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Webinar: Virtual connection and loneliness during COVID-19 among RTOERO members

Presented by the RTOERO Foundation and featuring Dr. Paula Rochon, RTOERO Chair in Geriatic Medicine and Dr. Rachel Savage, Scientist at Women’s College Research Institute. […]

Webinar: Supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ older adults in aging and old age

Learn about some of the triumphs and challenges presented by the interconnections of ageing and 2SLGBTQIA+ identities.

What is ageism?

Ageism is stereotypes (thoughts), prejudice (feelings) or discrimination (actions) on the grounds of a person’s age. According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Report […]

Webinar: Ageism and intersectionality

Regional Diversity Roundtable Executive Director Varsha Naik and Coordinator Taranum Khan share what intersectionality is and how it relates to ageism as it intersects with […]

Webinar: Self-care throughout the retirement journey

Presented by Alka Chopra, registered dietician and diabetes educator and self-care advocate and Shindujan Yogaratnam, registered kinesiologist in September 2021 This webinar presents self-care as […]

Webinar: Building an eldercare system that actually cares

Presented by André Picard, Globe and Mail health reporter and columnist in September 2021 Health care systems have dismally failed older Canadians for decades. During […]

Webinar: Practical ways to address the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation in older adults

Presented by the RTOERO Foundation and featuring Dr. Samir K. Sinha, Director of Geriatrics at Sinai Health System and the University Health Network in Toronto […]

Webinar: Saving the forest … saving us

Presented for RTOERO members by Diana Beresford-Kroeger, World-recognized author, medical biochemist and botanist in October 2021 The natural world is under siege. That includes human […]

Webinar: Paths to wellness for older persons: body, mind, spirit

Presented by Isobel Mackenzie, Seniors Advocate for Province of British Columbia and Dr. Keri-Leigh Cassidy, Professor of Geriatric Psychiatry at Dalhousie University and Founder of […]