RETHINK DEMENTIA CONFERENCE - Alzheimer Society of Ottawa and Renfrew County - Musical Wellness Therapeutic Drumming Circle

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St. Elias Conference Centre, 750 Ridgewood Ave, , Ottawa, ON

'Creative Expression and Dementia' - Artswell Team

I will be exposing conference goers at the plenary session to the magical effects of a 'live' therapeutic drumming session so that they experience first hand how artistic activities engage them actively and create a group identity. We believe that these kind of activities lessen the impact of Alzheimers on people affected by the disease by improve the quality of their lives. The other members of the Artswell team are Tracy Luciani who will be talking about the work she does through Artswell and Renate Ysseldyk who will be discussing current research at Careton University on the effects of artistic activity on health.