Technical Officer, Healthy Aging, PAHO
Patricia is a physical therapist and has over 15 years of combined experience in clinical physical therapy and research on aging, older adults’ health and public health. She holds a graduate certificate in Public Health, a Master of Arts in Gerontology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (USA) and a PhD in Biomedical Gerontology from the Pontifical Catholic University of de Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil). Is a member of the Brazilian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology and specialist from the Brazilian Association of Physical therapy in Gerontology. Currently serve as the healthy aging advisor at the Department of Family, Health Promotion and Life Course at PAHO headquarters in Washington D.C., Regional WHO office for the Americas.
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Technical Officer, Healthy Aging