The NIHR Policy Research Unit in Healthy Ageing are hosting a series of webinars showcasing the work of our PhD cohorts, which are a partnership between:
- The Dunhill Medical Trust
- NIHR Applied Research Collaborations of Greater Manchester and North East and North Cumbria
- NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre
- Newcastle University
- University of Manchester
To sign up, please follow the links below or click here:
- New insights and perspectives on multiple long term conditions – from global to local
- Wednesday 12th February 12pm-1pm
- Chair: Professor Barbara Hanratty (Newcastle University)
- This session will include talks on:
- Frailty: a global health challenge in need of local action.
- Regional variations in multiple long term condition risk factors.
- The association between multiple long term conditions and dementia.
- Perceptions of hospital care quality for people living with multiple long term conditions.
- For more information and to register follow this link.
- Promoting healthy ageing: inclusive approaches to physical activity for older adults
- Wednesday 19th March 12pm-1pm
- Chair: Professor Chris Todd (University of Manchester)
- This session will include talks on:
- Healthy Ageing in Diversity: co-producing digital interventions with older South Asians in Greater Manchester.
- What are the barriers and facilitators to physical activity participation amongst Chinese seniors in the UK?
- Acceptability of teleconferencing-assisted implementation of the Falls Management Exercise (FaME) programme as an intervention for community-dwelling older men.
- For more information and to register follow this link.
- Addressing physical inactivity amongst adults in mid to later life: challenges and strategies
- Wednesday 23rd April 12pm-1pm
- Chair: Professor Chris Todd (University of Manchester)
- This session will include talks on:
- The effectiveness and acceptability of physical activity interventions amongst older adults with lower socioeconomic status.
- Interrupting sedentary behaviour in older home workers.
- For more information and to register follow this link.
Future webinars will be shared via the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health Ageing’s website over time. We look forward to seeing the amazing research being done by our PhD students.