012 Executive summary Participant perspectives7 I never thought about ageism at all [before the workshop]. I feel more confident to have conversations with others about their attitude towards not only others but themselves about ageism. The content in the course on research provided information to start these conversations, which I have already used. No more assumptions about someone's ability to do something, no matter what age – including my own. I am now more aware of the biased thinking about aged people and their looks and try to avoid the stereotyped thoughts. I like to see older people and respect them for who they are, not how they may look. I will be more conscious about wording too! I want to check myself for prejudices when meeting new people, I want to be aware of my language, attitudes, and subconscious limitations I may put on people due to their age. The session has changed my perspective on how to think re: ageing process. There were a few things that came up, one in particular is that I always write the person’s age on some of my paperwork, when there is no need to do this. I do this to know what their age is, as marker for what I might think their cognitive awareness might be. So wrong I know. I will try to not make assumptions on any of our clients that they are not able to do certain activities and instead always ask. I'm being more mindful and respectful to older people on how they view ageism. Taking into consideration their past experiences and how they view themselves and me as one of their nurses. My personal confidence has really escalated, and I can tell I’m drawing more information from the client because of my new approach. Seeing the breadth of people and the change that’s happening in the sector is great. [The workshop] has encouraged me to think that I’m part of a movement now.