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COVID-19, social distancing and its impact on social and mental health of the elderly population
In collaboration with INTERDEM, IPA brought together international speakers to share their experiences focusing on geriatric mental health, specifically the impact of social distancing on social health and social functioning of the elderly population. The result was a live, 90-minute webinar with Q&A moderated by IPA President Dr. William Reichman.
Also included in the program was a video blog (vlog) by front-line care providers in New York City, US. Additional vlogs have been curated from nine members around the globe and are linked below.
Following you will find links to:

• Presenter slides
• Additional vlogs not included in the webinar

	Moderator William E. Reichman, MD IPA President President, Chief Executive Officer, Baycrest, Toronto, Canada Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto
	Older persons’ human rights and the COVID pandemic: are they compatible? (download slide deck here) Prof. Carmelle Peisah, MB.BS, MD, FRANZCP University New South Wales, Kensington; Sydney University Capacity Australia; Sydney, Australia
	The risks of social distancing for older persons (download slide deck here) Prof. Myrra Vernooij-Dassen, PhD Radboud University Medical Center Em. Chair: Psychosocial aspects of care for frail elderly persons Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, the Netherlands Chair INTERDEM ((Early detection and timely INTERvention in DEMentia)
	Mental Health, Depression, Loneliness, and Suicide from COVID-19 (download slide deck here) Prof. Diego De Leo, MD, PhD Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention WHO Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention Griffith University, Australia Primorska University, Slovenia De Leo Fund, Padua, Italy