Goals

•To serve as a catalyst for translating research and development into novel devices, technologies, treatments and expertise that promote dignity, health and quality-of-life among the elderly

 

•To disseminate findings and recommendations among scientists, health professionals, policymakers, and the general public in Israel and around the world

 

•To foster a new generation of researchers in gerontology and other aging-related fields

 

•To initiate inter-disciplinary discussion groups on topics such as memory, loss, the emotional world of aging, age and law, intergenerational synergies, meaning of life in old age, ageism, caregiving and caregivers.