Professor Anna Zisberg, PhD, MA, RN, FAAN
Professor Anna Zisberg is Chair of the PhD Program at Cheryl Spencer Department of Nursing and Director of the Center of Research & Study of Aging at UoH. She completed her PhD in Nursing at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA. Her research contributes to maintaining function and quality of life of frail older adults. Professor Zisberg has published more than 60 articles in international geriatric and nursing journals and presented her work at over 70 national and international conferences.
Research Interests:
Keywords:
Acute care; LTC; Function; Hospitalization; Instrument development and testing; Mobility; Older adults; Personal routine; Quality of care; Palliative care; Age friendly
SDG Keywords:
Vulnerable; Disability; Mental health; Access to education; Global education; Vocational training; Ageism; Disabilities; Ethnicity
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Professor Yitzhak Brick, PhD
Professor Brick is a member of the Department of Gerontology at the University of Haifa where he lectures on Policy in the Field of Aging and is the director of the practicum program. He has lectured on Social Service Management at Bar Ilan and Hebrew Universities. He studied Sociology, Education, and Criminology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and has a PhD in Social Policy, Planning, and Administration from Brandeis University. Professor Brick held top positions in the Ministry of Welfare for 25 years, including Deputy Director-General of Israel’s Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs, and then served as a Director of JDC-ESHEL, the Association for the Planning and Development of Services for the Aged in Israel for 24 years. Professor Brick serves on many national and international boards and committees concerned with social planning and care of the aged (including the board of the Center of Study and Research on Aging). Professor Brick has been the Chairman of the Israel Gerontological Society since 2013. He is the chair of the advisory council to the Ministry of Equal Rights and Pensionaries and a board member of the Advisory Council to the National Insurance Institute. Professor Brick has edited numerous books, published many articles, and regularly gives lectures at national and international conferences.
Research Interests:
Keywords:
Social exclusion; Geriatrics; Gerontology; Quality of life; Judaism; Poverty
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Research Authority director, University of Haifa
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