The Frailty Seminar Series are an exchange of evidence based practices and research advances in all aspects of frailty and are open to researchers, students, policy makers & healthcare professionals involved with (or outside) geriatric medicine.
Frailty & Cognitive Impairment (Panel)
April 12, 2023
The panel members are Kenneth Rockwood, MD, MPA (Dalhousie University, Canada) – Bruno Vellas, MD ( Toulouse University, France ) – Carlos Cano-Gutierrez, MD (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Colombia) and the panel topic is ‘Frailty and Cognitive Impairment’. This event has … Read more
Frailty Seminar Series: New Developments in Frailty Index
March 8, 2023
The presenter for this seminar is Olga Theo, PhD (Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada) and the seminar topic is ‘New Developments in Frailty Index’. Dr Theo is the Canada Research Chair in Physical Activity, Mobility and Healthy Aging, an Assistant Profressor … Read more
Frailty Seminar Series: Frailty in the Hospital and after Discharge
February 8, 2023
The presenter for this seminar is Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas, MD, PhD (University Hospital of Getafe, Spain) and the seminar topic is ‘Frailty in the Hospital and After Discharge’. Professor Mañas is the Head of the Department of Geriatrics at Hospital Universitario … Read more
Frailty Seminar Series – Panel – Mechanisms of Frailty
January 11, 2023
The participants for this panel include Susan Howlett, PhD (Dalhousie University, Canada), Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD (National Institute of Aging, USA) and Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, PhD (University of Florida, USA) The seminar includes presentations covering – Mechanisms of Frailty, Insights from … Read more
Frailty Seminar Series – Panel – COVID 19 and Frailty
October 12, 2022
The participants for this panel include Simon Conroy, MB ChB, PhD, University Hospitals of Leicester (UK), George Kuchel, MD, CM, FRCP, University of Connecticut (USA) and Sean X. Leng, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University (USA). The seminar includes presentations covering … Read more
Frailty Seminar Series – Sarcopenia, Frailty, and Geroscience
November 9, 2022
The presenter for this seminar is Roger Fielding, PhD. The seminar topic is ‘Sarcopenia, Frailty, and Geroscience’. Dr. Fielding is a Professor of Nutrition at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School … Read more
Frailty Seminar Series – Frailty and Aging
December 14, 2022
The presenter for this seminar is Dr. Linda Fried. The seminar topic is ‘Frailty and Aging’. Dr. Fried is the Dean, Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and Director, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Centre and is a global leader … Read more
Frailty Seminar Series – W.H.O ICOPE Monitor Digital Program in Clinical Practice
September 24, 2022
The presenter for this seminar is Bruno Vellas MD. The seminar topic is the ‘W.H.O ICOPE Monitor Digital Program in Clinical Practice’. Professor Duque is the Bruno Vellas serves as Co-Chair for the ACTC Non-Pharmacological Interventions Committee. Dr. Vellas is … Read more
Frailty Seminar Series – Osteosarcopenia and Frailty
July 14, 2022
The presenter for this seminar is Professor Gustavo Duque. The seminar topic is ‘Osteosarcopenia and Frailty’. Professor Duque is the Director of AIMSS, a geriatrician and clinical and biomedical researcher with a special interest in osteoporosis, sarcopenia and frailty in … Read more
Frailty Seminar Series – Frailty Education in the Era of Social Media
June 8, 2022
The presenter for this seminar is Dr. Mario Ulises Pérez Zepeda. The seminar topic is ‘Frailty Education in the Era of Social Media’. Mario Ulises Pérez-Zepeda is a Mexican clinical geriatrician and researcher at the Instituto Nacional de Geriatría, Mexico. … Read more