5th International Conference on

Gerontology & Geriatric
Medicine

SilverAge 2024 concluded with great success on the scenic Penang Island, Malaysia. Experts in gerontology and geriatrics medicine gathered to discuss innovative approaches to healthy ageing and improving the well-being of the elderly. The conference fostered key collaborations and sparked meaningful dialogue, ensuring a continued global focus on enhancing the quality of life for older adults. Stay tuned for more updates on SilverAge 2025!

5th International Conference on

Gerontology & Geriatric
Medicine

12th - 13th September 2024

Penang Island, Malaysia

Hybrid (Online & In-person)

Welcome

Age is just a number in many instances, yet not just a number in some cases. Experiences, knowledge and specializations grow with age at the same time vulnerabilities, challenges and risks associated with life also increase. Following some hectic global health challenges resulting from the Covid 19 pandemic, the world is now reflecting upon those challenges associated with vulnerable groups of the population. Hence the 5th International Conference on Gerontology and Geriatrics Medicine, SilverAge 2024 will be hosted by iConferences with the collaboration of the International Institute on Ageing United Nations - Malta, John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, La Trobe University, Australia and Indian Academy of Geriatrics (IAG), India to assist these efforts. Promising a memorable experience for all the participants, the Silver Age 2024 will be held as a hybrid conference at Penang Island, Malaysia on 12th - 13th September 2024. It is expected to take initiatives in commencing the continuous process of healthy ageing in order to optimize and improve the physical, mental, and social well-being of the elderly population and thereby enhance the quality of life. This will ensure a sustainable social structure that enables advancements of humankind in a more holistic approach.

Age is just a number in many instances, yet not just a number in some cases. Experiences, knowledge and specializations grow with age at the same time vulnerabilities, challenges and risks associated with life also increase. Following some hectic global health challenges resulting from the Covid 19 pandemic, the world is now reflecting upon those challenges associated with vulnerable groups of the population. Hence 5th International Conference on Gerontology and Geriatrics Medicine, SilverAge 2024 will be hosted by iConferences with the collaboration of the International Institute of Ageing, United Nations – Malta to assist these efforts. Promising a memorable experience for all the participants, the Silver Age 2024 will be held as a hybrid conference at Penang Island, Malaysia on 12th - 13th September 2024. It is expected to take initiatives in commencing the continuous process of healthy aging in order to optimize and improve the physical, mental, and social well-being of the elderly population and thereby enhance the quality of life. This will ensure a sustainable social structure that enables advancements of humankind in a more holistic approach.

Abstract details

Programme​

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SilveAge Brochure 2024

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Abstract Book

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Conference Tracks

Gerontology

Geriatrics

Speakers

Dr. Ponnusamy Subramaniam

Conference Chair

Senior Lecturer and Consultant Clinical Psychologist
Centre of Healthy Ageing and Wellness (H-CARE)
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Professor Keith Hill

Keynote Speaker

Director, Rehabilitation,Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) research centre,School of Primary and Allied Health Care,Peninsula Campus,Monash University,Australia

Dr Sean MacDermott

Keynote Speaker

Director,John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research,La Trobe University,Australia

Dr. Shiromi Maduwage

Keynote Speaker

Public Health Specialist,
Ministry of Health,
Sri Lanka

Dr Ashish Goel MD, FICP, MPH

Keynote Speaker

President of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics.
Head of Department & Professor of Medicine,
Dr BR Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences,
Punjab, India.

Dato’ Ir. Rajendran P. Anthony

Keynote Speaker

Mayor,
City Council of Penang Island,
Malaysia.

Dr. Ponnusamy Subramaniam

Conference Chair

Head of Program & Senior Lecturer / Consultant Clinical Psychologist Clinical Psychology and Behavioural Health Program/ Centre for Healthy Ageing and Wellness (H-CARE), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Professor Keith Hill

Keynote Speaker

Director, Rehabilitation,Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) research centre,School of Primary and Allied Health Care,Peninsula Campus,Monash University,Australia

Associate Professor Sean MacDermott

Keynote Speaker

Director, John Richards Centre for Rural Ageing Research, La Trobe University, Australia

Dato’ Ir. Rajendran P. Anthony

Keynote Speaker

Mayor,
City Council of Penang Island,
Malaysia.

Professor Meenaxi Sharda

Keynote Speaker

Vice President,
Indian Academy of Geriatrics (IAG),
India

Dr. Shiromi Maduwage

Keynote Speaker

Public Health Specialist,
Ministry of Health,
Sri Lanka

Publications

All accepted abstracts of registered participants will be published in the 5th International Conference on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine 2024 (SilverAge 2024) abstract book with ISBN 978-955-3450-00-5. All accepted full papers after the double-blind peer review process will be published in the conference proceedings of the International Conference on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine with ISSN and with a unique DOI (DOI Prefix: 10.32789). Conference Proceedings will be submitted to SCOPUS, Thomson Reuters and Google scholar. Registered participants also have the opportunity to publish their research in highly reputed supporting journals at no cost.

Journals

Journal Of the American Medical Directors Association

Journal Of the American Medical Directors Association

Official partners

Academic Partners

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