Our expertise
Development and evaluation of care models and interventions tailored to the needs of ageing populations
Promotion of the health and wellbeing of older people living at home, in hospital and in care homes
Prevention and management of age-related issues (falls, functional decline and social isolation)
Supporting relationships between older people and their carers, and strengthening interprofessional collaboration
Improving care pathways and coordination across different care settings
Support for care teams in looking after older people with neurocognitive disorders or age-related psychiatric conditions
Our approach
Research, innovation and impact
The Ageing and Health Teaching and Research Laboratory (LER VISA) is developing an integrated approach to ageing, at the interface between research, practice and service provision. Its remit is to gain a better understanding of the needs and individual circumstances of people aged over 65, with a view to designing and evaluating appropriate interventions and care models.
It promotes health and wellbeing in all living environments (at home, in hospital and in care homes) by focusing on the prevention and management of age-related vulnerability. The laboratory also helps to improve care pathways and the quality of transitions by strengthening coordination between older people, carers and professionals.
Based on in an interdisciplinary approach, the laboratory plays an active role in addressing the major societal challenges of ageing, particularly the organisation of services and the maintenance of independence and social participation, contributing to the development of professional practices and health policies.
Teaching care for older people
Ageing is a rich and stimulating field, at the intersection of clinical complexity, human challenges and societal change. The LER VISA advocates a rigorous and committed approach to the care of people aged over 65, drawing on expertise, clinical judgement and the ability to adapt.
Its training programmes, grounded in evidence-based practice and real-world experiences, enable the development of key skills: clinical assessment, management of cognitive disorders, handling complex situations, and collaboration with family carers and other professionals.
Through programmes such as the DAS in Health of Ageing Populations and specialised modules, the LER VISA helps train nurses capable of supporting the ageing process with expertise and compassion.
Some of the LER’s projects
NEED YTN
Clinical assessment of older people
GINEUS
Team
Raphaëlle Guerbaai, professor at the University of Applied Sciences, scientific director of the LER
Kushtrim Rashiti, senior lecturer, managerial head of the LER
Maryline Abt, associate professor at the University of Applied Sciences
Maria-Grazia Bedin, associate professor at the University of Applied Sciences
Lucia Ribeiro Carvalho, senior lecturer
Antonella Cavaleri Pendino, senior lecturer
Christine Cohen, associate professor at the University of Applied Sciences
Lina Corona-Lobos, senior lecturer
Audrey Deprez, senior lecturer
Jean-Sébastien Lamothe, lecturer