Geriatrics meetings & conferences

39th Association for Gerontology in Higher Education Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference

Waves of Change: Charting the Course for Gerontology Education

February 28 - March 3, 2013 St. Petersburg, Florida

The AGHE Annual Meeting and Educational Leadership Conference is the premier national forum for discussing ideas and issues in gerontological and geriatric education. Educators, clinicians, administrators, researchers, and students share their experiences, expertise, and innovations regarding teaching and learning about aging and older persons. Plan now to be part of this opportunity for professional growth and development.

Upon completion of the Annual Meeting, participants will be better able to:

Describe educational programs and models addressing gerontology and geriatric content at a variety of higher education and learner levels

Understand key educational public policy issues as they relate to funding for higher education and work force preparedness

Identify factors that facilitate gerontology and geriatric education program growth and sustainability

Utilize educational evaluation methods to document learner outcomes and program value

Compare and apply teaching materials, methods, and tools in a variety of content areas to improve their institution’s educational programs

Develop collaborative opportunities in the scholarship of teaching and learning, with national and international colleagues in the field of aging

Strengthen the learning experiences and mentoring available to students in the field of gerontology and geriatrics education

Aging and Diseases of Aging

22 Oct 2012 through 27 Oct 2012 Tokyo, Japan

LANGUAGE NOTE: This meeting will be conducted in English.

Age-related diseases and disabilities, such as cancer, diabetes, and neuronal degeneration, pose an ever increasing social and economic burden worldwide. Fortunately, the last decades have witnessed dramatic progress in our understanding of the aging process. Genetic studies in particular have helped elucidate some of the molecular pathways that regulate the aging and offered new insights into the treatment of age-related diseases. However, there is still much to be learned and further progress in addressing the unique challenges of the aging population will require new insights and novel approaches. In order to accelerate the discovery process, this Keystone Symposia meeting will cover essential aspects of the aging processes, including cell signaling pathways, DNA stability, protein homeostasis, stem cells and cellular senescence. Each plenary session will emphasize innovative findings from a variety of models in basic research areas and link them to age-related disease and frailty. The ultimate goal is to provide an opportunity for attendees to communicate and promote an integrated understanding of aging and age-related diseases. The program for this meeting is highly likely to attract a wide variety of investigators, many of whom might not otherwise interact.

Keystone Symposia
Phone: +1 (800) 253-0685 or +1 (970) 262-1230
Fax: +1 (970) 262-1525
info@keystonesymposia.org

American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry 2013 Annual Meeting

March 14 – March 17, 2013 Los Angeles, California

Finding the Golden Years at the Dawn of a Silver Age: Tools for Geriatric Mental Health Prospectors

Multidisciplinary Care | Research | Education | Advocacy | Empowerment

The AAGP Annual Meeting is the premier educational event in geriatric mental health care, providing the latest information on clinical care, research on aging and mental health, and models of care. Join your colleagues for four days of education, networking, and fun in Los Angeles, California. The 2013 Annual Meeting will include presentations, workshops, discussion sessions, and interest groups.

QUESTIONS?

Registration Information & Assistance
301.654.7850 ext. 110
registration@AAGPonline.org

All Other Annual Meeting Inquiries
301.654.7850 ext. 110
meetinginfo@AAGPonline.org

Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications Conference on Mathematics of Medical Devices and Surgical Procedures

Monday 17 - Wednesday 19 September 2012 University College London United Kingdom

Mathematics is playing an ever increasing role in the area of health and medicine, through the use of modelling, statistics, and virtual simulations. These mathematical tools are becoming invaluable in testing the feasibility of surgical procedures and medical devices prior to clinical trials. Furthermore, there is a very realistic possibility over the next twenty years that computer models coupled to patient-specific imaging will be used in real time in the clinical environment to directly advise on treatment strategies. The aim of this conference is to bring together the diverse community of mathematicians, engineers, physicists, clinicians involved in using applied sciences and mathematics to develop and use medical devices to discuss both the latest research and the needs of the clinical community and patients.

The topics that will be discussed will broadly include cardiovascular devices, medical imaging, ophthalmology, cell biology, disease transmission, orthopaedic, advanced simulations, as well as health in ageing. The conference programme will include keynote speakers drawn from both clinical and mathematical communities, along with contributed presentations and poster sessions. The programme will also include breakout sessions in certain topics as well as refreshment breaks for informal discussions. Social events include a drinks reception and a conference dinner.

Contact information
For scientific queries please contact Ian Eames (i.eames@ucl.ac.uk) or Nick Ovenden (nicko@math.ucl.ac.uk).

For general conference queries please contact Lizzi Lake, Conference Officer
E-mail: conferences@ima.org.uk Tel: +44 (0) 1702 354 020
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK.

IAGG (International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics) 20th World Congress

June 23-27, 2013 Seoul, South Korea

Main Theme
Digital @geing: A New Horizon for Health Care and Active Ageing

Main Themes
The congress program is primarily organized around four main themes:

· Biological Science
· Clinical Medicine
· Social & Behavioral Science
· Research, Policy and Practice

Wireless Health 2012

October 22-25, 2012 San Diego, California

The Wireless Health 2012 conference series convenes the vanguard international research communities in Wireless Health technology and medical research with the rapidly expanding Wireless Health product and service industry, government leadership and policy makers. This conference provides the highest profile academic and industrial research forum for the new field of Wireless Health. Wireless Health 2012 is the third in this annual conference series.

Conference Program Manager: Andrea Jackson, Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance, ajackson@wirelesslifesciences.org

Conference Marketing & Events Manager: Molly Cogan, Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance, mcogan@wirelesslifesciences.org

Our Future is Aging: Current Research on Knowledge, Practice and Policy Research Conference

November 21st-23rd, 2012 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

"Our Future is Aging: Current Research on Knowledge, Practice and Policy" research conference will be held on November 21-23, 2012, Delta Halifax Hotel, Halifax, Nova Scotia. This Conference will bring together researchers, academics, service providers, decision makers, artists, students, policy analysts and members of the community to share the diversity of perspectives and approaches to aging research within the Atlantic region and throughout Canada.

The Conference is being hosted by the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging, Mount Saint Vincent University as part of its 20th anniversary activities. Our Centre, in collaboration with a planning group of reseachers and representatives from practice and policy from throughout the region, are working to offer a valuable conference experience for you.

Atlantic Canada has the oldest populations in the country, and there is significant scholarly research on aging underway in the region that is not well known. This conference provides a unique opportunity for emerging and established researchers, practitioners, and policy makers in the region who are interested and engaged in age-related research to come together to learn about, and be inspired by, one another’s work. It offers an occasion to learn about existing collaborations in aging research, and foster new ones.

About the Organization

The NSCA is a research centre affiliated with the Department of Family Studies & Gerontology at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that was established in 1992. Through research, education and community engagement, the NSCA advances knowledge on aging to inform social policy and practice and enhance the quality of life of older people and their families. For more information on the NSCA visit www.msvu.ca/nsca.

2012 marks our 20th anniversary, and we are planning a special celebration. Our anniversary theme is Our Future is Aging. We chose this theme because it captures where we as a society are headed (our population is aging) and it reaffirms the work and mission of the NSCA to generate knowledge that informs policy and practice on aging related issues. Our Future is Aging: Current Research on Knowledge, Practice and Policy, is one event in the 20th Anniversary program of activities. This research conference supports two of the Centre’s strategic directions by fostering research collaborations and engaging in knowledge translation activities.

Travel Bursaries
If funding permits a limited number of travel bursaries may be available to students traveling to the conference. These bursaries will be distributed on a first-come-first serve basis, and will require the completion and submission of a student travel bursary form. Students are encouraged to identify their intent to apply for a travel bursary on the Online Submission form.

For additional information please consult the Nova Scotia Centre on Aging website: www.msvu.ca/nsca.

Halifax Nova Scotia B3M 2J6 Canada
Tel 902-457-6546 • Fax 902-457-6508

Email: nsca@msvu.ca
www.msvu.ca/nsca

Celebrating 20 Years of Advancing Aging Research and Enhancing Seniors' Lives

5th International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments (PETRA 2012)

June 6-8, 2012 Crete Island, Greece

Conference Theme
The PETRA Conference brings together different types of technology to address an important social and healthcare issue: as the world's population ages, there is growing interest in solutions for the in- home care of the elderly as well as for the care of people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other disabilities or traumas. PETRA (which means "stone" in Greek) reflects the needs of the domestic environment, or "Oikos" as it was known in ancient Greece, but from a technological perspective. People's living environments are particularly important in an increasingly crowded and complex world where the need for inclusiveness and connectivity with the rest of the world is key. PETRA addresses the fact that, as people grow older, they will increasingly rely on technology to be able to stay in their homes.

Contact Us
E-Mail: petrae@uta.edu

National Gerontological Nursing Association 2012 Annual Conference

Gerontological Nursing Care: A Safe Harbor

October 4 - 6, 2012 Baltimore, Maryland

Sarah Clements, Meetings and Convention Director
National Gerontological Nursing Association
3493 Lansdowne Dr, Suite 2
Lexington, KY 40517
859-977-7453
sclements@ngna.org

International Psychogeriatric Association International Meeting 2012

September 7-11, 2012 Cairns, Australia

 The theme of the meeting is Mental Health and Cultural Diversity.

The International Psychogeriatric Association 2012 Meeting Office:

WaldronSmith Management
119 Buckhurst Street
South Melbourne VIC 3205 Australia
T +61 3 9645 6311
F +61 3 9645 6322
E ipa2012@wsm.com.au
www.ipa2012cairns.com