Curriculum 2025-2026
The balance between gerontology and geriatric topics will be one third.
| AFMEE IAGG e-TRIGGER 2025-2026 | |||
| 23 October 2025 | International policies on Ageing | Prof. Rosette Bonello | (MT) |
| The Madrid International Plan of action on ageing | Dr. Alexandro Sidorenko | (United Nations) | |
| UN/WHO decade of Healthy Ageing | Dr. Julia Ferre | (United Nations) | |
| Age-friendly community | Prof. Rosette Bonello | (MT) | |
| 20 November 2025 | Prevention strategy in older adults | Prof. Ellen Vlayen | (BE) |
| Cancers | Dr. Eman Almashjary | (SA) | |
| Cardiometabolic diseases | Prof. Joel Belmin | (FR) | |
| Vaccinations | Prof. Nicola Veronese | (IT) | |
| 18 December 2025 | Muscle health matters along life | Prof. Shaun Louie Sabico | (KSA) |
| Interrelation between sarcopenia and frailty | Marie-Josiane Ntsama Essomba | (CM) | |
| Interrelation muscles and bone | Shaun Louie Sabico | (KSA) | |
| Prescription of exercise | Sameh Ghroubi | (TN) | |
| Team activity: Leaders interviewed by the AFMEE trainees (Rafaela) | |||
| 22 January 2026 | Sensory Impairment as a Public Health Priority | Prof. Dilek ASLAN | (TR) |
| Tackling Vision Loss in Seniors | Prof. Bayazıt İlhan | (TR) | |
| Age-Related hearing Loss and Its Public Health Impact | Prof. Demir Bajin | (TR) (TBC) | |
| Assistive Technology and environmental modifications. | TBC | ||
| 19 February 2026 | Cognitive disorders | Prof. Mohamed Khater | (EG) |
| Transition from MCI to Dementia | Prof. Mohamed Khater | (EG) | |
| Challenges of comorbidity in persons living with dementia | Prof. Dina Zekry | (CH) | |
| Life environment of persons living with dementia | Prof. Rosette Bonello | (MT) | |
| 19. March 2026 | Hot Topics in Gerontology and Geriatrics | Prof. Hans Werner Wahl | (DE) |
| Images on Aging – Importance, Research and International Challenges | Prof. Hans Werner Wahl | (DE) | |
| Care as a dimension of social inequality in ageing societies | Prof. Martina Brandt | (DE) | |
| Capacity and consent for care | Dr. Leon Geffen | (ZA) | |
| Trainees’ research presentations | |||
| 23 April 2023 | Gerontopharmacology and medication management | Prof. Joel Belmin | (FR) |
| Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics | Dr. Elias Stephan | (LN) | |
| Clinical consequences of Inappropriate Medication Use | Prof. Mirko Petrovic | (BE) | |
| Interprofessional Collaboration in Polypharmacy Management | Prof. Jlidi Maroua | (TN) | |
| 21 May 2026 | Urinary incontinence and social inclusion | Dr. Eman Almashjary | |
| Public health aspects of incontinence | Prof. Dilek Aslan | (TR) | |
| Assessment of the different types of Urinary Incontinence | Prof. Naşide Mangir Bolat | (TR) | |
| Interdisciplinary management of Incontinence | Prof. Serap Özgül | ||
| 25 June 2026 | Special communication issues in old age | ||
| Health literacy | Prof. Jean-Pierre Michel | (CH) | |
| Breaking bad news | Prof. Heba Tawfik | (EG) | |
| Sharing information among providers | Dr. Leon Geffen | (ZA) | |
| How to write a paper (Fiona & JPK) | |||
| 23 July 2026 | Special care issues in Geriatric Medicine | Prof. Michael Vassalo | (UK) |
| Oral health and its impact on overall health | Prof. Anastasia Kossioni | (GR) | |
| From Heel to Toe: Foot Care Matters | Prof. Michael Vassalo | (UK) | |
| Prevention and management of pressure injury | Prof. Mouna Snoussi | (TN) | |
| 20 August 2026 | The life course perspective on mental health | Dr. Elias Stephan | (LB) |
| Protecting Your Mental Health as You Age | Prof. Tareq Qassem | (EG) | |
| Integrating Mental Health Care into Geriatric Medicine | (TBC) | ||
| Neuropsychiatric Disorders of Aging: Assessment and Intervention | (TBC) | ||
| 24 September 2026 | Technology challenges & older adults care | Dr. Hanadi Khamis Mubarak Alhamad | (QA) |
| Technology and older adults ‘care challenges | Dr. Hanadi Khamis Mubarak Alhamad | (QA) | |
| The benefitsof technology in geriatric care | Prof. Heba Saber | (EG) | |
| Ethical, Legal & Social Considerations on the use of technology in care | Transcultural trainee debate | ||
| Trainees’ research presentations | |||
| 8 October 2026 | Awards Ceremony | ||