Monday-Friday: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone: 416-586-4800
Geriatric Program Internal Inquiries -
Program Admin ext. 7856
Geriatric Medicine Clinic &
Patient Related Inquiries ext. 8563
Reitman Centre ext. 5882
Education Events Coordinator ext. 7674
Communications Coordinator ext. 5845
Geriatric Medicine Clinic Fax: 416-586-3168
2023 Summer Scholars Blog Posts
/in Blog, Uncategorized /by Main Website MainProjects, Learnings, and Insights From Our 2022 Summer Scholar Students
/in Blog /by Main Website MainEmergency Preparedness for Older Adults – Planning Helps Reduce Risk and Vulnerability
/in Blog /by Main Website MainStudies show that older adults consistently experience the greatest proportion of casualties during and after emergencies both in Canada and internationally. Evidence that 97 per cent of Canada’s first 10,000 COVID-19 deaths were Canadians over 60 years of age is consistent with these findings. Given that environmental hazards are occurring more frequently due to climate change, it is more important than ever for older Canadians to prepare for emergencies.
How Knowing the Signs of Mental Illness in Older Adults Can Help Us Better Support Them
/in Blog /by Main Website MainStigma around mental illness can affect any age group. For older adults, stigma can result from growing up in a family or culture where people didn’t talk about their emotions or feelings and were taught to “tough it out.”
Black Older Adults Need Better Supports to Age in Place
/in Blog /by Main Website MainThroughout her over fifty year career in healthcare, Camille Orridge has made it her mission to reduce health disparities for people of colour in Ontario.
Care for Black Older Adults Matters
/in Blog /by Main Website MainCreating culturally specific programs, services and resources for Black older adults in Ontario is a conversation that needs to happen during Black History Month and beyond.