Listen to the Podcast
- 2:35 – What it means to age and aging of society
- 6:08 – Age pyramid across the globe
- 8:45 – Concept of hyperaged society
- 10:29 – Are we ready for this hyperaged society
- 11:34 – Lack of geriatricians
- 12:40 – Deterrents for medical students in how they perceive geriatrics
- 15:39 – Negative stereotypes of geriatricians
- 16:59 – Motivators for geriatrics (gerontophobia)
- 18:25 – Responsibility to promote geriatrics and caregiving of older adults
- 21:21 – Questions
Jonathan R. Guillemot, MA, MSc, PhD is a professor and researcher in gerontology at Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ, Ecuador. He is the director of SIPAM (Integral services for older adults) (https://healthecuador.org/camd/).
