Este evento teve como primeiro local o Departamento de Gerontologia da Akdeniz University na Turquia no ano de 2010, o segundo foi desenvolvido na UMIT - The Health and Life Sciences University Hall/Tirol (Áustria), a 3ª edição foi realizada no Oxford Institute of Population Ageing na Universidade de Oxford, e a 4ª versão ocorrerá no Brasil, no Campus de Ribeirão Preto da USP, promovido pela Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP) e pelo Instituto de Estudos Avançados (IEA).
O IV Colóquio Internacional de Gerontologia terá como temas principais as tendências demográficas para a América Latina (AL), a economia do envelhecimento e os sistemas de políticas públicas e financiamento dos sistemas sociais, os aspectos culturais e socioeconômicos da população que envelhece na AL, o marketing para idosos, o envelhecimento ativo e saudável, os direitos e aspectos judiciais que envolvem o idoso, o cuidado à saúde e a tecnologia do cuidado.
O evento contará com palestrantes e conferencistas internacionais e nacionais de diferentes áreas do conhecimento tendo como característica principal a interdisciplinaridade e oferecerá espaço para a divulgação de trabalhos científicos resultados de pesquisa e trabalhos de intervenção com idosos.
Proposal for Event
The International Colloquium on Gerontology represents a unique and irreplaceable event with the participation of experts from different areas of knowledge to discuss the latest practices and knowledge in the field of aging attention to the individual. This multidisciplinary meeting is recognized as a platform for new knowledge and practices, focusing on replicable models to help people to be more effective in their work with older adults.
This event was the first location the Department of Gerontology at Akdeniz University in Turkey in 2010, the second was developed at UMIT - The Health and Life Sciences University Hall / Tyrol (Austria), the 3rd edition was held at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing at Oxford University, and the 4th version will occur in Brazil, Campus of Ribeirão Preto, USP, sponsored by the Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto (FMRP) and the Institute of Advanced Studies (IEA).
The IV International Conference on Gerontology will have as major themes demographic trends for Latin America (LA), the economics of aging and public policy systems and financing of social systems, the cultural and socioeconomic aspects of the aging population in the AL, the marketing to elderly people, active and healthy aging, the rights and legal aspects involving elderly, the health care and the technology of the care.
The event will feature international and national speakers from different areas of knowledge, having as main characteristic the interdisciplinary and will and provide space for the publication of scientific papers based on research and intervention work with seniors.