Courses

Training

Matia Institute organises, collaborates and promotes training programmes aimed at people seeking to specialise in the field of gerontology, responding to the qualification needs expressed by organisations in the sector, with the specific aim of transferring the knowledge generated both by Matia Fundazioa and other collaborators.

List of courses

From home to city: building environments for ageing well

Año: 15.07.2021

This summer course aims to respond to these challenges. Specifically, it aims to show the importance of the environment for the well-being and health of people, especially as they get older.

Geriatric care in times of Covid-19. Rights do not expire with age or cognitive deterioration. VI Edition

Año: 15.06.2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has constituted a socio-healthcare, ethical and legal challenge that some people doubt we have been able to meet as a society with the most vulnerable. What has happened and what needs to be corrected? Have the elderly people been truly autonomous?

Addressing polymedication in older people

Año: 01.10.2020

Polymedication is a frequent situation in the elderly, sometimes necessary and sometimes due to inertia in the system or a lack of review of treatments. This polymedication often causes problems, and addressing it is necessary for safe clinical practice.

University Master's Degree in Psychosocial Gerontology (Open Enrolment)

Año: 28.09.2020

The Master's Degree in Psychosocial Gerontology, taught jointly by the Universidad a Distancia de Madrid and the Matia Institute, offers a great opportunity to develop the necessary professional skills to address the challenge of longevity in complex social contexts.

Rights do not expire with age or cognitive decline. V Edition

Año: 15.09.2020

The assessment and intervention of people with advanced dementia is a challenge from a care, socio-demographic and family point of view and an opportunity to offer better care to the most vulnerable people in society.