Dear Colleagues,

On June 6th and 7th 2023 you are invited to participate in an event jointly organised by
-The COST Action PROmoting GeRiAtric Medicine in countries where it is still eMergING (PROGRAMMING CA 21122)
-The SPRIN-G Project of the EuGMS Global Europe Initiative – GEI
-The Romanian Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology
 
The title of the event is:
“Multidimensional strategies for the preservation of optimal functional capacity for a better ageing“
 
The venue of the event is Hotel Pullman Bucharest World Trade Center, 10 Montreal square, District 1, 011469 BUCHAREST, Romania 
For those who will not be able to attend in person, sessions will be available via the following zoom link. JUST MAKE SURE YOU ADAPT TO YOUR LOCAL TIME
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84730346213?pwd=eE04K2FYUzFyUmd3YTh2OU9OVE9ydz09
Meeting ID: 847 3034 6213
Passcode: 980054

DAY 1 JUNE 6th – Room Mexico
17:00-17:30: Welcome, coffee 
17:30- 18:00: Welcome Address
Anna Marie Herghelegiu (Romania) – Athanase Benetos (France)
18:00-18:45: Healthy Ageing: spreading the concepts using the WHO "ICOPE" and well-being approaches (20 min lecture and 25 min Q&A)
Chairs: Anna Marie Herghelegiu (Romania) – Athanase Benetos (France)
Speaker: Finbarr C. Martin (UK)
18:45-19:30: The role of physical exercise in the prevention and treatment of cognitive impairment (20 min lecture and 25 min Q&A)
Chair: Anna Marie Herghelegiu (Romania) – Athanase Benetos (France)
Speaker: Nenad Bogdanovic (Sweden)
 
DAY 2 JUNE 7th – Room Mexico
13:30: Welcome, coffee
14:00-14:45: Looking back on life from old age - a philosophical perspective (20 min lecture and 25 min Q&A)
Chairs: Anne Ekdahl (Sweden) – Adina Carmen Ilie (Romania)
Speaker: Raymond Tallis (UK)
14:45-15:30: Historical perspective and current development of Geriatrics in Romania (20 min lecture and 25 min Q&A)
Chairs: Anne Ekdahl (Sweden) – Adina Carmen Ilie (Romania)
Speaker: Anna Marie Herghelegiu (Romania)
16:00-18:00: Round Table: Developing a sustainable network of professionals involved in the care of older people by promoting geriatric medicine education in Romania
Chairs: Marina Kotsani (Greece), Valer Ioan Donca (Romania)
Participants- Romanian stakeholders (in alphabetical order):
- Prof. Ioana Dana Alexa
- Assoc. Prof. Ana Capisizu
- Elena Dobre
- Assoc. Prof. Anca Dohotariu
- Mariuca Ivan
- Dr. Traian Login
- Dr. Cerasela Maciuca
- Prof. Catalina Poiana
- Prof. Dr Catalina Tudose
18:00: Closing Remarks
Athanase Benetos (France) - Marina Kotsani (Greece)
 
VIDEO RECORDINGS
Most of the event’s sessions, will be videorecorded and videos will be accessible on the website and social media of the EuGMS https://www.eugms.org.
 
Registration for the event is free. For ONSITE participation a pre-registration is necessary by sending your name (spelled in English) and email to secretariat@eugms.org. Following this you will receive the formal invitation by the e-COST platform that we kindly ask you to accept by clicking the right link, in order to confirm your participation in the event.
 
For further information, please visit: https://costprogramming.eu/activities/multidimensional-strategies-for-the-preservation-optimal-functional-capacity-for-a-better-ageing/