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Nestlé Nutrition Institute: RoundtableWe attended the media roundtable organized by the Nestlé Nutrition Institute. Here we post video interviews with the speakers and some key thoughts...

IAGG 2009 : A societal time bomb and little media coverage beyond this blog!The 19th edition of the IAGG conference on gerontology and geriatrics ended on July 9th 2009 in Paris. 6000 delegates returned to their 90...

Centenarians (2): Oral Communications at IAGG 2009Several oral communications on centenarians at the IAGG 2009 conference confirmed and elaborated on the themes mentioned in the poster summary...

Centenarians (1) : poster presentations at IAGG 2009Centenarians were the subject of 6 posters at the IAGG conference. Y Gondo (Osaka) studied the functional status of semi-supercentenarians,...

Closing Ceremony in VideosAfter 5 days, hundreds of presentations and almost 7000 attendants, the International Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics officially ended with a...

Poster Interview: Acquired PneumoniaBLAJA-LISNIC from Chişinău, Republic of Moldova, described her poster presentation: The clinical interpretation of the old patient with...

Poster Interview: Older Women’s Conceptions of Physical Health Using PhotovoiceJohn Naslund from the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver, Canada presented his project, Examining Older Women's Conceptions of Physical...

Held every four years, the IAGG (International Association of Gerontology & Geriatrics) World Congress of Gerontology & Geriatrics is attended by teams of experts from around the world, who will discuss the latest findings in the fields of ageing. An attractive program was created by its International Scientific Committee and will feature four main investigation areas:
- Health and geriatric sciences
- Social gerontology
- Behavioural and psychological sciences
- Biology of ageing.
A few figures for a major event:
4390 abstracts submitted
520 symposiums received
More than 6000 participants are expected from over 90 countries
The 19th edition of the world congress will contribute to make Gerontology a major actor for the future. It will take place in the Palais des Congrès, Paris, France from 5 to 9 July 2009.
For latest news, please go to:
www.gerontologyparis2009.com
For The Posters, please go to:
HealthandAge.com





