Conference on health for active ageing and promotion of autonomy in an inclusive and intergenerational society

Presentation

The European Union has declared 2012 as the European Year of Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity. The reality of an aged Europe, with the social and economic risks that this entails, has been decisive when it comes to approach this celebration in all member states.

The conviction that there is plenty of life after the age of 60, and that society must increasingly value the contribution of seniors, who had been underrated during the last three decades because of the general development policy in Europe, has been a determining factor in the proposal to encourage active ageing and the approach, collaboration and recovery of respect between generations.

Enjoying life more, not less, when we grow old, both at work and at home or in the community, is a fact that affects not only each person individually but also the society as a whole and for which we need to prepare our society in view of the demographic and social forecasts shown by scientific and socio-economic studies.

From the Permanent University and the Association of Students and Alumni of the Permanent University, we have been making considerable efforts in this direction for more than a decade now. Our task has been unflagging, both in the formative context and in the area of activities for personal development, active ageing promotion and dependency reduction. In this European Year, we want to join the initiative of raising awareness about the different problems, the best ways to cope with them, and the opportunities for personal development which are available to seniors within a society for all ages.

These are the premises from which we organise the CONFERENCE ON HEALTH FOR ACTIVE AGEING AND PROMOTION OF AUTONOMY IN AN INCLUSIVE AND INTERGENERATIONAL SOCIETY, which is going to be developed in collaboration with professionals and institutions specialised in the field of Health, the Alicante Town University Venue and the Vice-Rectorate of Extracurricular Activities. In the course of the Conference, the speakers will provide the knowledge, the scientific evidence and the latest breakthroughs in various fields of health which are of special interest to the social group of seniors with a view to improve their quality of life and promote an Active Ageing.

 Programme

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Monday, June 4th

10:30 h.

AN ACTIVE AND HEALTHY LONGEVITY IS POSSIBLE. HEALTHY HABITS IN CELL AGEING PREVENTION AND IN THE APPERANCE OF PATHOLOGIES

ALFONSO SOLER GOMIS

Biochemist and Assistant Ph.D Lecturer

Faculty of Education - University of Alicante

18:30 h.

AGEING OF THE RETINA: MACULAR DEGENERATION ASSOCIATED WITH AGE. CURRENT THERAPEUTIC INFORMATION

CONCEPCIÓN DE LA VEGA GALIANA

Ophthalmologist

Prevention Service - University of Alicante

VISSUM Ophthalmological Clinic

Tuesday, June 5th

10:30 h.

DIET FOR A HEALTHY AGEING AND EFFICIENT AND RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION FOR THE SENIOR'S NUTRITION

CARLOS PUERTA SANZ

Doctor specialised in Elderly People Preferential Attention

Alicante Residential Home for the Elderly

UPUA Teaching Collaborator

17:30 h.

PSYCHOLOGICAL WELFARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN SENIORS: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS ABOUT MEMORY AND ITS PROCESSES

ALBERTO PLAZA SALÁN

Psychology Department Consultant

UPUA Teaching Collaborator

Wednesday, June 6th

10:30 h.

IMPORTANCE OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN SENIORS FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF FUNCTIONAL AND EMOTIONAL CAPACITY, THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF PATHOLOGIES, AND THE SLOWING DOWN OF THE AGEING PROCESS

LILYAN MERCEDES VEGA RAMÍREZ

Associate Lecturer Department of General and Specific Didactics

Faculty of Education - University of Alicante

18:30 h.

MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH: AGE DOES NOT MATTER

PALOMA VELA-CASASEMPERE

Department Specialist Doctor at the Rheumatology Section

Alicante General University Hospital

Associate Lecturer - Department of Clinical Medicine

Miguel Hernández University

Thursday, June 7th

10:30 h.

THE MEDICAMENT AND PHARMACOLOGICAL THERAPEUTICS IN SENIORS. PHARMACOKINETICS AND PHARMACODYNAMICS

ENCARNACIÓN GÓMEZ GARCÍA

Pharmaceutical

EHLE Research Project – Collaborative Teaching UPUA

18:30 h.

HYPOACUSIS IN MATURITY AND HOW TO FACE IT

ISABEL AGUADERO GARCÍA

Otorhinolaryngolog

Medical Assistant Vega Baja Hospital

Monday, June 11th

10:00 h

IMPORTANCE OF LIFESTYLES IN THE HEART HEALTH OF A SENIOR

JULIAN S. ELIZ

Cardiologist

17:30 h.

COPD, (CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE) UNKNOWN DISEASE, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT

INMACULADA LASSALETTA GOÑI

Nurse Pneumology Service

Alicante General University Hospital

18:30 h.

SLEEPING WITH YOUR ENEMY. SLEEP APNEA

ALFREDO CANDELA BLANES

Senior Doctor Pneumology Service

Alicante General University Hospital

Tuesday, June 12th

10:30 h.

HOW TO PREVENT CARDIAC AND VASCULAR ACCIDENTS AND THE RISK OF HEART ATTACK IN SENIORS

EMILIO RODRÍGUEZ BERNABEU

Cardiologist

18:30 h.

BREAKTHROUGHS IN NEUROLOGY. KEYS TO A HEALTHY AGEING

ÁNGEL PÉREZ SEMPERE

Neurologist

Alicante General University Hospital

Place

Alicante Town University Venue

Vice-Rectorate of Extracurricular Activities

University of Alicante

Ramón y Cajal Ave., 4  -  03001 Alicante

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