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*Educational Webinar – Voice cloning with Sophie Dupont and Dr. Alex Cooper
Voice cloning is the most recent technological advancement for creating a voice, using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate a synthetic copy of a human’s voice. Sophie Dupont will explain how voice cloning works as well as the more traditional voice banking. Dr. Alec Cooper will share his experience of voice cloning, as a means to […]
*Educational Webinar — on PLS (Primary Lateral Sclerosis) and PMA (Progressive Muscular Atrophy), with Dr. Nicolas Dupré
Dr. Dupré explains what PLS (primary lateral sclerosis) and PMA (progressive muscular atrophy) are and how they differ from ALS. ALS Quebec also supports people with these two rare neurodegenerative diseases. Join us to find out more. Thanks to our new Wordly software, our webinars are now translated live. We invite you to activate subtitles […]
*Event: Spotlight on ALS Research and Q&A – June 4, 2025
Dr. Richard Robitaille, professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Université de Montréal, hosted the event and, along with other renowned ALS researchers and clinicians, presented an overview and clarification of their ongoing clinical studies and scientific findings. Families and people living with ALS were also able to meet and exchange ideas with researchers […]
*Educational Webinar – A panel discussion on travel
A panel discussion on the joys and the challenges of travelling when you have ALS. Chantal Lanthier, Norm MacIsaac and Dale Gosselin Taylor all live with ALS and all travel on a regular basis. In a panel discussion, they, along with their spouses Jocelyn Théoret, Marie-Christine Tremblay and Rick Taylor, will share information about getting […]
*Educational Webinar – Nutrition & ALS (bilingual)
Madura Arunasalampillai, dietitian at the ALS clinic at the Montreal Neurological Hospital, will explain when it is appropriate to adjust the texture of meals as well as the consistency of drinks, and the reasons for these adjustments. She will also offer nutritional tips for people living with ALS. To complete the webinar, Marie-Michèle Aubé from […]
Breaking the News in ALS/MND
A protocol on how deliver difficult news to people living with ALS that aims to increase healthcare professional comfort and confidence.
*Educational Webinar – Medical aid in dying – an update with Maitre Hélène Guay
On October 30, 2024, the criteria relating to advance requests for medical assistance in dying came into force. Join us for a webinar with Maître Hélène Guay who explains the changes to the law and how they affect people living with ALS.
*Educational Webinar – ENG – Resilience and ALS with Rachel Thibeault
This webinar offers some basic psychological resilience strategies easily applicable in daily life.