Irish Gerontological Society Conference 2019
This year鈥檚 Irish Gerontological Society鈥檚 Annual and Scientific Meeting took place in Cork from 26th-28th September 2019.
This year鈥檚 Irish Gerontological Society鈥檚 Annual and Scientific Meeting took place in Cork from 26th-28th September, with a vibrant scientific programme around the theme of 鈥業nnovation, Advances and Excellence in Ageing鈥�, and over 430 delegates, the biggest attendance ever at the meeting. UCC was a partner in the conference, with the School of Medicine playing a leading role. Dr Suzanne Timmons, Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation, and Prof Denis O鈥橫ahony, Dept. of Medicine, chaired the local organising committee, with support from UCC researchers across several schools and departments. The UCC ISIS21 Ageing Cluster held a 鈥渞oad to the IGS鈥� workshop in May to maximise student and staff participation in the event, contributing to a strong UCC presence among the presentations and posters.
The School of Medicine went on to win three prizes at the IGS:
1. Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation / Tyndall: User Preferences for the Design of Wearable Technology Systems 鈥� A Scoping Review. Cl铆ona O鈥橰iordan, Lorna Kenny, Salvatore Tedesco, Marco Sica, Colum Crowe, John Barton, Suzanne Timmons, Brendan O鈥橣lynn.
2. Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation / Tyndall / CUBS /Parkinson鈥檚 Association of Ireland: An Exploration of the Feasibility and Acceptability of Wearable Technology in Parkinson鈥檚 Disease. Lorna Kenny, Cl铆ona O鈥橰iordan, Tony Wilkinson, Mary O鈥橲ullivan, Janis Agurjanovs, Salvatore Tedesco, Marco Sica, Colum Crowe, John Barton, Suzanne Timmons.
3. Department of Geriatric Medicine / School of Pharmacy: Medication Related Quality of Life (MRQoL) in Amulatory Older Adults with Polypharmacy and Mulit-morbidity 鈥� a Measurable Outcome? Emma Jennings, Katrine Jorgensen, Natasha Lewis, Stephen Byrne, Paul Gallagher, Denis O鈥橫ahony.