Innovations in Aging

Your host Jon Kevan, MEd, is joined by David Beyda, MD, chair and professor of the Department of Bioethics and Medical Humanism and director of Global Health Programs at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. They discuss ethics in the medical field and the importance of autonomy and personhood for people of all ages.

Your hosts Jon Kevan and Lauren Erdelyi sit down with Dr. Jennie Gubner, professor at the University of Arizona School of Music, and Dr. Yumi Shirai, professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine, who together are leading the development of a graduate interdisciplinary program in applied intercultural arts research. This episode discusses intergenerational relationships, caregivers and their experience working with older adults, and the important connection between music and touch. 

Your hosts Jon Kevan and Lauren Erdelyi sit down with Dr. Lisa O'Neill, assistant professor in medicine and associate director of research in education at the University of Arizona Center on Aging to discuss elder abuse, adult protective services, organized crime, and common scams for older adults.