Dr. Philip Dorian McAdoo is an organizational strategist, educator, author, advocate, and storyteller. He serves as Director of Internal Equity & Workplace Well-Being at IHI, where he helps strengthen the cultures, practices, and conditions that allow people and systems to improve. As host of Turn on the Lights, Philip brings a human-centered lens to conversations about trust, dignity, leadership, and building better healthcare systems.

In this episode, Alice Bonner joins Turn on the Lights to discuss ageism, dignity, caregiving, and what it takes to make healthcare more responsive to older adults. She explains how ageism shows up in everyday assumptions, communication, workflows, physical spaces, and care decisions, and why it must be treated as a health equity issue.

In this IHI Spotlight, Kate DeBartolo discusses her work with The Conversation Project, IHI's initiative to help people talk about their wishes for care through the end of life. Kate highlights the impact of My Health Checklist, a practical tool for older adults to record what matters most to them and prepare for medical appointments.