Module 1
Ageing, Health, Disability, and Mobility
Students will be confronted with the main conditions and risk factors associated with loss of mobility.
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Ageing and Health, Geriatric Syndromes
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Frailty and Functional Decline
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Musculoskeletal Health: Sarcopenia and Osteopenia
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Joint deterioration and Chronic Pain
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Management of Arthroplasties and Fractures and Mobility
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Neuromuscular Diseases
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Vascular Diseases and Risk Factors
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Cancer Treatment and Mobility
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Cognition and Mobility
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Physical Impairments and Mobility Disabilities
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Disability in Older Adults following Critical Illness
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Hospitalization-associated Disability
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Polypharmacy, Drugs and Falls
Module 2
Orientation and Mobility
Students will learn how to help people to develop or relearn the skills and concepts needed to
maintain their lifestyles and being able to travelling safely and
independently within their home and in the community.
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Perception and control of Locomotion
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Establishing and maintaining Orientation
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Low vision and mobility
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Psychosocial dimensions of Orientation and Mobility
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Environmental Accessibility
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Electronic Aids for Orientation and Mobility
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Smartphone GPS Navigation for People with Visual Impairments
Module 3
Mobility, Gait, and Falls Evaluation
Students will attend several seminars about the evaluation of the degree of mobility and the risk
of falling through various approaches in order to identify movement-related problems and to help
people to move more efficiently.
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Mobility in Older Adults and Patients
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Instruments to Assess Mobility - Questionnaires and Performance Tests
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Gait Analysis - from a Qualitative to a Quantitative Analysis
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Gait Indexes and Variability in Older Adults
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Falling in Geriatrics and Methods for Assessing Fall Risk
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Motor Cognitive Dual Tasking: Detection of Gait Impairment, Fall Risk and Cognitive Decline
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Impact of Fear of Falling on Mobility and Gait – Measurement Tools of Fear of Falling
Module 4
Accessibility and Physical Environment
Students will learn about relevant needs and real problems related with specific physical
environments (home and urban/rural environment; health and care environment).
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Fundamentals of Built Environment
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Promoting accessible Built Environments
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Accessible Interior Design
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Accessible Transportation and Mobility
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Walkability Assessment of the Built Environment and Access to Transport Interfaces
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Multivariate Analysis of Critical Factors for Accessibility and Mobility for all Lifecycle Stages
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Residential Choice Location and Impact on Senior Citizens’ Quality of Life
Module 5
Exercise, Fitness, Body Composition and Mobility
Students will learn how to design specific physical exercise /activity solutions adapted to the
individual functional capacity and also how to develop and implement strategies that encourage
diverse groups of people to join and stay motivated to be active based on barriers and motivations.
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Diagnosing Active Ageing and Physical Independence
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Diagnosing Functional Fitness and Functional Body Composition
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Program Design to Improve Exercise, Functional Fitness, and Physical Independence
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Program Design to Improve Functional Body Composition and Physical Independence
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Exergaming
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Health Behavior Change: from Theory to Intervention
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Community Interventions to Promote Mobility and Active Ageing in Elderly Adults, Oldest-old, and Frail Adults
Module 6
Solutions/products to Prevent or to Assist Mobility
Students will know about solutions to assist mobility and how to plan specific solutions adapted
to the individual functional capacity.
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Design and Technology for People with Reduced Mobility
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Monitoring Daily Activities
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Use of Technologies in Identifying Early Indicators of Disease or Adverse Events
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Coping with Impairment
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Managing Mild Cognitive Impairment
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Exercise at Home, in Nursing Home, and in Adult Care Center
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Caregiver Support
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Impact of Medical Devices on Mobility
Module 7
Human Services and Policy of Health, Mobility and Ageing
Students will learn how to plan and develop programs of Mobility and Active Ageing, based on health
and social policies, on potential collaborations, and on analysis of needs and available resources.
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Demographic changes, longevity and ageing
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Social Changes and Family Support
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Social Policies and Health System
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Social Security and Social Protection for the Elderly
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Promotion of Active Ageing in Sustainable Environments
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Healthy Cities and Urban Policies
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Workplace Intervention on Occupational Ageing
Module 8
Entrepreneurship
Students will have the opportunity to learn by doing about entrepreneurship, business models and innovation, as well as reinforce practice in a challenging online program, hands-on, from the idea generation to the solution pitching, on a stimulating collaborative and cross skilled context. The program will address the following topics:
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Core concepts
- ecosystem, market, product and service, differentiation, stakeholder, customer experience, business model, business value, service value, value proposition, competitive advantage, entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship, innovation, agility, lean start-up, resilience, venture capital
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Ecosystems
- Megatrends and ageing societal evolution
- Culture, technology and digital transformation
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Delivering value
- Business models and business strategy: purpose
- Business and service design excellence
- The innovation mindset and strategies
- Customer journey; customer experience; channels and interfaces
- Value proposition; persona’s approach
- Key partners, key activities, key resources
- Cost and revenue models
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Tools and Experimentation
- From insights to action: design thinking, rapid prototyping, delivery and fast learning - closer to where the action takes place
- Scenario based approaches and risk management
- Collaboration and delivering-driven teams: the role of feedback
- Storytelling and facilitation, communication and negotiation skills
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Making it happen – The Challenge
- Real pains, effective solutions
- Bootstrapping
- Solutions financing
- Pitching
- Iterating the business model and learning loops
