Smart Aging: A shift from the traditional concept of Gerontology to modern Aging Science
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In this conference, we will share our latest understandings of the aging of individuals in society, as well as the cutting-edge technologies and strategies used to tackle the problems associated with an aging population. We will also discuss the conceptual framework and agenda for an integrated approach to aging science, in order to overcome the common obstacles faced by modern societies.
Date
May 24, 2017 – May 26, 2017
Venue
International Conference Room
Smart Aging International Research Center, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University
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Invited Speakers [Nov. 14, 2017 Updated]
Kaoruko Aita (University of Tokyo)
Sarah J. Barber (San Francisco State University)
Laurie T. Butler (University of Reading)
Liang-Kung Chen (Taipei Veterans General Hospital)
Mariko Hasegawa (Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
Noora Jansson (OuluHealth Ecosystem)
Hiroshi Kabashima (Tohoku University)
Stuart Kandell (University of California, Berkeley)
Hiroshi Kito (University of Shizuoka)
Arthur F. Kramer (Northeastern University)
Hiroyuki Murata (Smart Aging Research Center, Tohoku University)
Motoaki Sugiura (IDAC, Tohoku University)
Takao Suzuki (J. F. Oberlin University)
Yozo Taniyama (Tohoku University)
Takashi Uozumi (Open University of Japan)
Joe Verghese (Albert-Einstein College of Medicine)
Time Schedule [Nov. 14, 2017 Updated]
- Wednesday, May 24, 2017
- Thanatology in Aging Society
- 9:15 – 9:30
- Opening
- Sadayoshi Ito (Director of TFC, Tohoku University)
- Ryuta Kawashima (Main Organizer, IDAC, Tohoku University)
- Motoaki Sugiura (Organizer, IDAC, Tohoku University)
- Session 1: Thanatological Perspectives in Aged Society
- Chair: Stuart Kandell (University of California, Berkeley)
- 9:30 – 10:30
- Mariko Hasegawa (Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
- Human life history and the function of aged people from the perspective of evolutionary biology
- 10:30 – 11:30
- Hiroshi Kito (University of Shizuoka)
- Aging in History: a Journey to Aged Society
- 11:30 – 13:30
- Lunch & Meet the Expert (1)
- Session 2: Thanatological Practice in Aged Society
- Chair: Arthur F. Kramer (Northeastern University)
- 13:30 – 14:30
- Takashi Uozumi (Open University of Japan)
- The Japanese Perspective on Life and Death – with MATSUO Basho as an Indication
- 14:30 – 15:30
- Sarah J. Barber (San Francisco State University)
- Intervening to eliminate the negative effects of stereotype threat on older adults' memory performance
- 15:30 – 16:00
- Coffee Break & Poster Viewing
- 16:00 – 17:00
- Kaoruko Aita (University of Tokyo)
- End-of-life care for the aged in Japan: artificial hydration and nutrition
- 17:00 – 18:00
- Yozo Taniyama (Tohoku University)
- Interfaith Chaplaincy Movement in Japan After the Tsunami
- 19:00 –
- Dinner (only for speakers)
- Thursday, May 25, 2017
- Interventions for Elderly
- Session 3: Physiological Interventions for Elderly
- Chair: Tomoyuki Yambe (IDAC, Tohoku University)
- 8:45 – 9:45
- Takao Suzuki (J. F. Oberlin University)
- Prevention of Long-term Care State among the Community Elderly in Japan
- 9:45 – 10:45
- Liang-Kung Chen (Taipei Veterans General Hospital)
- Frailty: the Common Pathway of Advanced Aging
- 10:45 – 11:00
- Coffee Break
- 11:00 – 12:00
- Laurie T. Butler (University of Reading)
- The role of nutrition in slowing cognitive decline in older adults
- 12:00 – 14:00
- Lunch & Meet the Expert (2)
- Session 4: Social-Cognitive Interventions for Elderly
- Chair: Sarah J. Barber (San Francisco State University)
- 14:00 – 15:00
- Joe Verghese (Albert-Einstein College of Medicine)
- Prevention of dementia: lifestyle factors
- 15:00 – 16:00
- Arthur F. Kramer (Northeastern University)
- Walking Towards a Healtheir Brain & Mind
- 16:00 – 16:30
- Coffee Break & Poster Viewing
Travel cost reimbursement time only for overseas speakers
- 16:30 – 17:30
- Motoaki Sugiura (IDAC, Tohoku University)
- Towards the adaptation model of the smart-aging intervention: functional neuroimaging of normal aging and three-layered associative model of the self
- 17:30 – 18:30
- Stuart Kandell (University of California, Berkeley)
- Impact of Creative Aging on health, well being and social connection
- 18:50 –
- Group Photo
- Friday, May 26, 2017
- Social Systems for Smart Aging
- Session 5: Social Systems for Smart Aging
- Chair: Joe Verghese (Albert-Einstein College of Medicine)
- 8:45 – 9:45
- Hiroshi Kabashima (Tohoku University)
- Imagining a Smart Aging Society from a Legal and Political Perspective – in view to insurance system –
- 9:45 – 10:45
- Hiroyuki Murata (Smart Aging Research Center, Tohoku University)
- Turn super-aged society info business: bridging research and market
- 10:45 – 11:00
- Coffee Break
- 11:00 – 12:00
- Noora Jansson (OuluHealth Ecosystem)
- Ecosystem perspective to healthcare innovation – Learnings from Northern Finland
- 12:00 –
- Closing Motoaki Sugiura (IDAC, Tohoku University)
Poster
- Smart Aging: Download [PDF]
Event Registration
Contact
Registration inquiries for “Aging Science: from molecules to Society”, please contact:
Ms. Motoko Konno
Email: motoko.konno.a4*tohoku.ac.jp (Change * to @)