News – Research Chair on Mistreatment of Older Adults

The Chair welcomes Laurie Poisson, interning in marketing communication at the University of Sherbrooke, during the 2021 winter semester (February 2021)

Themes: Students

To complete her undergraduate studies in the summer of 2021, Laurie Poisson decided to complete her final internship at the Research Chair on Mistreatment of Older Adults.

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Watch a webinar hosted by Emmanuel Niyonsaba, Ph. D. in Sociology from the University of Havre in France, on family mistreatment of older adult members in Senegal (February 2021)

Themes: Scientific Conference

This one-hour conference entitled ‘Family Mistreatment of Older Adults in Senegal: The gap between discourse and the reality experienced by older adults,’ is based on the doctoral thesis of Mr. Niyonsaba completed in 2018. In French only.

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A recapitulation of Marie Beaulieu’s media presence over the last months (February 2021)

Themes: Media

Throughout December 2020 and January 2021, Marie Beaulieu participated in radio programs and webinars, all having in common issues of aging. Some of them also enabled participants to delve into the specific issues facing older persons during the pandemic.

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French nomenclature concerning actions to counter mistreatment through the ages, a project in which Marie Beaulieu participated as an invited international expert, is officially available (February 2020)

This nomenclature is the result of a démarche de consensus formalisé (formalised consensus approach) initiated and led by the Commission de lutte contre la maltraitance et la promotion de la bientraitance.

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