HOOKER DISTINGUISHED VISITING PROFESSOR LECTURE SERIES: “Re-Thinking Dementia: A Well-Being Approach.” Hosted by McMaster’s School of Nursing.

Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025
Location: Farncombe Atrium, McMaster University Health Sciences Centre, Room 3N100, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8S 4K1
Time: 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Registration here

Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor: Dr. Allen Power, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Rochester, NY

Biography
Dr. Allen Power is an internist, geriatrician, and Schlegel Chair in Ageing and Dementia Innovation at the Schlegel—University of Waterloo Research Institute for Ageing in Ontario, Canada. He is also clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Rochester, NY, and an internationally recognised educator on transformational models of care for older adults, particularly those living with changing cognitive abilities.

Dr. Power’s book, Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care was named a 2010 Book of the Year by the American Journal of Nursing. His second book, Dementia Beyond Disease: Enhancing Well-Being was released by Health Professions Press in 2014 and the second edition of Dementia Beyond Drugs was released in 2017. He has given workshops and seminars on this topic in 18 countries across 5 continents.

Dr. Power is currently working with Dr. Jennifer Carson and Pat Sprigg on a new book about creating inclusive communities for people living with dementia.

More information about the Hooker Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture Series can be found here.