We have now reached maximum registration capacity for this event and have set up a waiting list for registration. We are still accepting calls for contributions until Wednesday the 10th June, 1700 BST and successful acceptance of a contribution would allow for a late registration if you have not yet registered.
We warmly invite researchers, practitioners, and community advocates to register for this workshop. Abstract submissions are also welcome from those wishing to present. Please click on the tabs above to do so.
The day will include:
- Short presentations from international researchers and practitioners
- A facilitated plenary discussion exploring what a future international 'core needs' framework should contain
This workshop will explore the distinct needs of older LGBTQIA+ people, drawing on international perspectives to identify gaps in research, policy, and practice. Older LGBTQIA+ adults represent a growing and diverse population who face unique challenges as they age, which can include increased social isolation, higher rates of mental health difficulties, barriers in accessing health and social care, and persistent experiences of discrimination. Despite these challenges, their needs are not well recognised within ageing, frailty, and palliative care research (among other areas), as well as in health and social care practice more broadly.
This workshop will be framed around a recent scoping review, which synthesises the ways older LGBTQ+ people’s holistic needs have been recognised in research and in holistic need identification tools used in health and social care practice. The scoping review has identified both strengths and limitations in existing approaches, revealing the lack of consensus on what constitutes the distinct and pressing needs for people who identify under this banner. We will bring together global scholars, care practitioners, and community representatives with a stake in this area, for evidence sharing, discussion, and fostering future collaborative work.
Upon registering you may be invited, subject to available spaces, to an optional e-Delphi consensus exercise that will be undertaken prior to the workshop commencing. This is aimed at developing identifying a set of ‘core needs’ for older LGBTQIA+ people with the ambition of starting to develop an international framework.
ORGANISERS
Dr Richard Green, School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey
Dr Milton Crenitte, Geriatrician, University of São Paulo
Dr Sarah Combes, School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey
Dr Ashok Jammigumpula, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Organised in partnership with the Centre of Excellence on Ageing
Full programme to be announced with expected timings of 11:00-16:00 BST
Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash
Registration closes on 30th June 2026 (or sooner if workshop booked to capacity)
The workshop is now booked to capacity. We will be requesting any attendees who may need to cancel to inform us in the week leading up to the workshop, so that we can invite people from the waiting list to attend in their place. We cannot guarantee a place for you if you submit to the waitlist and you will be notified by email approximately one week ahead of the event or sooner if a space becomes available for you.
Abstract submission closes on 10th June 2026
Notification of Outcome: 12th June 2026
