Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/79020, first published .
Mapping the Landscape, Knowledge Gaps, and Areas for Innovation in Brain Health and Dementia Research in Canada: Protocol for a Scoping Review of Reviews

Mapping the Landscape, Knowledge Gaps, and Areas for Innovation in Brain Health and Dementia Research in Canada: Protocol for a Scoping Review of Reviews

Mapping the Landscape, Knowledge Gaps, and Areas for Innovation in Brain Health and Dementia Research in Canada: Protocol for a Scoping Review of Reviews

Juanita-Dawne Bacsu   1 , PhD ;   Kiana Mero   2 , BA ;   Megan E O'Connell   3 , PhD ;   Megan Funk   1 , MN ;   Alixe Ménard   4 , MSc ;   Myrna Norman   5 ;   Sheila Blackstock   1 , PhD ;   Jim Mann   6 ;   Wendy Hulko   7 , PhD ;   Melba Sheila D’Souza   1 , PhD ;   Sarah Fraser   4 , PhD

1 School of Nursing, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada

2 Department of Psychology, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada

3 Department of Psychology & Health Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

4 Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada

5 National dementia advocate and person living with dementia, Maple Ridge, BC, Canada

6 National dementia advocate and person living with dementia, Surrey, BC, Canada

7 School of Social Work and Human Service, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada

Corresponding Author:

  • Juanita-Dawne Bacsu, PhD
  • School of Nursing
  • Thompson Rivers University
  • 805 TRU Way
  • Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8
  • Canada
  • Email: jbacsu@tru.ca