Prof. Dr. Gerd Ahlström

Prof. Dr. Gerd Ahlström is a specialist in neurological nursing and has comprehensive experience working with organizations for patients with long-term diseases and disabilities. Over the years, she has been carrying out research with an interdisciplinary design (involving different quantitative and qualitative methods). She is Principal Investigator (PI) for the projects "Good Life in Old Age" and "Implementation of Knowledge-Based Palliative Care in Nursing Homes". In recent years, a major project has been completed based on data from several national registers on ageing and healthcare for older people with intellectual disabilities. In total, she has completed around twenty research projects as PI. Examples of previous research programs concern quality improvements and person-centred care. She has participated in the European project “WeDO—For the Wellbeing and Dignity of Older People” and has engaged in a collaboration with Kunming Medical University in China for several decades. She is a fellow of EANS (the European Academy of Nursing Science) and has been involved in the EC-funded Leonardo da Vinci program regarding specialist training in neuroscience. In addition to her own research, she has held leadership positions and established three new research environments for young researchers.