ADVANTAGE JA: Towards a common European approach for addressing frailty
Article from Professor Anne Hendry and colleagues from ADVANTAGE JA on frailty out on the International Journal of integrated care.
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ADVANTAGE JA’s team from the Netherlands meets Ageing Better
On January 29th, the Dutch team of ADVANTAGE JA from the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) met the Ageing Better group (BeterOud in Dutch)
UK and Ireland Frailty Symposium Edinburgh 22 February 2018
Policy and professional leaders from Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and the Isle of Man were joined by the Director of Integrated Care from the Republic of Ireland for a Frailty Symposium in Edinburgh on 22nd February 2018. Sixteen delegates connected face to face and virtually. They represented a broad range of disciplines including nursing, rehabilitation, allied health professionals, emergency medicine, geriatric medicine, primary care and palliative care. Their roles spanned policy, practice, quality improvement, education and research related to older people, integrated care, public health and chronic disease.
Prof. Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas appointed as corresponding member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of the Valencian Community
Professor Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas, leader of the ADVANTAGE JA, has been recently invited to become corresponding member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of the Valencian Community.
Healthcare for elderly people – current trends and models of healthcare. Interview with Professor Anne Hendry
Professor Anne Hendry was interviewed by the "Management in Health" journal on the issue of healthcare in an ageing society. Professor Hendry is actively involved in several projects and initiatives focused on healthcare for elderly people both at national (Scotland) and international and leader of the Work Package Models of care to prevent or delay progression of frailty and enable people to live well with frailty in ADVANTAGE JA.