About us

European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing – EICA 

EICA is the European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing, set up with the support of the European Union Geriatric Medicine Society (EUGMS), aimed to diversify the institution activities in education of non-geriatrician medical specialists caring old patients, GPs and healthcare workers.

Why was EICA developed?

EICA aims to fill an educational gap in the care of older adults, by organizing interdisciplinary activities in geriatrics and age-related issues.

In parallel, EICA should translate the scientific research results published by the European Community in practical language able to transfer the knowledge to decision makers and the wider public.

Activities: higher education courses for medical specialists

Since December 2015 interprofessional courses have been regularly organized (see “EICA Events“).

The courses are organized by the European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing (EICA), in collaboration with: 

• VIU – Venice International University
• EuGMS – European Union Geriatric Medicine Society
• IAGG-ER – International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics – European Region
• IFA – International Federation of Ageing

Every course has additional partners for scientific cooperation and communication depending on the different course topics.

MISSION

Mission The Mission of the European Interdisciplinary Council on Ageing (EICA) is: 

• to identify practice related questions and challenges concerning ageing, health and care in Europe from various disciplines that are of high relevance for individuals, health professionals and policy makers alike
• to use these topics as starting points in order to:
• release European position and overview papers concerning interdisciplinary evidence and international state of the art
• enhance basic geriatric knowledge among all health care and social gerontology professionals
• develop interdisciplinary education strategies and master courses (in cooperation with universities) that foster an interdisciplinary knowledge translation towards other professional groups
• launch inter-professional workshops and joint seminars for scientists, policy makers, health and care service providers, hospital operators, insurance companies, medical industry and other stakeholders
• foster knowledge transfer towards the general public and lay persons
• develop and award EICA certificates for the exemplary and state of the art implementation of comprehensive knowledge concerning ageing, health and care in daily practice and politics (e.g. EICA certificates for hospitals, care homes, other service providers, NGOs , SMEs….)