day 1 agenda

7th World Aging and Rejuvenation Conference (ARC-2025)
July 09 - 11, 2025 at Vienna, Austria
Scientific Program
08:20-08:45 Registrations
08:45- 09:00 Opening Remarks
   
Moderator: 
 
Keynote Session
09:00- 09:30 Mitophagy and cancer: role of BNIP3/BNIP3L as energetic drivers of stemness features, ATP production, proliferation, and cell migration
Michael P. Lisanti, University of Salford, United Kingdom
09:30- 10:00 To be confirmed
10:00- 10:30 Bezisterim epigenetic effects on aging and neurodegeneration
Christopher Reading, BioVie, Inc., United States
 
10: 30-10:40 Group Photo
10:40-11:00 Refreshment Break
 
Scientific Session:I
Session Chairs:
11:00- 11:20 The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): Managing older adults with complex care needs in a cost-effective manner
Matthew McNabney, Johns Hopkins University, United States
11:20- 11:40 Wearable Assistive Robots for Aging Society
Ning Xi, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
11:40- 12:00 Pain-facilitating cutaneous innervations trigger hair follicle activation and
post-injury hair regeneration
Tamar L Ben-Shaanan, University of California San Francisco, United States
12:00- 12:20 Slot Available
12:30- 12:40 Application progress of exergames in health interventions for the elderly
Xi Chen, Central South University, China
12:40- 13:00 Improving workforce capability and capacity in communicating with people living with dementia using and artificially intelligent (AI) avatar, “Talk with Ted”.
Tanya Petrovich, Dementia Australia, Australia
13:00-14.00   
Scientific Session-II
Session Chairs:
14:00- 14:20     Pneumonia, depression, and mortality may increase based on feeding route
in persons with dysphagia
Jennifer Hanners Gutierrez, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, United States
14:20- 14:40     A Study on the Revision of Taiwan's "Accessible Housing Design Standards" Law: A Perspective on the Needs of Elderly People with Disabilities
Chih-Yuan Chang, Architecture and Building Research Institute, Ministry of the Interior, Taiwan
14:40- 15:00     Cell-to-Cell Communication in Prostate Differentiation and Cancer
Alvin Y Liu, University of Washington, United States
15:00- 15:20     Slot Available
15:20- 15:40     Mind on Fire: Hustle Your Way to Mental Clarity
Rhonda Mack, C1 Wellness, United States
15:40- 16:00  Refreshment Break
16:00- 16:20     Prevalence of family-based elder abuse and its associated factor in Gandaki Province of western Nepal: a cross-sectional study
Bharat Kafle, Karnali Academy of Health Sciences, Nepal
16:20- 16:40     Hemp Seed Oil Inhibits the Adipogenicity of the Differentiation-Induced Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells through Suppressing the Cannabinoid Type 1 (CB1)
Huda Alkhalaf, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia
16:40- 17:00     Does the South African government have a duty to fund influenza vaccination of adults 65 Years And Older?
Ruach Sarangarajan, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Panel Discussions
Day-1 Concludes

day 2 agenda

Day-2 - July 10, 2025
Scientific Session-III
Session Chairs: 
10:00-10:20 Registrations
Opening Remarks
10:20-10:40 Breaking Barriers: Innovations and Challenges in Aging Enhancing Health and Psychosocial Well-Being as We Age
Heidi McIntosh, National Association of Social Workers (NASW), United States
10:40-11:00 To be confirmed
11:00- 11:20 Refreshment Break
11:20-11:40 Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty in the management of Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures in Thirdand Fourth-age individuals
Stylianos Kapetanakis, European Interbalkan Medical Center of Thessaloniki, Greece
11:40-12:00 Capturing the ghost in the machine: a process for development and validation of measures of phenomenal consciousness in delirium
Eamonn Eeles, University of Queensland, Australia
12:00-12:20  Slot Available
12:20-12:40  Caregiver Support Model for Informal Caregivers of Frail Older Adults in Hong Kong: A Clustered Randomized Controlled Trial
Alice Ming-lin CHONG, Saint Francis University, China
12:40-13:00  Seniors’ Food Insecurity During COVID-19 in Ethiopia: Beyond Social Protection
Habtamu Gebeyehu Alamineh, Siena University, Italy
Session Chairs: Lunch @ Restaurant
Scientific Session-IV
Session Chairs: 
14:00-14:20  The effects of the Connect Active Program (CAP) in Enhancing Physical Activity and Intergenerational Relationship
Tse Mun Yee Mimi, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong
14:20-14:40  Design and development of a new pictorial tool to facilitate communication around advance care planning
Christian Villavicencio-Chávez, Fundación Caredoctors, Spain
14:40-15:00  Slot Available
15:00-15:20 A systematic review on the multifaceted health factors related to social networks in community-dwelling older adults
Hyunseo An, Graduate School, Yonsei University, Korea South
15:20-15:40 Cognitive Impairment Detection from MRI Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Abraham Varghese, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Muscat, Oman
15:40-16:00 Refreshment Break
Poster Presentations
Poster Judges: 
ARC -1 Comparison of muscle damage markers and myokines between adult and middle-aged marathon runners
Cesar Augustus Zocoler De Sousa, Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul, Brazil
ARC-2 Users’ need of a mobile application in a self-management program for persons with osteoarthritis: A qualitative study
Jung-Hua Shao, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
ARC -3 Living experiences of rheumatoid arthritis among adult Chinese: A qualitative study
Su-Hui Chen, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
ARC -4 Effects of traffic-related air pollution on resting heart rate in the elderly
Yue Leon Guo, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
ARC -5 Evaluating the Effects of Caregiver-Integrated Self-Management Programs on Quality of Life in Elderly Heart Failure Patients
YI-CHUN KAO, Chang Gung University, Taiwan
ARC -6 Health Impact and Proposed Solution for Loneliness Among Older Adults Living in Congregate Living Settings
Rachel Elaine Bagley, Washington State University, United States
ARC -7 Slot Available
ARC -8 Slot Available
ARC -9 Slot Available
Closing Remarks 

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