Curriculum 2023-2024

The balance between gerontology and geriatric topics will be one third.
AFMEE IAGG e-TRIGGER  2023-24
25 May Healthy Aging
A greying world Jaco Hoffman SA MD
Definition of Healthy Aging M. Shawky Khater EG MD
Lifestyle interventions to promote healthy ageing Matteo Cesari IT MD
22 June The relevance and management of Sarcopenia and Frailty
Sarcopenia Alfonso Cruz-Jentoft ES MD
Physical frailty as a pre-disability stage Luigi Ferrucci NIA-USA MD
Nutritional frailty Doha Rasheedy EG MD
20 July Public health
Primary health care and geriatric medicine Heba Saber SA MD
Long term care in national health systems Dilek Aslan TR MD
Use of digital technology and Geriatric Health Care Elias Stephan LN MD
24 August Cancers in Old adults
Definition, efficacy of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Eya Cherif SA MD
Interdisciplinary team work in geriatric medicine Bianca Buurman NL MD
Applications of CGA in oncogeriatrics Kamal Haddad LN MD
28 September Chronic diseases management
Prevention of chronic diseases to control multimorbidity Heba Tawfik SA MD
Polypharmacy and deprescribing  Salwa Alsuwaidi UAE MD
Socio-economic relevance of chronic diseases Abla Mehoi-Sibai LN D.Sc
19 October Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
Early diagnostic of cognitive decline and mild cognitive impairment Mohamed Khater EG MD
Alzheimer disease and other dementias: from diagnosis to treatment Dina Zekri CH MD
Living with Dementia – caregivers roles and socio cultural factors Rayne Stroebel SA MD
16 November Mental health
Impact of loneliness on mental health Imen Baati D.Ss
Depression Nicola Veronese IT MD
Delirium Marc Combrinck SA MD
14 December Nutritional and metabolic disorders
Screening and assement of malnutrition Sonia Hammam ZN MD
Physiological hormesis and hormetins Suresh Rattan NL D.Sc
Epidemiology and Management of Diabetes Ligia Dominguez IT MD
18 January Vitamin D, osteoporosis and falls
Hypovitaminosis D Mario Barbagallo IT MD
Falls Mouna  Snoussi TN MD
Osteoporosis Jean-Yves Reginster BE MD
15 February Three special issues
Social resilience or Social Inequalities Martijn Huisman NL MD
Oral Care Marina Kotsiani GR DDS
Palliative care and the problem of dying K.Szczerbińska PL MD
21 March Cardio-vascular disorders
Hypertension Dr. Shaima Nabil Rohaiem EG MD
Obesity Timo Strandberg SE MD
Heart failure Ghassan Wafta SA MD
18 April Vaccines in Old adults
Significance of vaccines Jean Pierre Michel CH MD
Vaccine Preventable Diseases Stefania Maggi IT MD
Immunization, public health, economy and well-being Jeffrey Mphahlele D.Sc
20 June Award Ceremony Online