The Lc65+ study is being conducted within the Department of Epidemiology and Health systems of the Center for Primary Care and Pulic Health (Unisanté, University of Lausanne).
The study is conducted in collaboration with the Service of Geriatric Medicine and Geriatric Rehabilitation, the Service of Geriatric Psychiatry, the Leenaards Memory Center and the Department of Internal Medicine from the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV).
Principal investigator
Dr ès Sc. Yves Henchoz, PD
Research group leader
Department of epidemiology and health systems
Center for Primary Care and Public Health (Unisanté)
Route de la Corniche 10, CH-1010 Lausanne
Scientific Committee
- Dr ès Sc. Yves Henchoz, PD
Unisanté, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Prof. Christophe Büla
Geriatrics and Geriatric Rehabiliation Service, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Prof. Jean-François Demonet
Service of Neurology, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Dr David Nanchen, MD
Unisanté, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Prof. Alain Pécoud
Former Director of Ambulatory Medical Policlinic (PMU-Unisanté), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Dr Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud, MD, PhD, MER
Unisanté, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Prof. Peter Vollenweider
Internal Medicine Department, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Prof. Armin Von Gunten
Service of Old Age Psychiatry, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Prof. Gérard Waeber
Internal Medicine Department, CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
Funding
Since its start in 2004, the Lc65+ study has been funded exclusively by public funds or non-profit organizations.
The following institutions have contributed:
- City of Lausanne
- Public Health Department of canton Vaud
- Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), CHUV, Lausanne
- Community Medicine and Health Department (DUMSC), CHUV, Lausanne
- Geriatrics and Geriatric Rehabilitation Service, CHUV, Lausanne
- Department of Ambulatory Care and Community Medicine, University of Lausanne
- Loterie Romande
- Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
- Leenaards Foundation
Creation
The Lc65+ study was initiated and maintained for more than 15 years by Prof. Brigitte Santos-Eggimann.