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16 June 2026

Remembering Together: How Heritage Objects Spark Connection in Dementia Care (MUSE SG, 26 May 2026)

Using an ethnographic approach across four senior day care centres, our researchers found that familiar objects and images can act as shared points of reference, with reminiscing emerging not as an individual act of recall, but through collective participation.

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28 May 2026

World Nutrition Day 2026: Eating well and ageing well through an implementation lens

With the number of older adults living alone in Singapore more than doubling in the past decade, GERI has turned its attention to researching the diet quality of this vulnerable group.

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World Nutrition Day 2026 at GERI

22 May 2026

Building a Community of Practice in Implementation Science for Geriatric Medicine

The Community of Practice (CoP) in Implementation Science (IS) for Geriatric Medicine was established to provide a dedicated collaborative space that aims to build a stronger, more connected community of geriatric medicine practitioners equipped to drive meaningful change in how care is delivered to older adults in Singapore.

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16 April 2026

GERI leads World Café at NHG Health Musculoskeletal Day 2026 as part of BE-FIT study collaboration

Discussions from three rounds of small group sessions generated insights and potential intervention recommendations on issues such as older adults’ fear of falling and how these can be addressed through social aspects as well as the built environment.

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BE-FIT Home page anchor

6 April 2026

World Physical Activity Day 2026: Making exercise accessible for older adults living with dementia

Applying implementation science principles, GERI researchers are translating the benefits of resistance training into an evidence-based exercise programme that can be feasibly implemented in dementia day care centres.

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GERI researchers seek to translate the benefits of resistance training into an evidence-based exercise programme that can be feasibly and effectively implemented in dementia day care centres

3 March 2026

World Hearing Day 2026: Ageing well and staying socially connected for older adults with hearing loss

Hear from GERI's HELLO study team as they collaborate with community and academic partners with the aim of developing evidence-informed programmes that can enhance the social connectedness of older Singaporeans with hearing loss.

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Ageing well and staying socially connected for older adults with hearing loss

11 February 2026

GERI at the Singapore Conference on Ageing and Health 2026

Our researchers presented latest findings from projects where GERI is leading and partnering on implementation research for our health system and community.

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Dr Jonathan Gao wins Best Poster Presentation Award at the Singapore Conference on Ageing and Health 2026

21 January 2026

Tackling malnutrition among isolated older adults through collaborative research and co-design: Interview with Dr Zoe Lim, Research Fellow

Rather than designing solutions in isolation, the project brings isolated older adults into the research process as valued stakeholders to develop a nutrition intervention that is grounded in their real-world circumstances and preferences.

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20 November 2025

Towards evidence-based care in ageing: GERI at the Evidence and Implementation Summit (EIS) 2025

GERI’s collaborative research in dementia care, frailty programmes in primary care and telehealth were featured at EIS 2025 held in Melbourne.

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GERI at Evidence and Implementation Summit 2025 in Melbourne

7 November 2025

Making empathy measurable: New tool turns empathy from “nice-to-have” trait into a core competency in patient care

Researchers have developed a new scale that can measure the full spectrum of clinical empathy, turning it into a tangible skill that can be assessed and enhanced to foster more empathetic patient-provider relationships.

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Making empathy measurable: New tool turns empathy from “nice-to-have” trait into a core competency in patient care