Are you passionate about Healthy ageing, Health and Well-being? Join us at our annual Fall Symposium!
After a walk-in lunch, we will kick off with the first keynote speaker Dr. Feline Derks-Platzer about talking about Positive ageing of low SES older adults. Thereafter, seven concise presentations will be given by various researchers showcasing their ongoing projects. We will finish the symposium with our second keynote speaker Dr. Mila van den Hurk-Roozen talking about the potential of Behapp: a digital phenotyping app.
After the presentations, there will be the opportunity to connect with fellow researchers, PhD candidates, and (research) master students at the University of Groningen and have a drink together.
The symposium ‘Healthy Ageing, Health, and Well-Being: Perspectives from the Behavioural and Social Sciences’ is hosted by the Center of Expertise Social Sciences Health and Well-being.
Below you can read the program that includes a schedule and abstracts of the presentations.
Mark your calendar and register via our form by November 7, 2024!
Opening
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12.00 – 12.30 |
Walk-in lunch (Orangerie, Gadourek building) |
All participants |
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12.30 – 12.35 |
Opening (M0.061, Munting building) |
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First Keynote
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12.35 – 13.15 |
Positive ageing: exploring the health benefits of an health intervention and positive ageing perceptions of low SES older adults |
Dr. Feline Derks-Platzer, |
Session 1 Healthy ageing
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13.15 – 13.35 |
From SlimStampen in Education to Continuous Assessment of Memory Performance and Computational Phenotyping of Mild Cognitive Impairment |
Holly Hake |
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13.35 – 13.55 |
Is Healthcare Access Unequal? Disparities in Healthcare Utilization Among Older Migrants and Non-Migrants in the Netherlands |
Froukje van der Woude |
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13:55 - 14:10 |
Short break | |
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14.10 – 14.30 |
Understanding Aging Experiences of Migrants: Insights from Turkish Older Migrants in Germany |
Tuğçe Tezel |
Session 2 Health in social context
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14.30 – 15.00 |
Patterns of mental disorder comorbidity among first-year students |
Annelieke Roest |
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15:00 - 15:20 |
LGBTQIA+ identity disclosure in different social contexts - An Interview Study |
Ronja Eike |
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15.20 – 15.40 |
Break with coffee/tea |
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Session 3 Health interventions and policy development
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15.40 – 16.00 |
Faces of loneliness: understanding loneliness among informal caregivers |
Karsten Krol |
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16.00 – 16.20 |
The role of taboo surrounding loneliness among older migrants |
Mirjam Kingma |
Second Keynote
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16.20 – 17.00 |
Behapp: Digital measurement of (social) behavior using smartphones |
Dr. Mila van den Hurk - Roozen |
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Closure
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17.00 - 17.30 |
Drinks |
| Last modified: | 29 November 2024 12.09 p.m. |
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