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IGS PodcastAuthor: Irish Gerontological Society
The Irish Gerontological Society (IGS) podcast is a conversational podcast of interviews each with a unique theme or topic. The podcast content is designed to be of interest to those working in the area of gerontology while also delivering information in a way that it is easily accessible by the general public. The podcast is hosted by IGS HSCP Representative Edel McDaid. The IGS Podcast welcomes all feedback, suggestions or queries to askigspodcast@gmail.com The podcast is kindly sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo. Language: en-ie Genres: Health & Fitness, Medicine Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Cultural Gerontology
Thursday, 18 June, 2026
In this episode, Edel talks to Professor Des O’Neill, Dr. Gemma Carney and Dr. Neasa Fitzpatrick about Cultural Gerontology. Professor O’Neill is a Consultant Physician in Geriatric Medicine at Tallaght University Hospital and Trinity College Dublin. Dr. Carney is a lecturer in social policy and ageing in Queen’s University Belfast. Dr. Fitzpatrick is a specialist registrar in geriatric medicine and assistant professor in Trinity College Dublin.They discuss cultural gerontology, depictions of ageing, ageism, intergenerational connections and lots more. They discuss thework and impact of the late Professor Davis Coakley and the background to the session named in his honour at the IGS annual scientific meeting. For more information on the discussion points mentioned in this episode:Professor Davis Coakley Award submission information https://www.irishgerontology.com/events/73rd-annual-and-scientific-meeting Routledge Handbook of Cultural Gerontology The Lively Project (Dr. Gemma Carney) https://thelivelyproject.wordpress.com/about/Dementia in the Minds of Characters & Readers (Dr. Gemma Carney) https://blogs.qub.ac.uk/dementiafiction/“ Negotiating Care and Risk in Thelma (2024)” https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70328 (Dr. Neasa Fitzpatrick, Professor Des O'Neill)Feedback, questions and suggestions are always welcome at to askigspodcast@gmail.com
