Activities

May 23, 2019

NEAR at the IAGG-ER conference

IAGGER              

NEAR was well-represented during the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region (IAGG-ER) Congress 2019 in Gothenburg.

The NEAR director Laura Fratiglioni had a key stage talk with the title: “NEAR: A common effort for a better future” where she talked about how solutions for a better life in old age can be found in Swedish research.

 

NEAR also held a well-visited symposium with the title: “NEAR – the National E-infrastructure on Aging Research in Sweden: Building on 30 Years of Experience to Prepare for Future Aging Research”

Chair: Laura Fratiglioni, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Co-chair: Debora Rizzuto, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University.

  1. Social Inequalities in old age. Speaker: Carin Lennartsson, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University.
  2. Care of elderly people. Speaker: Anders Wimo, Karolinska Institutet.
  3. Gene-Environmental Interplay to Explain Health Heterogeneity: Results from the Swedish Twin Registry. Speaker: Nancy Pedersen, Karolinska Institutet
  4. Redefine dementia diagnosis etiology in epidemiological studies. Speaker: Ingmar Skoog, University of Gothenburg.

         

Many persons also came to visit our booth where information about NEAR and NEAR-related activities could be found.

 

NEAR would like to thank the organizers for hosting a fantastic and stimulating congress and we are looking forward to upcoming IAGG-ER conferences!

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