Aging Populations workshop

Population aging and the increase of aging-related conditions creates medical, societal and economical challenges. However, the promotion of healthy and active aging improves quality of life and offers unique opportunities for individuals and the society. Using a life course perspective, this interdisciplinary workshop will discuss novel prevention strategies, innovative solutions, wider societal implementation, and the role of higher education.

1) Video: Miia Kivipelto – Keynote 2018: Multi-domain interventions to prevent cognitive impairment and dementia: From FINGER to Worldwide FINGERS

https://vimeo.com/301269484

Video: Ingmar Skoog – The New Aging

2) Report: Alzheimer’s Disease International: World Alzheimer Report 2018: The state of the art of dementia research: New frontiers

https://www.alz.co.uk/research/WorldAlzheimerReport2018.pdf

3) Report: WHO: Dementia – a Public Health Priority (2012)

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/75263/9789241564458_eng.pdf;jsessionid=B34160ABCE8189DC3FE4DA1B79807E7D?sequence=1

4) Review article: Advances in the prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4447057/pdf/medrep-07-50.pdf