The 5th Middle East Congress of Age, Ageing, and Alzheimer’s:
The 5th Middle East Congress of Age, Ageing, and Alzheimer’s: Challenges in Geriatric Care brought together a network of key players, renowned scientists and professionals representing all the following fields of gerontology and geriatrics. This event was in collaboration with the International Institute on Ageing-United Nation-Malta (INIA). It took place between 12-14, 2018 April under the high patronage of his Excellence Prime Minister Najeeb Mikati. There were 18 countries participating in this event and it was held in Tripoli, Lebanon. In the opening ceremony his Excellence Prime Minster Mikati stressed the importance of developing policies recommendations and healthcare services for the elderly in the Region. Dr Abyad stressed the importance of the meeting and the hope for a better future for elderly care in the area.
The Conference covered the Major geriatrics, giants, syndrome and metabolic disorders including:
Dementia & Alzheimer’s
Immobility, Instability, Incontinence, Iatrogenesis
Mental Health including depression
Hypertension, Heart Failure
Nutrition, Frailty, Sarcopenia
Osteoporosis
New Geriatric Syndromes-Osteo-sarcopenia
Metabolic disorder: Dyslipedmia, Diabetes
COPD
MEAMA first session of the sixth postgraduate course covered
Epidemiology: a greying world in better health
Ageing: a lifelong process
Functional impact of ageing and diseases
Promotion of healthy ageing
Gerontopharmacology
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA)
Research
Quality Management
The 5th Middle East Congress of Age, Ageing, and Alzheimer’s: Challenges in Geriatric Care brought together a network of key players, renowned scientists and professionals representing all the following fields of gerontology and geriatrics. This event was in collaboration with the International Institute on Ageing-United Nation-Malta (INIA). It took place between 12-14, 2018 April under the high patronage of his Excellence Prime Minister Najeeb Mikati. There were 18 countries participating in this event and it was held in Tripoli, Lebanon. In the opening ceremony his Excellence Prime Minster Mikati stressed the importance of developing policies recommendations and healthcare services for the elderly in the Region. Dr Abyad stressed the importance of the meeting and the hope for a better future for elderly care in the area.
The Conference covered the Major geriatrics, giants, syndrome and metabolic disorders including:
Dementia & Alzheimer’s
Immobility, Instability, Incontinence, Iatrogenesis
Mental Health including depression
Hypertension, Heart Failure
Nutrition, Frailty, Sarcopenia
Osteoporosis
New Geriatric Syndromes-Osteo-sarcopenia
Metabolic disorder: Dyslipedmia, Diabetes
COPD
MEAMA first session of the sixth postgraduate course covered
Epidemiology: a greying world in better health
Ageing: a lifelong process
Functional impact of ageing and diseases
Promotion of healthy ageing
Gerontopharmacology
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA)
Research
Quality Management
MECAAA ORGANIZERSLocal Lebanese University-Faculty of public health Lebanese Order of Physician –North Lebanon AZM & SAADE Association Abyad Medical Center Welfare Association for the Assistance of the Elderly Regional The Health Ministers' Council for the Cooperation Council States Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing-MEAMA Middle East Association on Age, Ageing & Alzheimer's-MEAAA Saudi Geriatric Association Tunisian Geriatric Association Middle-East Network on Aging Research-MENAR Middle East Network on Elderly Care Services – MENECS Multi Media Medical University-Australia Middle-East Longevity Institute International Internationl Association of Geriatrics and Gerontology-IAGG Medi+WORLD International-Australia Multi Media Medical University-Australia |
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MECAAA COLLOBORATORSMiddle-East Journal of Family Medicine
Middle-East Primary Care Research Network Middle-East Journal of Age & Aging Middle East Network on Aging Research Middle-East Journal of Pyschiatry and Alzheimer’s Middle-East Journal of Nursing Middle East Journal of Internal Medicine WHO Attended Healthcare products & service companies Pharmaceutical companies Medical supply & service companies Retirement communities Assisted and supportive living facilities Government agencies Vision and hearing advancement services Fitness equipment and services Personal care products companies Educational institutions Leisure and recreational services Voluntary and professional organizations Medical, diagnostic, imaging and assistive device companies Banks and insurance companies |
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Participating CountriesLebanon
Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates Qatar Bahrain Kuwait Sultanate Oman Egypt Morocco Canada United Kingdom Iran Switzerland France Italy The Netherland Belgium Iceland The Brochure of the meeting is included |