Kate de Medeiros

Social gerontologist interested in making later life better for everyone.

[Kate de Medeiros @Kate_on_aging]

This is a fabulous book -- not about how to #age or not age -- but rather how to change our perspectives on getting older. As she says, If you're alive, you're aging."

[Darlingtina Esiaka, PhD, CPH, CPG @Dkesiaka]

Do you want to learn more about the impact of Alzheimer’s disease in the Black community? Join us on November 9, 2024! #ENDALZ @UKSBCoA @hamplab @CHET_UKY

[Journal of Global Ageing @JnlGlobalAgeing]

Our second issue is out now! Vol 1.2 includes research on gendered #ageism and unmet healthcare needs, as well as two scoping reviews. https://t.co/3mbFrAHci4 #GlobalAgeing #Gerontology #Ageing

[Kate de Medeiros @Kate_on_aging]

@Montreal

[dr. nicole dalmer @nicoledalmer]

📣 Check out & circulate this fab posting at @Concordia: Canada Research Chair Tier II in #Aging, Politics, and Public Policy #gerotwitter
https://t.co/QASWb2dNAl

[Richard Ward (he/him) 🏳️‍🌈 🐕🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛ @Richard_Ward_1]

Is the ASA the appropriate body to decide the rights or wrongs of the Alzheimer's Society recent advert? Just because advertising standards weren't breached it doesn't vindicate the Society for broadcasting such an ill-conceived advertisement.
https://t.co/NAP4Xiu6A6

[Penny Vera-Sanso @pverasanso]

Another important article - accessible and affordable transport is central to health care access and, for many older people, to livelihood security.

[ACT Project @ACT_Concordia]

📢Here's what on the schedule for day 2 of B/OLD!

🎉 11am to 12:30pm: Launch

🎤1 :30pm to 2:00pm: Joyful Noise

🎵 2:15pm to 3:30pm: Re-envisioning Music Therapy as a Creative Means for Culture Change and Social Justice in Long-Term Care

[engAGE @engAGE_CU]

📢Join us on January 24th for a keynote speech by new @Concordia faculty member and #engAGE researcher Dr. Kate de Medeiros on in the positive aspects of risk in later life. We can't wait! #aging #research

The event is hybrid. To register: https://t.co/GNZAXTTS9t

[Kate de Medeiros @Kate_on_aging]

Our article below found that many participants felt hospice was only appropriate for older patients.
Age does matter for #hospice care: Health care providers’ attitudes toward hospice care in Binzhou, China: Death Studies: Vol 0, No 0 https://t.co/zjwOKufAu2

[Kate de Medeiros @Kate_on_aging]

Great to see the @NIH addressing #ageism. https://t.co/u3zLhv9b4Q

[Gerontology Research @GeronMedia]

Editorial Alert 🚨🔥 in #JGSSAdvAccess. @Kate_on_aging discusses the research ❓s that can be suitably addressed by #Qualitative #Research (QR) in gerontology & aging studies, & which method(s) within QR is best suited to answer these questions.

https://t.co/wwnG7UB0Hu

[engAGE @engAGE_CU]

📅EVENT: Come join engAGE and @ACT_Concordia for a keynote address by Prof. Kate de Medeiros (@Kate_on_aging ) on the role and value of risk in later life.

Jan 24
4:30-6pm EST
Hybrid

➡️ Register here: https://t.co/GNZAXTTS9t

[BSG_Global_South_SIG @BSGGlobalSouth]

Great opportunity to publish your research on ageing in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and everywhere in between! @JnlGlobalAgeing @policypress @britgerontology

[Amanda Grenier @Amanda__Grenier]

‘Wrinkle Radio’ by Trent University’s Sally Chivers is changing the conversation around aging https://t.co/zsrJczgHaK via @kawarthanow

[Kate de Medeiros @Kate_on_aging]

Great article on using #memes in a #literature studies classroom!!

https://t.co/n6iKoVoGtm

[Ageing Better @Ageing_Better]

It is exciting to see photos from our Age-positive Image Library featured in @WHO’s new ‘Connecting generations’ report!

We love the guide’s approach in tackling ageism through intergenerational contact.

Read more: https://t.co/PiRWSSuWrF

[Kate de Medeiros @Kate_on_aging]

This is a troubling issue. However, maybe if you stopped referring to people over a certain age as #elderly (a group you cite as experiencing the greatest increase), it would help reduce stigma. #endageism #gero https://t.co/PwyUW2iGLP

[Alastair Morrison @AlastMorrison]

Thrilled to be part of this lovely new collection from @BloomsburyAcad ! I wrote about dementia, decision-making, and the poetry of George Oppen. #georgeoppen #MedHum #MedTwitter
https://t.co/Mwe6BmBiyN

[Kate de Medeiros @Kate_on_aging]

Hot off the presses: A Poetic Language of #Ageing. Oddgeir Synnes presenting at the #NarrativeMatters conference in Tampare, Finland. @BenJamesDoyle #narrativeworks #agestudies #agingstudies #gerontology