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Preliminary Conference program

We look forward to seeing many SWEAH PhD students, alumni, supervisors and other researchers and stakeholders in ageing and health at the conference.

Conference theme:
Exchange of Insights: Connecting Research on Ageing and Health with Societal Needs

Monday, November 9

18:00-20:00Informal dinner (optional; at participants’ own expense)
Registration link will be sent to registered conference participants after 2 October

Tuesday, November 10 

All day in English

10:30-11:00Registration and welcome mingle
11:00-11:10Conference opening
Ethel Forsberg, former Director General of Forte, Chair of the SWEAH Board
11:10-11:20Welcome remarks 
Erika Franzén, Dean for Doctoral Education, Karolinska Institutet 
11:20-11:40Opening address
Björn Eriksson, Director General of National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) 
11:40-12:40Keynote presentation
Bridging Evidence and Policy for Healthy Ageing
Vânia de la Fuente-Núñez, international expert in healthy ageing
12:40-13:40Lunch
13:40-14:40

Parallel research sessions-1  see Annex for list of speakers

Symposium
A National E-Infrastructure for Aging Research: Bridging Science, Health, and Societal Needs

Chair: Ingrid Ekström

Oral presentations

Climate, Environment, and Adaptation
Moderator: TBA

Oral presentations

Care Pathways, Care Transitions, and Integrated Care
Moderator: Judit Staller

14:40-15:00Break
15:00-15:40Speed networking
15:40-16:40

Parallel research sessions-2 see Annex for list of speakers 

Symposium
The SAIN network: Building Interdisciplinary Research Beyond the PhD

Chair: Isabelle von Saenger

Oral presentations

Agency, Participation, and Inclusion
Moderator: Landry Botokou

Oral presentations

Health Promotion, Prevention, and Reablement 
Moderator: Sarah Nauman Ghazi

16:40-17:00Presentation of conference committee & Closing of Day 1
17:00-19:00Check-in at hotel
19:00-21:00Dinner at the hotel


Wednesday, November 11 

Open to the public, Swedish & English presentations

Öppet för allmänheten, svenska och engelska presentationer

07:20-08:00Optional yoga session. There will be a limited number of yoga mats. Sign up in the main registration form. 
08:30-08:50Presentation av SWEAH (på svenska)
SWEAH: Uppdrag, utveckling, samhällspåverkan och framtida riktningar
Susanne Iwarsson, SWEAH:s koordinator, professor vid Lunds universitet
08:50-09:50Huvudanförande (på svenska)
Från forskning till samhällsnytta: att främja demensprevention för att möta samhällets behov
Linus Jönsson, professor vid Karolinska Institutet
09:50-10:10Break/ Paus
10:10-11:10

Parallel sessions-3  see Annex for list of speakers 
Parallella sessioner

Korta presentationer (på svenska)

Ett åldersvänligt samhälle: intressenters perspektiv
Samtalsledare: Stig Ålund, allmänrepresentant i SWEAH:s styrelse

Muntliga presentationer (på svenska)

Hälsa, funktion och livskvalitet
Samtalsledare: Suzanne Saellström

Oral presentations (in English)

Policy, Governance, and Social Change

Moderator: TBA

11:10-11:30Break/ Paus
11:30-12:30

Parallel sessions-4 see Annex for list of speakers 
Parallella sessioner

Muntliga presentationer (på svenska)

Omsorgspraktiker, tjänster och stöd
Samtalsledare: Karin Högstedt

Posters & Booth-visit (in English)

 

Moderator: TBA

Oral presentations (in English)

Thesis at a Glance

Moderator: TBA

12:30- 13:30Lunch
13:30-14:30

Parallel sessions-5  see Annex for list of speakers
Parallella sessioner 

Socialstyrelsen Symposium (på svenska)

 

Samtalsledare: TBA

Symposium (in English)

Outdoor Mobility and Ageing in the Nordic Arctic: Inclusion, Rurality, and Challenging Environments
Chair: Agneta Larsson

Oral presentations (in English)
Care Cultures, Caregiving, and Workforce
Moderator: Johanna Johansson
14:30-14:50Break/Paus
14:50-15:50Paneldiskussion (på svenska)
Deltagandebaserade metoder inom forskning, policy och praktik 
Samtalsledare: Helena Bjurbäck
15:50-16:00Avslutning /Closing ceremony 
Susanne Iwarsson, SWEAH:s koordinator, professor vid Lunds universitet

 

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