Prof. Georg Ruppe, AT
Founding member

Personal Information
GEORG RUPPE
Nationality: Austrian
Date of birth: 14th of August 1975 in Graz (Austria)
Degree: Dr. med. univ., M.A.

Current Position
Head of Institute, CEO, Scientific Coordinator, Austrian Interdisciplinary Platform on Ageing /ÖPIA
Scientific Liaison Officer, European Geriatric Medicine Society / EuGMS

Work Experience

Since 2009
Head of Institute, CEO, Senior Researcher
Austrian Interdisciplinary Platform on Ageing /ÖPIA

Since 2014
Scientific Liaison Officer
European Geriatric Medicine Society / EuGMS,

2008-2012
Senior Researcher in the department for “Health and Care”
European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research (affiliated to the UN)

2007-2008
Researcher, Danube-University Krems

2006
Scientific collaborator in the ‘Department for Palliative Care and Organisational Ethics’, IFF faculty,University of Klagenfurt

2002-2005
Medical Doctor (General Medicine), St. Joseph Hospital

2002
Medical Doctor (General Medicine)
Private Consultancy, Dr. Christian Anderwald

Education

2001
Graduation in Medicine (‘with honors’) at University of Vienna, Academic degree of Dr. med. univ., with special training in “Ethnomedicine” (Vienna/Austria)

2000-2001
Medical school at University of Valencia
ERASMUS exchange program and scholarship (Valencia/Spain)

1997-2000
Medical school at University of Vienna (Vienna/Austria)

1994-1996
Medical school at Karl-Franzens University (Graz/Austria)

June 1994
High school graduation ‘with honors’ (Graz/Austria)

Post-graduate and advanced training

2012
Diploma in Geriatric Medicine
Diploma in Palliative Medicine

2005-2006
Advanced International Master’s degree / M.A. (‘with honors’) in “Medical Anthropology” at University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2005-2006
International diploma courses in “Alpine- and High-Altitude Medicine”

2002-2005
Training period in hospitals (‘Turnus’) and final examination, obtaining the qualification as General Practitioner (‘ius practicandi’)

Coordination & Research in (inter-)national scientific projects
selected projects

AFFIRMO – Atrial fibrillation integrated approach in frail, multimorbid and polymedicated older people, HORIZON2020, Senior Researcher, 2021- 2026. https://affirmo.eu/

Gewaltbetroffenheit älterer Menschen in Österreich. Eine explorative Studie. In Kooperation mit European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research and Institut für Konfliktforschung. BMSGPK, 2024-2025I-CARE4OLD – Individualized CARE for Older Persons with Complex Chronic Conditions in home care and nursing homes, HORIZON2020, Senior Researcher, 2021-2025. https://www.icare4old.eu/

IMAGINE – Improving antibiotic use in long term care facilities by infection prevention and control and antibiotic stewardship, EU4Health, 2023-2025. https://imagineproject.eu/

NETWORK AGEING – Ageing and demographic change as challenge and opportunity. Lead and coordination of a national scientic network on ageing, linking research and practice. BMBWF / FFG 2016-2023. http://www.netzwerk-altern.at/

EXPLOORE – Exploring Oldest Old Research across Europe. Project Lead and Coordination, funded by the Joint Programming Initiative/JPI_EC: More Years Better Lives /MYBL, 2019-2022. http://www.exploore.at/

PROMISS – Prevention of Malnutrition in Senior Subjects in the EU, HORIZON2020, Senior researcher, 2016 – 2021. https://www.promiss-vu.eu/

SUSTAIN – Sustainable tailored integrated care for older people in Europe. European Commission, HORIZON2020, Senior researcher and work package leader, 2015 – 2019. http://www.sustain-eu.org/

ÖIHS I / II / III / IV – The Austrian Interdisciplinary Study on The Oldest Old, Austrian Federal Ministry for Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection/BMSGPK, Austrian Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research/BMBWF; Regions: Vienna, Styria, Lower Austria, Salzburg, Carinthia, Tyrol. Project coordinator and PI since 2013 (waves I-IV). http://www.oepia.at/hochaltrigkeit/?page_id=17

“Evaluating Care Across Borders” (ECAB), European Commission, Seventh Research Framework Programme / EC_FP7, coordinated by the London School of Economics (2010-2013)

“INTERLINKS – Health systems and long-term care for older people in Europe: Modelling the interfaces and links between prevention, rehabilitation, quality of services and informal care”, European Commission, Seventh Research Framework Programme / EC_FP7. Researcher and Coordination with the European Centre in Vienna, 2008-2012, http://interlinks.euro.centre.org/

Consultancy, Advisory Board Member, Teaching

Scientific Advisory Board Member of the Joint Programming Initiative “More Years Better Lives” (JPI_MYBL) since 2020

Member of the “Ageing Medicine Board” at the Austrian Minister for Health since 2015

President (2016-2019) and Executive Board Member of the society “AAL-Austria / Innovation Platform for Intelligent Assistance in Everyday Life” since 2012

Permanent board member and lecturer in the health promotion initiative “Altern mit Zukunft” funded by the Health Promotion Fund Styria (2012-2024)

Advisory board member in numerous national and international (EU) research projects CV

Juror for the funding program “Living and Learning in a multigenerational context” (“Generation call”) for the government of Styria (FA/6A, Society and Diversity) 2014-2016

Member of the National Executive Committee of the Austrian government for the European Year 2012 “Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations”, 2011 – 2012

Consultant for the BVAEB Insurance group in the field of health promotion for older persons. Development of a training program (“Altern mit Zukunft”) for patients at the Health Centre Josefhof (BVAEB)

Permanent Teaching Assignment as lecturer at Ferdinand-Porsche FernFH Wiener Neustadt (Curriculum: “Ageing Services Management”); Courses: Introduction into Gerontology; Longterm Care, Preventon and Health Promotion in an Ageing Society. since 2013

Lecturer at the University of Vienna (Inst. for Sociology), Ringvorlesung “Altern”, 2011 – 2017

Recent publications
selection

Bahat G, Erdogan T, Can B, Ozkok S, Ilhan B, Tufan A, Karan MA, Benetos A, Cherubini A, Drey M, Garfinkel D, Gąsowski J, Renom-Guiteras A, Kotsani M, McCarthy L, Onder G, Pazan F, Piotrowicz K, Rochon P, Ruppe G, Thompson W, Topinkova E, van der Velde N, Petrovic M. Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Clinical Validation of TIME Criteria to Detect Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults: Methodological Report from the TIME International Study Group. Drugs Aging. 2024 Dec 17. doi: 10.1007/s40266-024-01164-3. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39688727.

Llor C, Moragas A, Ruppe G, Lykkegaard J, Hansen MP, Antsupova VS, Jensen JN, Theut AM, Petek D, Sodja N, Kowalczyk A, Bjerrum L; IMAGINE study group. Diagnosing probable urinary tract infections in nursing home residents without indwelling catheters: a narrative review. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2024 Dec;30(12):1523-1528. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2024.08.020. Epub 2024 Aug 30. PMID: 39209268.

García-Sangenís A, Modena D, Jensen JN, Chalkidou A, Antsupova VS, Marloth T, Theut AM, González López-Valcárcel B, Raynal F, Vallejo-Torres L, Lykkegaard J, Hansen MP, Søndergaard J, Olsen JK, Munck A, Balint A, Benko R, Petek D, Sodja N, Kowalczyk A, Godycki-Cwirko M, Glasová H, Glasa J, Radzeviciene Jurgute R, Jaruseviciene L, Lionis C, Anastasaki M, Angelaki A, Petelos E, Alvarez L, Ricart M, Briones S, Ruppe G, Monfà R, Bjerrum A, Llor C. Improving Antibiotic Use in Nursing Homes by Infection Prevention and Control and Antibiotic Stewardship (IMAGINE): Protocol for a Before-and-After Intervention and Implementation Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2024 Sep 16;13:e60099. doi: 10.2196/60099. PMID: 39284176; PMCID: PMC11444125.

Hoogendijk EO, Onder G, Smalbil L, Vetrano DL, Hirdes JP, Howard EP, Morris JN, Fialová D, Szczerbińska K, Kooijmans EC, Hoogendoorn M, Declercq A, De Almeida Mello J, Leskelä RL, Häsä J, Edgren J, Ruppe G, Liperoti R, Joling KJ, van Hout HP; I-CARE4OLD consortium. Optimising the care for older persons with complex chronic conditions in home care and nursing homes: design and protocol of I-CARE4OLD, an observational study using real-world data. BMJ Open. 2023 Jun 29;13(6):e072399. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-072399. PMID: 37385750; PMCID: PMC10314651.

Ruppe, G; Stückler, A et al. Österreichische Interdiszplinäre Hochaltrigenstudie, Welle III, 2019-2022. Die Herausforderungen des hohen Alters. http://www.oepia.at/hochaltrigkeit/?page_id=17 2023

Ruppe, G; Stückler, A et al. Österreichische Interdiszplinäre Hochaltrigenstudie, Welle III, 2019-2022. Fokusstudie: Die COVID-19 Pandemie im subjektiven Erleben hochaltriger Menschen in Österreich. http://www.oepia.at/hochaltrigkeit/?page_id=17 2023

Ensink, G; Kruse, A; Mettner, M; Remmers, H; Ruppe, G; Schmitt, E. Die Perspektive der Institutionen: Wie stellen sich diese auf das hohe Alter ein? In A. Kruse und E. Schmitt (Hrsg.) ’ …der Augenblick ist mein und nehm ich den in Acht’ – Daseinsthemen und Lebenskontexte alter Menschen. Heidelberg 2022: University Publishing. pp.297-318

Dr. Nicola Veronese, IT

Prof. Nicola Veronese is a certified trained geriatrician, currently working as Associate Professor at Unicamillus University, Rome Italy. His research is mainly epidemiological and focused on the most common diseases affecting older people. In particular, his interest areas are osteoarticular, metabolic (including obesity and diabetes) and cardiovascular diseases, as well as nutrition.

He is the author of more than 700 articles published in national and international scientific journals, and of numerous abstracts accepted by national and international congresses. He is the editor in Chief of Aging Clinical Experimental Research and named as Highly Cited Researcher from 2020.nd Lebenskontexte alter Menschen. Heidelberg 2022: University Publishing. pp.297-318