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Navigating Ageism: Self-Reflection, Bias, and Better Care for Older Adults
Friday, 21 November, 2025
In this episode, CLIME Associate Director Kate Mulligan speaks with Dr. Douglas Lane, a board-certified clinical and geropsychologist and Clinical Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine, about the subtle and overt ways ageism shows up in healthcare.Drawing on decades of experience working with older adults, Dr. Lane discusses how age-related assumptions affect clinical decision-making, communication, and trainee development. He and Kate explore provider reactions to aging, how transference and countertransference influence care, and practical approaches to building age-inclusive, dignity-centered clinical environments. The conversation also touches on healthy aging, modeling age-awareness for learners, and steps healthcare systems can take to better support older adults.






