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In this episode, Edel talks to Dr. PJ Harnett, Head of Integrated Care at Mowlam Healthcare. Dr. Harnett originally trained as a psychiatric nurse and over his career has gained healthcare leadership experience at local and national…
Cultural Gerontology

June 19, 2026 · 45 min

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…
Understanding Alzheimer's Disease

February 25, 2026 · 54 min

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…
Major Trauma in Older Adults

November 18, 2025 · 34 min

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…
Professor Rose Galvin

September 14, 2025 · 28 min

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…

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

July 9, 2025 · 47 min

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…
TILDA

June 17, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min

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…
Frailty with Professor Ken Rockwood

October 10, 2024 · 45 min

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…
ALONE, Ageism & Ageing in Place

September 2, 2024 · 36 min

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…
Age Friendly Health Systems and the 4Ms

August 5, 2024 · 40 min

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…
Dr. Diarmuid O' Shea

July 10, 2024 · 30 min

In this episode, Edel talks to Dr. Diarmuid O’Shea. Dr. O’Shea is a consultant Geriatrician in St. Vincent’s Hospital, previous President of the Irish Gerontological Society and the current President of the Royal College of Physicians of…
Gerontological Simulation with Professor John Cooke

June 18, 2024 · 35 min

In this episode, Edel talks to Professor John Cooke about gerontological simulation. Professor Cooke is a consultant geriatrician in the University Hospital Waterford, National Doctors Training and Planning (NDTP) and South/South West…

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About the show

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.