Healthy Aging by HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht

Healthy Aging is organized by HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and will be held from Jul 02 - 13, 2018 at Utrecht, Netherlands. This CME Conference has been approved for a maximum of 5.0 ECTS credits.

Course Description:
This course will inform you - from a different perspective - about the factors that keep older people healthy and participating in society. In this multidisciplinary course on healthy aging, we focus on a better understanding of the aging process, the prevention of functional decline and preservation of autonomy.

The increase of longevity of the population is one of the major achievements of the twentieth century. This rapid demographic transition poses huge challenges to many countries in diverse areas. This course will inform you – from a different perspective – about the factors that keep older people healthy and participating in the society. In this multidisciplinary course on healthy aging, we focus on a better understanding of the aging process (biological, psychological and social), the prevention of functional decline and preservation of autonomy. Furthermore, we have different visits and let you experience getting older.

Course Aim:
The focus is a better understanding of the aging process, the prevention of functional decline and preservation of autonomy.

Additional details will be posted as soon as they are available.