Curriculum 2025
The balance between gerontology and geriatric topics will be one third.
| ASIO IAGG e-TRIGGER 2025 | ||||
| January 18 | Basic knowledge on Aging – Prof Reshma Merchant (SG) & Hidenori ARAI (JP) | Key Speakers | ||
| Hallmarks of aging and Age Related Dieases | Serge Adnot (FR) | |||
| From Pathophysiological Changes to Functional Implications | Reshma MERCHANT (SG) | |||
| Technology applications for independent living | Ashish GOEL (IN) | |||
| February 15 | Discovering ICOPE 2 – Prof Yuka SUMI – WHO & Prof. Matteo Cesari – WHO) | |||
| Healthy ageing and integrated care for older people | Mateo Cesari (WHO) | |||
| ICOPE handbook second edition | Yuka Sumi (WHO) | |||
| Vitality, Hearing and Vision assessments | Dr. Ramesh Kandel (NP) | |||
| March 15 | Principles in Geriatric Medicine – Prof Maw PIN TAN (MY) & Prof Reshma Merchant (SG) | |||
| Concepts in Geriaric care | Ming-Yueh Chou (TW) | |||
| Aging multimorbidity and daily functioning | Dr. Enying GONG (CN) | |||
| Interprofessional team building | Jean-Pierre Michel (CH) | |||
| Team activity: | Leadership in Geriatric Medicine – Prof. Maw Pin Tan (MY)& DR Malarkodi Suppamutharwyam (MY) Interview/publication of current leaders in Geriatric Medicine in Asia | |||
| April 12 | Nutrition and Metabolic disorders – Ruth TeH (NZ) | |||
| Food challenges (food security & access, swallowing disturbances and nutrition in cognitively impaired adults…) | Prof Sandra Iuliano (AU) | |||
| Managing oral nutrition intake in frail and vulnerable older adults in the community | Prof Ruth Teh (NU) | |||
| Adequate protein intake in vulnerable old adults (including enteral/parenteral nutrition) | Prof Lee-Anne Chapple (AU) | |||
| May 17 | Cognitive decline and dementias – Prof Prasert Assantachai (TH) & Prof Leon Flicker (AU) | |||
| Prevention of cognitive impairment | Prof Saniya Sabzwari (PK) | |||
| Strategies to diagnose cognitive impairment and dementia | Prof Leon Flicker (AU) | |||
| Alzheimer disease and other dementias | Prof KrolacK Salmon (FR) | |||
| June 14 | Muscles health matters – Prof Robin Daly (AU) | |||
| Inter relation between muscles and bone | Prof David Scott (AU) | |||
| Inter relation between muscles and brain | Prof Liang Kung Chen (TW) | |||
| Medical prescription of physical exercises | Prof Robin Daly (AU) | |||
| Team activity: | Whole society approach of Healthy aging | |||
| July 12 | Long Term Care – Prof July Byles – (AU) | |||
| Essential concepts in long-term care settings ? | Prof. Julie Byles (AU) | |||
| Managing medical problems in long-term care ? | Prof. Balakrishnan R (AU) | |||
| Enhancing the quality of long-term care ? | Prof. Capt. Dr. Siriphan Sasat (TH) | |||
| August 23 | Basic geriatric care – Prof Ashih Goel (IN) & Prof Arvind Mathur (IN) | |||
| Home care basis and support of family caregivers | Prof Arvind Mathur (IN) | |||
| Loneliness and Social Isolation | Prof. Fei-Yuan Sharon Hsiao (TE) | |||
| Fighting against agism | Mrs Moira Allan (FR) | |||
| September 20 | Urologic care – Prof. Matthias Shlögel (CH) | |||
| From Awareness to Action: Driving Innovations in Continence Care Through Effective Leadership | Dr Mathias Schlögl (CH) | |||
| Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults: Diagnosis and Management | Dr S. Cacciatore (IT) | |||
| Begnin prostate hypertrophy | Prof F. Solanki (IN) | |||
| October 18 | Infectious diseases in old age – Prof Prasert Assantachai (TH) & Prof Jean-Pierre Michel (CH) | |||
| Infection control to fight against health care associated infection | Prof Prendki Virginie (Geneva) OK JPM | |||
| Vaccine preventable respiratory diseases | Prof Maw Pin TAN (Kuala Lumpur) | |||
| HIV, antiretroviral treatments and ageing | Prof Prakash TYIAGI (Jodhpur) (OK JPM) | |||
| November 15 | Emergency care in old adults – Prof Sophia Li Kang (CN) & Prof Jean-Pierre Michel (CH) | |||
| Management of an acute mental disorder | Prof Gary Cheung (NZ) | |||
| Suspicion of elder mistreatment/aubse in the emergency room | Dr Ng Wai Chong (SG) | |||
| Innovative organization of emergency care | Dr Yenhsuan Wu (TW) | |||
| December 13 | Palliative Medicine (Prof Sophia Li Kang- Beijing) | |||
| Geriatric and palliative care trajectories | Prof Sophia Li Kang (CN) | |||
| Is it possible to transfer the UK palliative care model to China? | Dr Jin Shang (CN) | |||
| Palliative care transitions and networking | Mrs Wei Li (CN) | |||
| January 20, 2026 | AWARD CEREMONY | |||