Is old-age a disease to be treated? Ageism in the clinic & society
Update: 2023-02-02
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In this episode Jane and Chris talk with Dr Lisa Mitchell about ageism in clinical decision-making, societal prejudice against older people, and bio-tech attempts to reverse ageing. They also address ageist representation of older people in Bluey!
Lisa is a doctor specialising in the care of older people, a clinical ethics consultant and researcher in ageism.
- Sarah Berry, "Scientists have tried to reverse ageing for decades. Have they finally cracked it?"
- Karen Hitchcock, "Dear Life: On caring for the elderly"
- Bluey episode "Grannies"
- Every Age Counts
- World Health Organization on Ageism
Undisciplinary - a podcast that talks across the boundaries of history, ethics, and the politics of health.
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