Ulla Melin Emilsson Associate Professor, PhD

Director of Research Studies

Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments

Graduate School

WORKSHOP AT CASE IN LUND April 10th - 11th

Overarching foci and perspectives at CASE:

• Interdisciplinary studies on transitions along the ageing process

Themes of the Workshop:

• Environmental Gerontology and Creative AgeingFriendly Communities in Interdisciplinary Perspectives

Initially six thematic areas

• Assistive Technology

• Functioning, Disability & Rehabilitation

• Health Promotion & Prevention

• Physical Planning

• Physical, Psychological and Social Aspects of Person-Environment Relations

• Predictors of Ageing & Disability

Now focus on three thematic areas: • Social and psychological perspectives• Functioning, disability and health

perspectives• Technical and planning perspectives

Target Environments• Physical Dimensions• Social Dimensions• Cultural Dimensions

Aims of the Workshop

With the interdisciplinary focus in mind deepen the knowledge on:

• theories within the areas introduced• methods used• the connection between the theories

and the methods• how to apply to own research (if

possible)• how to apply to research on transition

points (if possible)

http://www.med.lu.se/case