IGS Podcast

Irish Gerontological Society
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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.

  1. Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

    2H AGO

    Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

    In this episode, Edel talks to Professor Sean Kennelly and Breda Comiskey. Professor Kennelly is a ConsultantPhysician in Geriatric & Stroke Medicine in Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) and leader in dementia care and memory services in Ireland. Breda is living with Alzheimher’s Disease and a strong advocate for supports and services forpeople living with this condition. Sean and Breda both feature on the recently released podcast series “Many Faces of Alzheimher’s Disease”. The podcast hosted by journalist Fionnuala McSweeney interviews different members of the multi-disciplinary team of the TUH Institute of Memory & Cognition (TIMC) as well as individuals living with Alzheimher’s Disease. They discuss the TUH podcast series, understanding the condition from both the clinical and personal perspective, stigma, disease modifying therapies, the role of memory services, brain health, risk reduction and lots more. For more information on the discussion points mentioned in this episode: Many Faces of Alzheimer’s Disease Podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YxvV9tjKLSM&list=PLesNMSWFzNbRIOpoXuUHU3PLt1ohwx8r7 “How prevalent are modifiable dementia risk factors in Ireland? A 12-year observational study in community-dwelling older adults” – Mc Garvey et al. 2025https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/11/e106032.longAlzheimer’s Society of Ireland https://alzheimer.ie/ Feedback, questions and suggestions are always welcome at ⁠to askigspodcast@gmail.com⁠

    54 min
  2. Major Trauma in Older Adults

    11/18/2025

    Major Trauma in Older Adults

    Categories: 🟢 Mobility | 🔵 What Matters | ⚙️ Systems In this episode, Edel talks to Louise Brent and Pamela Hickey about the Major Trauma Audit and the recent report specifically looking at major trauma in older adults. Louise is the Head of Audit Management at the National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA) and Pamela is the Audit Programme Manager, Trauma and Surgery at the National Office of Clinical Audit (NOCA). They discuss the Major Trauma Audit, the profile and outcomes of older adults post–major trauma, the role of prevention and falls awareness, the importance of rehabilitation, and more. For more information on the discussion points mentioned in this episode: Major Trauma Audit information:https://www.noca.ie/audits/major-trauma-audit/ Major Trauma Audit Report focused on older adults (2017–2021, published June 2024):https://d7g406zpx7bgk.cloudfront.net/x/cbce911363/major-trauma-audit-report-focused-on-older-adults-2017-2021-final.pdf Management of Major Trauma in Older Adults – Clinical Guidance Document:https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/acute-hospitals-division/trauma-services/resources/management-of-major-trauma-in-older-adults.pdf NOCA Home Safety Resources:Active at Home:https://a.storyblok.com/f/265949/2126x3307/7bab60da44/ihfd-be-active-at-home-infographic-2021.png Home Safety:https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/noca-uploads/general/safety_message_3.pnghttps://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/noca-uploads/general/Safety_message_1.png Post-Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation Service Provision: A National Overview of HSE-Funded Services:https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/cspd/ncps/stroke/resources/post-acute-inpatient-rehab-service-provision-a-national-overview-of-hse-funded-services-full-report.pdf The Irish Hip Fracture Database (IHFD) 2024 Report launch webinar will take place on 25 November 2025. Register here:https://www.noca.ie/news-events/ihfd-national-report-2024-registration-open/ Feedback, questions and suggestions are always welcome at toaskigspodcast@gmail.com

    34 min
  3. Professor Rose Galvin

    09/14/2025

    Professor Rose Galvin

    In this special episode, we celebrate the awarding of this year’s IGS Presidential Medal to Professor Rose Galvin, Professor of Physiotherapy and Co-Director of the Ageing Research Centre at the University of Limerick. Professor Galvin joins Edel to reflect on her journey from clinical practice to research leadership, her interest in applied health research in ageing and the impact of her research on health services and policy. She also shares her insights into the importance of mentoring, leadership and her vision for the future of ageing research. For more information on discussion points: Prof Rose Galvin’s research outputs: https://pure.ul.ie/en/persons/rose-galvinIGS ASM 2025 more information: https://www.irishgerontology.com/events/72nd-annual-and-scientific-meeting\TILDA Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6iI7eUvwTiw5DXT6fQhrbg?si=b19a454a52684f73&nd=1&dlsi=a6b4c5a6265044c5TILDA Wave 6 Report: https://tilda.tcd.ie/news-events/2025/2512-Wave6-Key-Findings-Launch/Age Friendly Health Systems (AFHS) more info: https://www.ihi.org/partner/initiatives/age-friendly-health-systems/recognitionAFHS Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2Su8iAJlkh7TD5vNDJX3a2?si=007ca509e635494d =&nd=1&dlsi=39c8dbe5ef044bf2Feedback, questions, suggestions always welcome to askigspodcast@gmail.com

    28 min
  4. Prof. Simon Conroy & Dr. James van Oppen (GEM)

    07/09/2025

    Prof. Simon Conroy & Dr. James van Oppen (GEM)

    In this episode, Edel talks to Professor Simon Conroy and Dr. James van Oppen about Geriatric Emergency Medicine (GEM). They discuss their respective career paths to the specialty, changes and opportunities in the area, frailty screening, patient reported outcome measures and much more. To learn more about this topic, don’t miss the Geriatric Emergency Medicine session at this year’s IGS Annual Scientific Meeting in Killarney October 2nd-4th. For more information from discussion points:   •BGS Silver Book II: https://www.bgs.org.uk/resources/resource-series/silver-book-ii •Prof Simon Conroy more information and publications https://profiles.ucl.ac.uk/84336-simon-conroy/publications •Dr. James van Oppen more information and publications https://www.researchgate.net/profile/James-Van-Oppen •PROM discussed by James https://jpro.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s41687-024-00796-8 •More information on this year’s IGS Annual Scientific Meeting ⁠https://www.irishgerontology.com/events/72nd-annual-and-scientific-meeting⁠ Feedback, questions, suggestions always welcome to askigspodcast@gmail.com

    47 min
  5. TILDA

    06/17/2025

    TILDA

    In this episode, Edel talks to Professor Cathal McCrory, Dr. Ann Monaghan and Mary O’Shea from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA). Each guest discuss their journey to TILDA and the day-to-day aspects of their role. Throughout the discussion the group highlight some of the interesting findings from the dataset and it’s real world impact. They discuss the international landscape of longitudinal studies and TILDA’s designation as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Longitudinal Studies on Ageing and the Life Course. To hear more, don’t miss the TILDA session at this year’s IGS Annual Scientific Meeting in Killarney October 2nd-4th. For more information from discussion points:   More information on the TILDA Data Workshops https://tilda.tcd.ie/data-workshop/Publications & more information https://tilda.tcd.ie/publications/Previous IGS Podcast with Prof Rose Anne Kenny https://open.spotify.com/episode/1KSNr145MVb4MPpiWK5TFP?si=R4ADRlCoSj2jnaVHD2MxCQFor more information on this year’s IGS AnnualScientific Meeting https://www.irishgerontology.com/events/72nd-annual-and-scientific-meetingFeedback, questions, suggestions always welcome toaskigspodcast@gmail.com

    1h 5m
  6. Frailty with Professor Ken Rockwood

    10/10/2024

    Frailty with Professor Ken Rockwood

    In this episode, Edel talks to Professor Ken Rockwood. Professor Rockwood is a geriatrician, a professor of geriatric medicine at Dalhousie University and leads the Frailty and Eldercare Network fo Nova Scotia Health. As an international leader on frailty, he has more than 600 peer-reviewed publications and nine books to his credit. They discuss his career, understanding frailty, frailty assessment tools, hospital acquired deconditioning and lots more. For more information from discussion points: Prof Rockwood’s Publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kenneth-Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale: https://www.dal.ca/sites/gmr/our-tools/clinical-frailty-scale.html Pictorial Fit‑Frail Scale: https://www.dal.ca/sites/gmr/our-tools/pictorial-fit-frail-scale.html#:~:text=The%20PFFS%20evaluates%20a%20person's,levels%2C%20languages%2C%20and%20cultures. Feedback, questions, suggestions always welcome to askigspodcast@gmail.com

    45 min
  7. ALONE, Ageism & Ageing in Place

    09/02/2024

    ALONE, Ageism & Ageing in Place

    In this episode, Edel talks to Seán Moynihan and Dr. Sarah Donnelly about a range of topics including ageing in place, loneliness, ageism and the work of ALONE. Sean is the CEO of ALONE (www.alone.ie) , a national organisation that enables older people to age at home. Dr Sarah Donnelly, previously worked as medical social worker and is now an Associate Professor in Social Work and Director of Graduate Studies in the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, in UCD. Sarah will present the ALONE Willie Bermingham lecture at this year’s IGS Annual Scientific Meeting. For more information from discussion points: Learn more about Alone www.alone.ie Read Sarah’s research and publication https://people.ucd.ie/sarah.donnelly/about Link to register for the IGS Annual Scientific Meeting https://www.irishgerontology.com/events/igs-71st-annual-and-scientific-meeting Feedback, questions, suggestions always welcome to askigspodcast@gmail.com

    36 min
  8. Age Friendly Health Systems and the 4Ms

    08/05/2024

    Age Friendly Health Systems and the 4Ms

    In this episode, Edel talks to Dr. Andrea Wershof Schwartz and Dr. Kirstyn James about Age Friendly Health Systems and the 4Ms – Mobility, Mentation, Medication and What Matters. Dr. Schwartz is a geriatrician at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Boston and Associate Director for Clinical Innovation in the New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center. Dr. Schwartz is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Kirstyn James, Consultant in Geriatric Medicine, Cork University Hospital and Alumnus of the RCPI Quality Improvement Scholarship and the Harvard Medical School Geriatric Medicine Fellowship. For more information from discussion points:  The Institute for Healthcare Improvement’s Age Friendly Health Systems Initiative: https://www.ihi.org/networks/initiatives/age-friendly-health-systems US Veterans Affairs Age Friendly movement:  https://marketplace.va.gov/communities/age-friendly Mobility Assessment: Mobility Assessment in Older Adults- NEJM One Step at a Time: Improving Gait Speed Measurement in a Geriatric Medicine Clinic Medications: Optimizing Medications: An Age-Friendly Approach | Drugs & Aging (springer.com) Age Friendly Education: An interprofessional workshop based on the 4Ms for an age‐friendly health system - JAGS Feedback, questions, suggestions always welcome to askigspodcast@gmail.com

    40 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Irish Gerontological Society
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    27
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    © Irish Gerontological Society
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