The training will cover both theoretical and practical aspects related to the SHARE data infrastructure. The lecturers will provide an overview of data structure, management, and documentation related to the use of SHARE data. Attention will also be given to practical recommendations based on the lecturers’ experience in applying SHARE data in research. Following the presentations, there will be a discussion and Q&A session, during which participants will be encouraged to ask questions, share their experiences, and take part in the discussion.

Lead researchers and acting lead researchers, research assistants and acting research assistants, scientific assistants and acting scientific assistants, as well as other interested participants, are invited to take part in the training.

Facilitators

The training will be led by Dr. Fabio Franzese, Researcher at the SHARE Berlin Institute and Representative of the team of SHARE Database Management and Professor Antanas Kairys, Professor at Vilnius University and SHARE country team leader of Lithuania.

Dr. Fabio Franzese is a representative of the SHARE Central Office, specializing in SHARE data management and analysis. As an expert in SHARE data management and methodology, he is responsible for monitoring the quality of data collection and preparation, as well as contributing to the development of SHARE-related documentation. Dr. Franzese’s research focuses on the measurement of physical activity and health indicators, analyzing SHARE data also at the international level. He is the author of several publications on health-related topics.

Prof. Antanas Kairys leads scientific research at Vilnius University as the head of the Laboratory of Applied Psychology at the Psychology Institute. Since 2015, he has been the Lithuanian country team leader of the SHARE. Professor A. Kairys’s scientific interests include the study of well-being among older adults, with a particular focus on aspects of mental health, using SHARE data in analysis.

Preliminary agenda

9:00–9:30	Welcome coffee
9:30–10:00	Introduction and overview of SHARE in Europe and Latvia	Aija Bukova-Žideļūna, SHARE CTL Latvia
10:00–11:00	SHARE data and documentation	Fabio Franzese, SHARE ERIC Database Management
11:00–12:15	Physical Health Measures in SHARE dataset
12:15–13:15	Lunch break
13:15–14:15	Psychological and mental health variables in the SHARE dataset	Antanas Kairys, SHARE CTL Lithuania
14:15–15:30	SHARE data for psychological research: tips and tricks
15:30–16:15	Discussion, Q&A	Fabio Franzese, Antanas Kairys

The aim of the training is to strengthen the capacity of Latvian researchers and institutions in relation to the use, methodology and integration of SHARE data in research. The training is organized within the framework of the RERDF project Participation of Rīga Stradiņš University in the Horizon Europe Programme, No. 1.1.1.5/3/25/I/014.