Meeting the demographic challenges ahead: Toward culture change in an ageing New Zealand

Coronavirus and medical education: Getting change and turning to new education paradigm: the need for scaffolding learning in online training

Coronavirus pandemic has caused extensive changes in various fields. Education is one challenging and necessary dimension to be paid attention by policymakers and considered as a necessity. Due to changes in the methods and styles of providing medical education from face-to-face to virtual training, and due to its novelty in our country and several challenges ahead, it is necessary to take meas...

Rural Ageing: Iran is on the Brink of a New Social Problem

The paper aims to examine the population ageing as a new phenomenon effecting rural areas in Iran. Population ageing is going up throughout the country especially in the rural areas by 6.8 percent. fertility decline, increase in the youth migration to cities, and coming back to rural areas after retiring are the major factors which involve in rural ageing. This may jeopardize the communities. f...

[The world is ageing: a pact of social solidarity is an imperative].

Abstract This text presents the key topics, which guided the discussions about demographic change and the resultant public health implications. With the ageing of the societies, the health problems of the elderly put pressure on health and social security systems. With regard to work and social wellbeing, there are three important sub-topics: the labor market and the elderly; social security an...

Demographic Impacts in IT Education: Research Agendas

Culture impacts upon use, useability and decision-making processes that surround Information Technology (IT). Radical changes in the demographic profile of New Zealand cause us to reflect on the impact of such changes, as the underlying culture of the country must change with the demographic changes. This process gives rise to some interesting questions, including whether we still accept Hofste...

The Australian & New Zealand Society for Geriatric Medicine Annual Scientific Meeting "Older People's Care through Community, Collaboration & Communication", 10-12 May 2017, Rotorua, New Zealand.