We are delighted to announce the National Care Awards are returning in 2018 for the 20th Anniversary Year! They will culminate with our distinguished, black tie, Awards Presentation Dinner on Friday 30 November 2018 at the outstanding Hilton London Metropole, on the Edgware Road.
The National Care Awards is the longest established Annual Awards and is organised by social care’s leading publication, Caring Times. Caring Times reflects the opinion leaders in the social care sector, focusing on news affecting the private, public and not-for-profit providers of nursing and residential care. The Awards were devised to celebrate the very best people in the long-term care sector, highlighting excellence and rewarding those who work tirelessly to provide consistently outstanding care. The Awards are completely free to enterand this year there are 18 categories overall, see below for all of the details!
CT 2018 will take place in Vienna on 4-6 December 2018. This research and innovation event will focus on the European Union’s priorities in the digital transformation of society and industry. It will present an opportunity for the people involved in this transformation to share their experience and vision of Europe in the digital age.
In an open and participatory event, organised by the European Commission and the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, citizens can join science community members, policymakers, and fellow ICT-enthusiasts to discuss the future in a digital Europe.
Explore ICT 2018
ICT 2018 will have four main components converging around the theme Imagine Digital – Connect Europe: Conference, Exhibition, Networking opportunities and Innovation and Startups forum.
The Conference programme will feature influential speakers and debates around the EU’s digital policy. The programme will involve relevant parties from industry, research and public bodies. The ‘Imagine18’ campaign will reach out to generations ranging from teenagers to the elderly to learn how citizens feel about the digital revolution and its effects on daily life.
As part of the ICT 2018 Exhibition programme, EU-funded research and innovation successes will be presented to the public. Visitors will also have the chance to meet the innovators behind these projects.
ICT 2018 offers networking opportunities both offline and online. Participants can meet and engage with the academic and research community, decision-makers, as well as business representatives.
The Innovation and Startups forum will bring together market-oriented innovators and investors, and will present marketable research and innovation results from EU-funded projects.
AgeingFit is the first european business convention dedicated to innovation in the healthy ageing sector.
AgeingFit is the European event dedicated to business partnerships and innovation in the healthy ageing sector. It brings together 600 actors from more than 20 countries, who contribute to identify tomorrow’s market needs and promote today’s innovative products and services for the Senior Market.
Silver Health covers the fields of prevention allowing seniors to be autonomous and in « good health » as long as possible, and also the care of old and sick people staying in hospitals or geriatric homes.
Silver Economy
The sector deals with the heterogeneous and difference of consumption between active retirees and dependent older people, and evolves within a complex financing ecosystem that does not facilitate a clear definition of the sector stakeholders relationships.
In this context, how can we predict that the Silver Economy will become a fully-fledged sector of activity where companies currently involved, would feel included, despite the diversity of their activities? What are the current and future initiatives to be taken in order to make the Silver Economy a clearly established economic and industrial sector?
Key reasons to attend
Because innovating alone has become a real challenge for any organization, regardless of its size or status, engaging in partnerships becomes inevitable to succeed.
Ageingfit offers a constructive framework to meet the needs of all players in regards to innovation in silver economy and health. During the last edition, all stakeholders’ profiles (industrials, retirement and nursing homes, associations, health insurance providers, investors, etc.) registered on the partnering platform to exchange and innovate together.
Ageingfit represents a unique opportunity to develop research and business collaborations, and to promote the innovation to foreign ecosystems, in order to facilitate partnerships in this new and promising sector.
AGEINFIT AT A GLANCE
To best meet the demands of the sector, AgeingFit combines 4 activities:
One-to-one meetings: Meet your future business or innovation partners during one-to-one meetings
Innovation pitches: Discover the services, products and technologies of tomorrow in Silver Economy and Health
Exhibition: Be involved and play an active role in the sector
Conferences and roundtable discussions: Find out about the latest trends and issues of the sector
A plethora of genetic, dietary and pharmacological interventions can extend healthy lifespan in laboratory animals, and can delay or ameliorate diverse aging-related diseases. Many of the signalling pathways involved are evolutionarily conserved, and are starting to be implicated in human aging. This raises the intriguing possibility of performing preventative medicine against the chronic diseases of our time by targeting the main risk factor for all of them, namely aging. Two important current challenges in the field are (1) to understand the downstream pathways by which longevity interventions combat age-related loss of function and pathology, and (2) to translate the findings into the extension of human healthspan.
This third meeting will continue to explore these topics, with particular emphasis on the systemic environment, mitochondria, biomarkers and frailty, immune aging and the protective effects of natural products.
Learning Objectives
- Identify and understand translational approaches to extend human healthspan
- Understand emergent areas of research in aging
- Obtain an advanced view on the molecular biology and genetics of aging
- Understand for profit approaches to mitigate human aging
Target Audience
- Basic scientists in the field of aging research using animal models.
- Human researchers interested in biomarkers of aging
- Clinical trials specialists in aging and associated diseases.
- Scientists and other professionals developing aging interventions.
- Investors looking to enter this new space
- Educated public
Educational Need
The aging field encompasses a wide range of biology, involving many model organisms and, with respect to mammals, the involvement of many tissues. In addition, translational strategies to modify the rate of aging range from lifestyle change to drugs and, more recently stem cell-based therapeutics. As such, there is an abiding need to bring together scientists across diverse fields with the purpose of providing a clear overview of the state of basic research in aging and the development of translational strategies. The goal is to create cross-fertilization between scientists in different areas, accelerating the development of interventions that extend human healthspan.
Student Offer
Take advantage of this fantastic opportunity for students! Register an academic at the earlybird rate of $1,822 and bring a student for only $850. Unfortunately, Postdocs are not eligible. Both registration packages include; accommodation for the 03rd, 04th, 05th March 2019 (on a shared basis for students) and a 24hour all-inclusive food and beverage package for the conference period. Once registered, please contact Meredith Willmott (Meredith@fusion-conferences.com) to obtain a special registration link for your student.
Confirmed Plenary Speakers:
Shin-ichiro Imai (Washington University in St. Louis)
Darren Baker (Mayo Clinic)
Janet Lord (University of Birmingham)
Joan Mannick (Restorbio)
Aleksandra Trifunovic (University of Cologne)
Dennis Villareal (Baylor College of Medicine)
Confirmed Invited Speakers:
Thiruma Arumugam (National University of Singapore)
Bonnie Blomberg (University of Miami)
Steven Braithwait (Alkahest)
Katrin Chua (Stanford University)
Kaare Christensen (Danish Aging Research Center)
Jan Gruber (Yale NUS College)
Jesús Gil (MRC London Institute of Medical Sciences)
Marcia Haigis (Harvard Medical School)
Jackie Han (PICB Shanghai)
Dudley Lamming (University of Wisconsin)
William Mair (Harvard T.H. Chan)
Darcie Moore (University of Wisconsin)
Thomas Nystrom (University of Gothenburg)
Dave Schubert (Salk Institute)
The 2019 conference will have a strong focus on critical and emergent topics facing the field of aging, as well as cutting-edge and responsive programmatic, research, policy and advocacy efforts. Potential interest areas include: emergency/disaster readiness, housing and transportation access, caregiving, substance use/opioid crisis, multiple aspects of dementia, technology and aging, intergenerational models, population health, and shifting policy and legislative issues affecting older adults. Additionally, we welcome proposals spanning the theme of aging that offer innovative policies, programs, practices, models, businesses and learning.
After the incredible success of the 2018 Undoing Aging Conference with 350 participants from 36 countries and over 40 brilliant speakers, SENS Research Foundation and Michael Greve’s Forever Healthy Foundation are pleased to announce that Undoing Aging 2019 will take place in Berlin at the Umspannwerk Alexanderplatz from March, 28 to 30.
The annual Undoing Aging conference is focused on the cellular and molecular repair of age-related damage as the basis of therapies to bring aging under full medical control. Unding Aging 2019 will again focus on bringing together scientists from around the globe in their respective fields, who are leading the charge in maintaining and restoring full health in old age.
Speakers include leading researchers from around the world focused on topics including stem cells, senescent cells, immunotherapies, biomarkers and drug discovery.
Undoing Aging 2019 is not only open to the scientific community but also welcomes all interested members of the broader rejuvenation movement. The conference will feature a student poster session showing the work of innovative undergraduate and graduate students in the field of damage repair.
China’s senior population — those aged 60 and above — is expected to reach 255 million by 2020, according to a State Council plan. By 2020, senior citizens will account for 17.8 percent of the total population, and the number of people aged 80 or older will reach 29 million, said the plan on the development of the elderly during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) period. The senior care industry has developed quickly over the last five years but remains woefully inadequate to cope with the projected increase in the elderly population in China. Elderly care service facilities will be built in new communities and updated in old ones. More innovative elderly care service mode will be explored, including those that involve cooperation with the health care, insurance, education and tourism industry. Non-government actors and foreign investors will be encouraged to support the development of the sector
The State Council issued a plan on Oct 27, 2016 to promote the development of the rehabilitation and assistive products industry, aimed at meeting the growing demand of rehabilitation services in China and strengthening its competitiveness. The cabinet made the goal that the output of the industry will surpass 700 billion yuan ($103.3 billion), a number of world-class Chinese brands and related industrial clusters will emerge and its share in high-end market will see a significant increase by 2020, according to the document. The plan put forward four major tasks, concerning innovation capability, industry upgrade, effective market supply and a favorable market environment, to enhance industry development. Corporations in the industry are also encouraged to carry out international cooperation in trade, technology, and investment and production capability
As the part of “Health China” plan, Aging Care Industry has been included in national strategy. China’s 13th Five-Year Plan attaches great importance to Aging Care Industry, and it shows that: on the basis of household service, China’s aging care industry will establish a multi-layer aging service system that is supported by the communities, and supplemented by institution, to integrate medical industry and aging care industry together.It is forecasted that, the aged people in China will top 400 million, and it will consume 11.5 trillion RMB yearly, account for 13.5% of GDP roughly.
Boasting the key metropolitan and core city within Bohai Sea Ring Area, Beijing has unique strengths comparing other cities, attracting overseas enterprises to penetrate their business in Chinese aging care Industry.The country was found to have the fastest aging population among countries around east Asia and the Pacific in recent report by the world bank, which said China’s Population is growing faster than any other region in History.People aged over 65 years old account for more than 10 percent of China’s total population, compare with standard 7 percent used globally an aging society.More non –government entities will be allowed to enter the sector and private funds are encouraged to invest, including overseas investors.
Discover the Latest Strategies, Products and Ideas in Design for Aging Lifestyles
The Environments for Aging Expo & Conference offers the latest strategies and ideas for creating functional and attractive living environments that meet the needs of our aging population. During this comprehensive three-day learning experience, attendees will network with peers while learning the latest innovations and best practices in senior friendly design for long-term and residential care settings.
Community tours offer insights into innovations of senior living designs. These walk-throughs provide real-life examples of incorporating best practice techniques, new enrichment opportunities, and memory & dementia care focused design.
Workshops provide an in-depth look at processes and procedures utilized across continuum of care, from CCRC design where some residents may still be independent, to memory and dementia care design.
Explore Senior Living Design at Conference & Workshops
Attendees will share common goals and innovations as well as building, architecture, and best practices. Don’t miss the opportunity to gain inspiration through a gathering of like-minded, forward-thinking individuals instrumental in the creation of future living environments for the aging. Best practices for products and materials, along with current trends in colors, mood setting, and use of space all contribute to the various aspects of senior friendly design.
Highlights of the EFA Conference include:
- Outdoor Environments in CCRC Design
- Best practices in the design of long-term and residential care settings.
- Innovation and development in design for aging lifestyles
- Networking with like-minded individuals
Who Should Attend?
- Architects
- Owners
- Developers
- Facilities managers
- Design professionals
- Product manufacturers
- Government officials
- Gerontologists & other aging experts
Association Partners
The Environments for Aging Expo & Conference is presented by Environments for Aging and The Center for Health Design, and the following associations:
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