8^th International Conference on Geriatrics Gerontology & Palliative Nursing July 30-31, 2018 | Barcelona, Spain

Professor Manuel Oliveira Carrageta is President of the Portuguese Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology. He is a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Lisbon and President of the Preventive Cardiology Institute. Professor Manuel is the Chairman of the Department of Research and Postgraduate Teaching of the Hospital Garcia de Orta. He has been President of the Iberolatin American Atherosclerosis Society. He had presented more than 400 scientific papers in Congresses, made more than 500 conferences and has published over 200 scientific papers. He has been distinguished with six awards for scientific research work and was also awarded with the Prize for medical progress and its application to the elderly. Geriatrics: Director of the Geriatrics and Gerontology Annual Course of the Portuguese Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Professor of the Postgraduate Course on Aging Geriatrics Practice at University of Coimbra, the Geriatrics and Gerontology Course for Pharmacists, Order of Pharmacists, the International Postgraduate Course in Geriatrics at the Faculty of Medicine of Oporto. He is the Ambassador of the European Year of Active Aging and Solidarity between Generations.

Atherosclerosis, Telomeres, Longevity, Cardiovascular risk factors and Clinical Pharmacology.

Jane Mohler is a tenured Professor of Medicine, with co-appointments in the Colleges of Public Health, Bioengineering, Pharmacy and Nursing at the University of Arizona. As a Chronic Disease Epidemiologist, Gerontologist, and Director of the Arizona Healthy Brain Research Center, she leads a highly productive interdisciplinary research program using sophisticated remote monitors and algorithms to measure biometric measures of geriatric syndromes with a focus on frailty, falls and cognition. As past Director of the Southern Arizona VA Health Care System Health Services Research Center (nine years) and Associate Director of the Arizona Center on Aging (ten years), she has mentored hundreds of medical, health science, and engineering trainees and young faculty in aging research.

Gerontology, Public Health, Bioengineering, Pharmacy and Nursing, frailty, falls and cognition.

Alexandre Castro-Caldas is a Professor and currently Director of the Institute of Health Sciences of Portuguese Catholic University and was Full Professor of Neurology at the University of Lisbon and Head of the Department of Clinical Neurosciences of the Hospital de Santa Maria, in Lisbon, Portugal. He obtained his M.D. and his Ph.D. from the University of Lisbon - School of Medicine, where he started his career in 1974. He has been responsible for the Language Research Laboratory until 1998 and organized the Centre for Neurosciences of Lisbon in 1990. He was President of the International Neuropsychological Society (2000-2001). His publications include a textbook of Neuropsychology in Portuguese, papers in international journals, as: Brain, Neurology, NeuroImage, Journal of Cognitive Neurosciences, JINS, and multiple chapters in national and international books. He is member of the editorial board of several national and international journals. His current research interests include several topics in Cognitive Neurosciences and in particular the modulatory effect of environmental stimulation in the human brain. During these years his work has been recognized, having received several awards, from here we choose to mention the Great Price of Medicine from Bial Foundation and more recently the Distinguished Career Award of the International Neuropsychological Society.

Clinical Neurosciences and Cognitive Neurosciences .

Gyula Bakó was originally an internist and endocrinolgist. Since 2002 specialized as geriatritian. He became the Head of the Division of Geriatric Medicine of Department of Internal Medicine of Debrecen University, Hungary. He was sent as reprezentative of Hungarian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics to EUMS GMS (now UMS GMS). He was taking part in the work of the preparation of “European undergraduate curriculum in geriatric medicine developed using an international modified Delphi technique Age And Ageing 43: pp. 1-8. (2014)” and “New horizons in geriatric medicine education and training: The need for pan-European education and training standards (2017)”. He was a member of Editorial Board of the Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics until 2015, and is the member of Editorial Board of Hungarian Geriatrics (Magyar Geriátria). He is the vice president of Hungarian Society of Gerontology and Geriatrics and the president of Medical Advisory Board of the Ministry of Human Resources in Geriatric Medicine and Long Term Care. His main field is pharmacoterapy of elderly people.

Internal Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Long Term Care, Age And Ageing.

Joaquim Parra Marujo holds a PhD in Social and Cultural Anthropology, Master in Lusophony: Culture, Economics and Politics, Master in Clinical Mental Health, Postgraduate diploma in Community Mental Health, Postgraduate diploma in Mental Health and Psychiatry Nursing, Postgraduate diploma in Pedagogy and Administration applied to Teaching for Nurses, Degree in Mental Health Nursing and Psychiatry. He acts as a Coordinating Professor and Director of Graduate in Social Gerontology, in Escola Superior de Educação João de Deus. He is a Psychotherapist and gerontologist transpersonal in Research Unit of Transpersonal Psychology and Gerontology. He is the Member of the International Society for Gerontechnology and BGS - British Geriatrics Society. He has two dozen articles published in magazines and newspapers specialty in gerontology, psychology and design, more than a hundred publications in the fields of gerontology and transpersonal psychology.

Social gerontology, Psychology, Community Mental Health, Mental Health Nursing and Psychiatry.

Marieke van der Waal has been Director of Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing since April 2010. One of Marieke’s focus points is to improve the education curriculum with regards to elderly care. The current curriculum has become outdated and not kept in time with the latest insights and developments. Also lacking, is the transfer of new knowledge into the practical training stages, due to educators being out of touch with the practice, or because other priorities take precedence. Bringing the young and old together, Marieke will work along with partner Association Het Zonnehuis to give a face to this issue and ensure that education is focused upon care for the elderly, and to stimulate youth to consider a career in the healthcare sector. Marieke, together with fellow board member Joris Slaets and the Leyden Academy team, is committed to bring more attention to the results of scientific research on ageing and vitality issues and innovations in the field of elderly healthcare to the general public, policy makers and opinion leaders. Marieke studied the science of Human Nutrition, at Wageningen University, then conducted research on the quality of healthcare for chronically ill patients. She continued her career as a Programme Secretary at NWO Medical Sciences (now ZonMw.). She then became Director of the Netherlands Public Health Federation but were she was committed to bring more attention and resources to a good standard of public healthcare in the Netherlands. At Leyden Academy, Marieke is amongst others responsible for (cursory) education, experimental healthcare and welfare, management, finance, and contact with the Supervisory Board and partners. Additionally, she is the Director of the Dutch branch of the International Longevity Center Global Alliance and performs supervisory roles at Coloriet (elderly, quality committee chairman) and Welfare Lelystad (portfolios of clients, legal affairs).

Ageing and vitality, nutrition, structures and finance for healthcare organisations, revising education, society, perceptions, young and old, career paths, life’s lessons, growing and sharing knowledge.

Leon (Lee) Albert Hyer is a Professor, Mercer Medical School at Georgia Neurosurgical Institute and Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior. Dr. Lee completed his graduation and Internship from Lehigh University during 1970 and Post-Doctoral Education/Training, Clinical Training from Brooke Army Hospital, San Antonio, TX during 1970-1971. Post-Doctoral Clinical Training: Lyons, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lyons, NJ, 1972-197, School and Training: Alfred Adler Institute, New York, NY, 1972-1974 and Certificate. School and Training: New Jersey Academy of Group Psychotherapy, NJ, 1974-1976, Certificate. Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center, 1979-1982. Institute for Advanced Studies in Personality and Psychopathology: Board of Advisors and Senior Fellow Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Coordinator and Special Instructor. Lee involves in several Administrative Responsibilities/Appointments and Committees. He secured many awards/honors and serves as editorial member and also reviewer for the following journals Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Journal of Clinical Psychology, Journal of Applied Gerontology, Journal of Aging Studies, Journal of Gerontology, The Gerontologist, Journal of Traumatic Stress, Journal of Personality Disorders, Journal of Personality Assessment, Psychological Reports and Professional Practice. Lee also published many research papers in highly reputed journals.

Clinical Psychology, Applied Gerontology, Aging Studies, Traumatic Stress, Personality Disorders, Personality Assessment etc.

DR. O. P. Sharma is the Sr. Consultant of Geriatric Medicine at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi. He is the General Secretary of Geriatric Society of India. He is National Professor of Geriatrics. Dr. Sharma holds the position of Editor for Principles & Practices in Geriatric Medicine 2015, Chief Editor of Indian Journal of Geriatric Care and Course Director cum Editor: AKN Sinha Institute – Geriatric Course. He also served in the positions as Editor of Indian Recommendations for Vaccination in Older Adults 2015, Core Committee Member of International Council on Adult Immunization – USA, Expert Group Member Geriatrics: Indian Council of Medical & Research, Expert Committee Member - Haj Vaccination initiatives - Malaysia 2015, Medscape “Pneumococcal Disease –A toxic Mix” Munich Germany 2013, Expert Committee Member of South East Asia Pneumococcal meet - Hong Kong 2013, Invited Speaker at World Anti-Ageing Conference held at Las Vegas, USA during 2007.

Geriatric Medicine, Elderly Care, Anti-Ageing and Older Adults.

Gorshunova Nina - a doctor of medicine, professor, head of the polyclinic therapy & general practice department of Kursk State Medical University, Russia. She is a head of local scientific center of Global Aging Research Network supported by the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics. She is a member of governing Board in scientific Gerontological society of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the member of the international advisory board of academic journal “Advances of gerontology”. The main scientific trends are: gerontology and geriatrics in general practice, cardiovascular problems of elderly people, age-related disorders of hemostasis; mediсo-social rehabilitation; organization and methodical problems of the general medical practice, educational technologies for prevention of premature ageing. Gorshunova Nina - author more than 600 scientific articles, among them 15 in foreign journals, 10 scientific monographies. In 2012 she was award by gold medal of European scientific - industrial chamber for original investigations in Gerontology and for pedagogical activity.

Gerontology, Geriatrics, General practice, Cardiovascular problems of elderly people and Age-related disorders.

Shyh-Dye Lee is a Professor of School of Medicine & Graduate Programme of Long-Term (Custodial) Care and Medical College at Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan. He is an attending Physician & vice Superintendent of Fu Jen Clinics & Affiliated Hospital with Co-Appointments. He acts as an Adjunct Professor of Graduate Institute of Gerontology and Aging at National Cheng Kung University Medical College (NCKUMC) and in Institute of Long-Term(Custodial) Care at National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences (NTUNHS). He is a Senior Attending Physician at Department of Community and Family Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) & Bei-Hu.

Long-Term (Custodial) Care, Gerontology, Aging, Community and Family Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences.