Do older women feel seen and heard in healthcare? 

We explore how the Women’s Age Lab is tackling gender gaps in aging — from medication overload to social isolation — and pushing for change. 

Our Guest: 

Dr. Paula Rochon is the Founding Director of Women’s Age Lab, at Women’s College Hospital, Professor in the Department of Medicine and Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, and RTOERO Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Toronto. Her career is focused on promoting the health and well-being of older adults, particularly women, and finding new ways to improve their lives. She has published over 300 papers in peer-reviewed journals, is Chair of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Institute of Aging Advisory Board, Deputy Editor of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society and was awarded the Eugenie Stuart Award for Best Thesis Supervisor from the University of Toronto, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. She founded Women's Age Lab, the first and only research centre of its kind, to focus on improving the health and well-being of older women. Through decades of experience and leadership, Dr. Rochon is creating a space for collaboration on science-driven health and social change that will improve the lives of older adults, specifically women.

Read the research from Dr. Rochon:

Women’s Age Lab

The impact of age, sex, and gender on polypharmacy and potential prescribing cascades: lessons from five databases

Sex-based trajectories of health system use in lonely and not lonely older people: a population-based cohort study

The impact of sex and gender on prescribing cascades in older adults

EPISODE CREDITS:

Produced, edited and mixed by Will Mcintyre, Richard Villeneuve and Pop Up Podcasting
Artwork designed by Stella-Luna Ha
Music licensed through Melodie Music

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