The “2nd Intensive Course on Ageing” is scheduled on June 21-22, 2012 at the Institut de l'Envelliment of the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain, under the auspices of the IAGG (International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics). The 2012 session will welcome internationally recognized specialists who will share their knowledge on main aspects of gerontology and cancer in senior adults.

This Course is addressed to an audience of students, professionals, researchers and any other actor concerned by Aging issues. Oral communications will be presented within the framework of sessions (30 minutes) & workshops (60 minutes).

The preliminary program will include topics such as:

• How to teach & how to publish in gerontology
• Palliative care
• Clinical trials in frail older adults
• Clinical case in psychogeriatrics
• Longitudinal study on aging
• Epidemiological and medical aspects of aging
• Biology interactions of cancer and age
• Geriatric and physical assessment
• Targeted treatment and new forms of radiation treatment in senior adults
• Physical performance in older patients in cancer
• Clinical manifestations of cancer in the old population
• Hematologic complications of cancer treatment in the older patients and anemia
• Prostate and breast cancer in older subjects

Course Directors will feature :
Lodovico BALDUCCI (United States) - Professor of Medicine and Oncology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, and Chief of the division of Geriatric Oncology, Senior Adult Oncology program, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa.
Matteo CESARI (France) - Medical Physician and Geriatrician at the Institute of Aging, University of Toulouse.
Jaime FITTEN (United States) - Professor of Psychiatry Biobehavioral Sciences and member of the Brain Research Institute, University of California, Los Angeles.
Antoni SALVA (Spain) - Director of the Institut de l’Envelliment, Universitat Autonoma, Barcelona.
Alan SINCLAIR (United Kingdom) - Professor of Medicine, Director of the Institute of Diabetes for Older People (IDOP), University of Bedfordshire.
Bruno VELLAS (France) - Professor of Medicine, Chief Department Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, Chief Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Research Centre, Toulouse University Hospital.

Registration:
You can consult http://www.ic-ageing.com for
- a general presentation of the event, with the last version of the program,
- information about the meeting place at the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau,
- details about the registration procedure.

For more information, please contact :
Constance de Seynes (seynes@cict.fr) - Phone: + 33 (0) 5.61.14.56.39 - Fax: + 33 (0) 5.61.14.56.40
Website : http://www.iagg.info

The Organizing Committee