Dr McGuinness talks about factors contributing to the increased morbidity and mortality in the elderly due to COVID-19 and the importance of anticipatory care planning and good palliative care.

Dr Bernadette McGuinness, a senior lecturer in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences and a consultant geriatrician in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, is a leading researcher in cognitive impairment and dementia, and she recently took a leading role in a groundbreaking Alzheimer’s trial in patients in Northern Ireland. She is clinical lead in the Healthy Cognitive Aging Project in the NICOLA study, a longitudinal study of aging in Northern Ireland.

This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx