The 10th Asia / Oceania Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG 2015) covers topics such as:
- Biological sciences
- Genetics of longevity and ageing
- Models of ageing
- Biomarkers of ageing
- Mechanisms of ageing and longevity
- Ageing and metabolism
- Oxidative stress and ageing
- Pharmacogenetics, nutrigenics and ageing
- Stem cell and cell therapy of age related diseases
- Protein aggregation and ageing
- Molecular etiology of age related disease
- Lipoproteins and atherosclerosis
- Nutritional interventions
- Health food and herbal medicine
- Epidemiology, clinical practice and health
- Healthy ageing
- Longitudinal studies on ageing
- Cognitive impairment and rehabilitation
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment
- Continence
- Pain assessment and management
- Psychiatric disorders
- Falls and mobility
- Osteoporosis and fracture prevention and management
- Depression
- Cardiovascular disease
- Respiratory disorders
- Progressive neurological disorders
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Metabolic syndromes
- Neoplastic diseases in older people
- Hypertension
- Diabetes mellitus
- Infection in older people
- Immunisation of older people
- Emergency care for older people
- Geriatric oral health
- Rehabilitation
- Peri-operative care for older people
- Quality in health care
- Medication management
- Quality of life
- Quality in residential care
- Nutritional assessment and management
- Effective exercise approaches
- Translating evidence into practice
- Social research, planning and practice
- Globalisation and ageing
- Trends of Asia / Oceania ageing
- Aged care
- Care-giving
- Indigenous services
- Indigenous elders
- Culture and cultural differences
- Refugee and migrant elders
- Ensuring quality care in residential care
- Home and community based service models and outcomes
- Best practice in aged care nursing
- Person centred services
- Dying well (preparing for natural death at end of life)
- Nursing and other workforce issues
- Pension reform and social security
- Housing for older people
- Population ageing and social policy
- Discrimination on age and gender
- Urbanisation and migration
- Suicide in older people
- Technology adoption
- Living to advanced age
- Age friendly environments/communities
- The built environment
- The mass media and older people
- Working into older age
- Welfare
- Poverty
- Family and intergenerational relationships
- Homelessness
- Abuse and neglect
- Behavioural and social sciences
- Work and retirement
- Family dynamics and mental health
- Gender issues in ageing
- Learning and education
- Cognitive impairment processes in ageing
- Volunteering and community service
- Cognitive impairment and quality of life
- Mental health and well-being
- Active ageing
- Ageing well
- Mental health in rural and regional areas
- Mental health and primary care
- Mental health
- Social engagement and participation
- Impact of global financial pressures on ageing well
- Cognitive assessment
- Stress and ageing
- Healthy adaptation to retirement
- Spirituality and ageing
- Pastoral care
- Voices of older people (eg. self-help/advocacy)
- Understanding lived experience
- Everyday lives of older people
The 10th Asia / Oceania Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG 2015) brings together gerontologists, geriatrics scholars, policy decision-makers, professional activists, related companies, and researchers.
