth, Australia
“Weaving Cherished Memories and Childhood Dreams”
3. Katya De Luisa, Independent Contractor, Sarasota, Florida
“Collage Conversations: Communicating During Late Stage Alzheimer’s/Dementia”
12:00 noon -
1:00 pm
Lunch (sponsored by VIHA)
Luncheon Seminar: Dr. Kevin Kirkland. Music Therapist, UBC Hospital, Vancouver, BC.
1:00 - 2:30 pm Creative Expression in Dementia and Filming
(3 presentations, 30 minutes each, includes time for questions)
1. Marjorie Woodbridge & Philmore Kocher, Rideaucrest Home, Kingston, Ontario
“Close Your Eyes and See with Your Other Eyes, Expression through Haiku Poetry”.
2. Barbara Miszkiel, Stantec Architecture Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
“Design for dementia- An Ontario perspective”
3. David Brown, Media Producer, Carousel Video, Burnaby, BC
“The Objective Observer: the Use of Videography for Documentation in Dementia Care”
2:45 - 3:30 pm Performance: Drumming
Lulu Leathley, Rhythmic Facilitator and Sienna Boothman, Certified Therapeutic Recreation
Specialist, SFU
3:30 - 3:40 pm Coffee Break
3:40 - 4:30 pm Closing Discussion with Audience Participation
Moderator: Dr. Dalia Gottlieb-Tanaka
The Society for the Arts in Dementia Care
Representatives of Associate Organizations