Workshop on Aging, Functioning and Rehabilitation

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) together with the University of Lucerne proudly presents an international workshop on Aging, Functioning, and Rehabilitation.

Datum: 16. – 17. Februar 2024
Zeit: 08.30 Uhr bis 13.00 Uhr
Ort: Hörsaal 1 & online

The National Academy of Medicine (NAM), heralded by The New York Times as the most esteemed and authorative adivsor on issues of health and medicine in the United States, together with the University of Lucerne, proudly presents an international workshop on Aging, Functioning, and Rehabilitation.

This special event will focus on the World Health Organization's concept of functioning and its vital role in redifining health, with an emphasis on healthy aging and the future of rehabilitation as a key health strategy.  Participants will engage with world-renowned experts to explore:
- Functioning and the realization of healthy longevity through rehabilitation
- Functioning and the investment case for the role of rehabilitation in healthy longevity
- The foundation for improving rehabilitation service delivery and care across the life course
- Functioning as the key to a comprehensive 360-degree life-course founcation for healthy longevity research
- Advocating for health and social policy in support of healthy longevity

Set within the University of Lucerne's LIFE initiative, this workshop will be a crucial step in shaping a concrete public health agenda, underlining the growing importance of rehabilitation in the 21st century.

Program and registration: https://events.nationalacademies.org/41714_02-2024_aging-functioning-and-rehabilitation-a-workshop