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Ageing, cognitive disorders and professional practice.

Deirdre FitzGerald¹, Ruth-Anne Keane, Alex Reid

¹Occupational Health Department, Tallaght Hospital, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland. deirdrefitzgerald@physicians.ie

|June 22, 2013

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Regulatory bodies lack specific support for aging professionals with conditions like dementia. This poses challenges for the aging workforce, necessitating collaboration to develop supportive policies.

Keywords:

Alzheimer’s disease dementia occupational health older people professional practice professional regulation

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Area of Science:

Geriatric Medicine
Occupational Health
Neuroscience

Background:

The global workforce is aging, with older workers making significant contributions.
Older workers present distinct occupational health profiles compared to their younger counterparts.

Purpose of the Study:

To determine if UK and Irish regulatory/professional bodies consider the impact of age-related conditions, such as dementia, on professional practice.
To assess existing support structures for practitioners facing age-related health challenges.

Main Methods:

A questionnaire was emailed to 22 regulatory and professional bodies in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Inquiries focused on support availability for age-related diseases, practitioner responsibility for health, and medical review resources for competence concerns.
Online resources were reviewed for non-responding bodies.

Main Results:

Thirteen bodies responded; none offered specific support for older workers.
Some respondents were aware of general support systems like occupational health and employee assistance programs.
All responding bodies have or are developing mechanisms to address practitioner competence concerns.

Conclusions:

The lack of specific policies for age-related diseases, particularly dementia, presents a challenge for aging professionals in liberal professions.
Enhanced collaboration between geriatric medicine, old age psychiatry, occupational health, and professional bodies is recommended.
Developing age-attuned policies is crucial to protect the public and support professionals during their careers and transitions out of work.