Rehabilitation in Ageing: Regaining Function and Action
07 April 2008
Rehabilitation in Ageing: Regaining Function and Action
A SPARC workshop, hosted by the University of Birmingham, focused on cognitive, motor, physical and organisational aspects of rehabilitation.
Hosted by: The School of Psychology, The University of Birmingham
Event organisers:
Professor Zoe Kourtzi, School of Psychology, The University of Birmingham
Verity Smith, SPARC Coordinator
Date: 07 April 2008
Venue:
Learning Centre LG32
The University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
United Kingdom
This workshop is now full and has a very long waiting list.
This is a special workshop, one in a series to be organised by SPARC to promote the value of scientific ageing-related research for older people and opportunities for further research. The workshop will cover a wide variety of issues concerned with the maintenance of good health in old age, and recovery and rehabilitation from illness or accident.
Outline: The workshop will bring together leading-edge researchers from a range of backgrounds to discuss some of the latest findings from research into the maintenance of good health and recovering good health. It will cover issues relating to cognitive, sensory, motor and physical decline and recovery and better practice within the health service sector.
SPARC (Strategic Promotion of Ageing Research Capacity) is funded by EPSRC and BBSRC which was established in 2005 to extend the previous remit of the EQUAL Network. SPARC is designed specifically to provide a platform, publicity and policy representation for existing researchers and to encourage newcomers into ageing research. A key aspect of its activities is working in partnership with the users of research - older people and those organisations which represent the interests of older people and which provide older people and their carers with services, advice and other support. As well as organising workshops SPARC is providing 34 pump-priming awards to newcomers to ageing research in the fields of design, engineering and biology.
The School of Psychology, The University of Birmingham, is one of the largest and most active psychology departments in Britain. Its research work is organised into three main areas: Behavioural Neuroscience; Language, Cognition & Perceptual Systems; Applied, Social & Health Psychology. The School has three research centres: The Behavioural Brain Sciences Centre, specialised facilities for cognitive neuroscience research; The Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology, the focus for research on forensic and family research; and The Birmingham University Imaging Centre (BUIC).
The workshop will be of interest to a wide range of practitioners and policy makers, health and social care practitioners, employers, charitable and government bodies concerned with the needs of older people, as well as researchers and academics from engineering, biological, social science, medical and health care disciplines.There is no charge for attendance just an enthusiasm and interest in extending the quality of life of older people through informed user-focused research and its application. Registration is required to book a place, please refer to the registration page.
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