The final conference of the SAVE project took place in Bologna, Italy, on February the 10th 2023. The even, hosted at the Department of Psychology of the University of Bologna, was a great opportunity to present to a wide audience of students,
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Screening for elder abuse: guidelines for professionals Screening is a key priority in public health systems. In health care terms, violence screening refers to a measure that professionals use to identify individuals who are experiencing violence and to exclude (screened) individuals who
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As the SAVE project comes to an end, on behalf of the Consortium we would like to invite you to the final dissemination events and discussion forums that will be held in each Partner country: January 20th 2023 – Limassol, Cyprus February
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In the Italian context, the Elder Abuse Suspicion Index (EASI) was piloted in the period April-November 2022 with 35 cognitively competent older adults. The screening was carried out in facilities managed mainly by CADIAI Cooperativa Sociale and ASP Parma. These are care
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Having completed the training at the John Paul II Geriatric Hospital in Katowice (EMC Szpitale) at the beginning of the year, the personnel began the screening interviews. The Elder Abuse Suspicion Index © (EASI) was piloted in the period from April till July 2022
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Seventeen health care professionals working with elderly people – all community nurses – were engaged in the training for piloting EASI questionnaire, on screening for elder abuse in Cyprus. The training increased the participant’s awareness regarding elder abuse, on how to use EASI on
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Free E-learning course on screening for elder abuse now available Would you like to learn why and how screening for elder abuse without leaving your desk? Now you can!The SAVE partnership has created a comprehensive self-paced online programme which covers the following
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Elder Abuse is a social issue which affects the Health and Human Rights of a huge number of older persons around the world, and an occurrence which deserves the attention of the whole international community. The World Elder Abuse Awareness Day happens
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Learn about the state of the art of screening for elder abuse The first outcome of the SAVE project was a literature review, coordinated by the University of Minho, whose aim was to answer to three main questions: 1) what arguments can
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The University of Minho completed on the 23rd of February, a series of 4 training meetings on screening for elder abuse. The training took place at the School of Nursing and was attended by 33 health and social service professionals from various
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