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Last October, two members of the Chair, Mélanie Couture and Roxane Leboeuf, participe to the Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) 2023 in Toronto.

The Entretiens Jacques Cartier took place from October 9 to 11 this year in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. For information, see: Le programme | Entretiens Jacques Cartier. Mélanie Couture, Chairholder, participated as a guest speaker to the session Accueil, Soin Psychique et Équité pour la Personne Précaire (ASPEPP) on the morning of Octobre 11, 2023 in Lyon in the company of Yves Couturier (UdeS), Vincent Rialle (Université Grenoble-Alpes), Laurence Langer-Sautière (City of Lyon) and Nicole Borie (CPT of Lyon) : Accueil, Soin Psychique et Équité pour la Personne Précaire (ASPEPP) | Entretiens Jacques Cartier. The Chair contributed to the understanding of organizational mistreatment.

As part of the 2023 annual meeting of the Socio-gerontechnology Network in Utrecht (Netherlands) (Fifth International Socio-Gerontechnology Workshop, 28 & 29 September 2023, Utrecht – Socio-Gerontechnology Network), the Chairholder did a scientific presentation...

From September 20 to 23, three members from the Chair's team were at the CIFGG to present different projects which are in progress and has been recently completed.

On November 23, 2023 from 13h to 14h, the Research Chair on Mistreatment of Older Adults invites you to participate in the webinar The Program GIFT in residence: promoting goodwill and countering intolerance between people living within collective and rent based environments for older adults.

The new Chairholder, Mélanie Couture, is co-organizer of an intersectoral  seminar about home-based support for older adults, that will take place on May 9 and 10. Half a day will be dedicated to papers coming from an open call (research or not!)

Dear students, From Mai 15 to 18, 2023 the summer school on social gerontology will be held at the Concordia University, organized by the Centre de recherche et d'expertise en gérontologie sociale (CREGÉS) and the research team VIE, this event will allow students from different courses, programs and universities to learn and discuss about social gerontology.

The International Society for Research on Aggression (ISRA) brings together researchers and professionals committed in the scientific study of aggression and violence. The 2022 congress took place from July 18 to July 22 in Ottawa. Marie Beaulieu presided on July 21 a symposium entitled Aggression Towards Older Adults: An Overview and Contemporary Issues.

On June 15, during the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Marie Beaulieu and Alice Casagrande (France) offered a conference on the theme of Ethical dilemmas and resources in countering mistreatment of older adults (free translation of Dilemmes éthiques et ressources dans la lutte contre la maltraitance envers les personnes aînées).

Marie Beaulieu will join a group of experts as part of a symposium on aggressions between older adults and will offer a communication on the subject of mistreatment between residents in private seniors' residences in Québec titled "Resident-to-resident aggression in Quebec private seniors’ residences".