#180 Social Connection in Healthcare with Professor Judy Lowthian

Professor Judy Lowthian leads a multidisciplinary research team as Head of Research and Principal Research Fellow at Bolton Clarke, a national not-for-profit aged and community care provider. She is an Adjunct Professor with University of Queensland’s Faculty of Health and Associate Professor with Monash University’s School of Public Health & Preventive Medicine. Her early professional career was as a speech pathologist in rehabilitation following acquired brain injury, and in management of interdisciplinary child and adolescent health services. Judy is internationally recognised in the field of gerontological health services research in emergency care, hospital-to-home care transitions, frailty, cognitive impairment and dementia, loneliness, palliative care, and implementation of new models of care with a focus on patient and family experience. Some resources: Jacques Lee from Mount Sinai in Toronto, radio interview that discusses loneliness as a vital sign https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63-the-current/clip/16024574-loneliness-bad-smoking-says-who -        Volunteer delivered social support program HOW R U? | Bolton Clarke Connect Local Connect Local - A FREE program linking over 65's to supports and activities in Glen Eira Storytelling – an intergenerational approach to social connection Life Stories Project | Bolton Clarke Interested in studying lifestyle medicine, health coaching and models of care in health and wellbeing?  Check out the JCU postgraduate courses: Grad Cert, Grad Diploma, and Master.  If you find this podcast valuable then subscribing, sharing, rating it 5 stars and leaving a review is appreciated. If you would like to send in your thoughts, insights, opinions, provide feedback or request a topic, please contact me via thegpshow.com  Thank you for listening and your support.