Aging and Age-Related Disorders from a Biological, Epidemiological and Clinical Perspective

## About the course <br> The demographic transition toward an older population over the past half-century poses major societal challenges in Sweden and globally. Sweden has one of the highest proportions of older people in the world. Approximately one-fifth of the population is over 65, and the fastest-growing segment is those aged 85 and older. Although we now live longer and healthier lives, an ageing population leads to more people with chronic conditions and functional dependence. This has a great impact on families and societies. Understanding social, biomedical and behavioural factors, and discovering how they are connected to older adults’ health, is highly important when we strive to compress disability and morbidity into a short period toward the end of life. Such compression is crucial both for individuals and for reducing the economic and societal burden of late-life disability and morbidity. This course provides theoretical and methodological knowledge on ageing, from a biological to a societal level. You will also gain insight into the complexity and heterogeneity of health in old age. The course prepares you for clinical and social work, as well as health promotion, management and policy for health in old age in a wide range of contexts, including medical to higher education and academic settings.