Curriculum 2026-2027
The balance between gerontology and geriatric topics will be one third.
| AFMEE IAGG e-TRIGGER 2025-2026 | |||
| Novemver 19, 2026 | Healthy Ageing: From Measurement to Action | Prof. | (Nationality) |
| Intrinsic Capacity and Functional Ability | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Measuring healthspan rather than diseases alone | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Using population data to monitor Healthy Ageing | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| December 17, 2026 | Acute Geriatric Medicine: When Older Adults Become Acutely Ill | Prof. | (Nationality) |
| Atypical presentation of acute disease in older adults | Prof. | (Nationality)) | |
| Acute deterioration in frailty: assessment and priorities | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Avoiding iatrogenic harm during emergency/hospital care | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| January 27, 2027 | Ageing in Place, Long-Term Care and Caregiver Support | Prof. | (Nationality) |
| Ageing safely at home | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Supporting informal/family caregivers | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Quality, transitions and coordination across home, hospital and long-term care | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| February 18, 2027 | Neurological Disorders Beyond Dementia | Prof. | (Nationality) |
| Stroke in older adults: acute and post-stroke management | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Parkinson’s disease and movement disorders | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Dizziness, vertigo, and balance disorders | Prof. | ||
| March 18, 2027 | Pain in older adults | Prof. | (Nationality) |
| Assessment of acute and chronic pain | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Pain in dementia and communication difficulties | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment in frail older people | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| April 15, 2027 | Ageing in a Changing Climate | Prof. | (Nationality) |
| Heat, pollution and older-person vulnerability | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Climate disasters, emergencies, and displacement | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Building age- and climate-resilient communities | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| May 20, 2027 | The Older Surgical Patient: Perioperative Geriatrics | Prof. | (Nationality) |
| Preoperative CGA, frailty and surgical risk | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Preventing delirium, functional decline and complications | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Orthogeriatrics and postoperative rehabilitation | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| June 17, 2027 | Swallowing, Hydration and Bowel Health | Prof. | |
| Dysphagia and aspiration pneumonia | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Dehydration and fluid imbalance | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Constipation and faecal incontinence | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| July 22, 2027 | From Biology of Ageing to Geroscience | ||
| Hallmarks/mechanisms of biological ageing From geroscience to geromedicine | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Biological age, biomarkers and ageing clocks | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Can targeting ageing improve healthspan? From geroscience to geromedicine | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| August 19, 2027 | Ageism | Prof. | (Nationality) |
| Understanding ageism in geriatric care | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| From clinical decisions to health systems | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Applied case study: Recognising ageism and redesigning care | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| September 16, 2027 | Geriatric Rehabilitation and Recovery of Function | Prof. | (Nationality) |
| Hospital-associated deconditioning and disability | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Principles of geriatric rehabilitation | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| From hospital to home: restoring mobility, ADLs and participation | |||
| October 21, 2027 | Sleep and Circadian Health in Later Life | Prof. | (Nationality) |
| Normal ageing, insomnia and circadian changes | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Sleep apnoea and cardiometabolic/cognitive consequences | Prof. | (Nationality) | |
| Sleep medications, falls and non-drug interventions | |||