Press Reports
05.02.2020
The Research Training Group "People with Dementia in the Acute Hospital" funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation under the scientific direction of Andreas Kruse, Konrad Beyreuther, Jürgen M. Bauer and Birgit Teichmann has set itself the goal of researching innovative approaches to dealing with dementia in the acute hospital. Congress languages are English and German. All talks and panel discussions will be translated simultaneously. For international participants: Please get into touch with us if you are in need of interpreting services.
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Contact I Dr. Birgit Teichmann I Tel. +49 6221 54 8124
05.02.2020
Special issue "People with Dementia in the Acute Hospital"
MAGAZINE FOR GERONTOLOGY + GERIATRIC: For the past 16 years, the Robert Bosch Stiftung has been focusing its funding on one, to find the best possible way to deal with the disease dementia and those affected and support relatives in their "life with dementia". To hospitalizations for Patients with the secondary diagnosis to make dementia gentler, the Robert Bosch Foundation sponsored in 2012 the program "People with dementia in acute hospital" at the Network Aging Research of the University of Heidelberg. The scientific direction lies with Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Andreas Kruse, Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Konrad Beyreuther, PD Dr. Jürgen Bauer and Dr. med. Birgit Teichmann. The goal of the Research Training Group is the research of innovative approaches for dealing with dementia in the acute hospital. Due to the interdisciplinary cooperation in the Kolleg, new scientific and Findings to promote the quality of life of people with dementia during and be developed after the stay in the acute hospital. The supplement of the magazine for gerontology and geriatrics, funded by the Robert Bosch Foundation thus represents the optimal platform to gain scientific knowledge and its to make translational projects accessible to the public, both from practitioners as well as scientists. Issuing Editor I Birgit Teichmann, Jürgen M. Bauer, Konrad Beyreuther and Andreas Kruse. Contact I Dr. Birgit Teichmann I Tel. +49 6221 54 8124 I E-Mail: teichmann@nar.uni-heidelberg.de
20.06.2019
Cäcilia-Schwarz-Award for innovation in old aid
The German Association for Public and Private Welfare has awarded the Cäcilia Schwarz Promotion Award in the category of “Innovation in the Welfare of Older People” to Dr Carl-Philipp Jansen, research associate at the Network Aging Research. Dr Jansen has received this award in recognition of his dissertation, which tackles both the determination and modification of physical activity and movement behaviour of older people in the inpatient nursing care setting. “I am very proud that our work has also been highly appreciated with regard to real-life practice. This way, it will be far more than just a research project,” said the NAR sports scientist in his acceptance speech. The award ceremony took place on June 19, 2019 in Berlin.
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Contact I Dr. Birgit Teichmann I Tel. +49 6221 54 8124
