Transfer of Knowledge and Academic-Practice Partnership in Nursing Homes - International Experiences - Symposium Session 1310

Sep 29, 2026

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Nursing homes are increasingly recognized as partnership settings linking academia and practice while enabling knowledge transfer. The symposium outlines practical approaches for staff skill development and lifelong learning, strengthens research capacity, and improves resident outcomes through continuous organizational development, expanded digitalization potential, specialized geriatric training, and evidence-based person-centred care. Academic-practice partnership models are presented as a feasible route to these goals, featuring interdisciplinary collaboration across the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, and Austria, including stakeholder experiences and evaluation and implementation of digital services.

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Symposium Overview

Goals and Partnership Models

International Experiences and Digital Services

Presentation 1: Dutch Living Lab

Presentation 2: Age-Friendly Care 4M Rounding

Presentation 3: Non-Pharmacological Pain Management Toolkit

Presentation 4: TCALL Digital Tools in Germany

Discussion: Future Directions and Challenges

98 Innovation in Aging, 2025, Vol. 9, No. S2 SESSION 1310 (SYMPOSIUM) Abstract citation ID: igaf122.324 TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE AND ACADEMIC-PRACTICE PARTNERSHIP IN NURSING HOMES-INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES Chair: Karin Wolf-Ostermann Co-Chair: Hilde Verbeek Discussant: Marie Boltz Nursing homes are not only places where people in need of care are cared for, they are also increasingly seen as places of partnership between academia and practice and places of knowledge transfer. They offer practical approaches to skills development and lifelong learning for staff, promote research capacity and improve outcomes for residents. This requires continuous organizational development, the expansion of digitalization potential, the training of specialized geriatric staff and the integration of evidence-based, person-centred care into the operation of nursing homes. Academic-Practice Partnership models are therefore gaining increasingly attention as a feasible approach to achieve these goals. This symposium will describe interdisciplinary collaboration between scientists, care providers and educators in nursing homes in four countries: United States, Germany, the Netherlands, and the Austria. Experiences of stakeholders, research activities and the evaluation and implementation of digital services will be discussed. The first presentation will presentation will provide an overview of the Dutch Living Lab in Long-term care. The second presentation will describe interdisciplinary staff’s experiences and the impact of Age-Friendly Care 4M Rounding with older adults living in long-term care. The third presentation will highlight the collaborative development and implementation of a practice-oriented, evidence-based toolkit for non-pharmacological pain management within the nursing home environment of the Austrian living lab. The final presentation will describe the TCALL project in Germany, with a focus on implementing innovative digital tools into daily practice. A discussion will follow addressing future directions and challenges of academic-practice partnership in nursing homes including policy implications.

FAQs

What is the main focus of the symposium?

The symposium focuses on transfer of knowledge and academic-practice partnerships in nursing homes, including stakeholder experiences and evaluation and implementation of digital services.

Which countries are covered in the interdisciplinary collaboration?

The symposium describes collaboration across the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, and Austria.

What key areas are needed to support effective academic-practice partnership in nursing homes?

It emphasizes continuous organizational development, expanding digitalization potential, training specialized geriatric staff, and integrating evidence-based person-centred care into daily operations.

Sep 29, 2026

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