Conference Agenda
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Session Overview | |
| Location: Sala Giardino |
| Date: Wednesday, 29/Oct/2025 | |
| 2:30pm - 4:00pm |
D1S1-R3: Domain-targeted interventions for active and healthy ageing (1) Location: Sala Giardino Chair: Guglielmo Bonaccorsi Enhancing Physical Activity in Older Adults Through AI: A Pilot Study of a Mobile App with 3D Motion Tracking 1: Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy; 2: Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement, University of Verona, Verona, Italy; 3: Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”,Rome, Italy; 4: Department of Human Sciences, Guglielmo Marconi University, Rome, Italy Comprehensive public health protection for an aging population Università di Padova, Italy Organized breast cancer screening programs and unequal access to care: Evidence for the SHARELIFE University of Padua, Italy How to Communicate Climate Change Related Issues to Policymakers: A Systematic Review and Metasummary 1: Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Italy; 2: Fondazione don Carlo Gnocchi, Scientific Institute, Florence; 3: Specialization School of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Florence, Italy Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in Type 2 Diabetes: Tools, Clinical Use, and Risk Stratification 1: Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna; 2: Ravenna Diabetes Center, Department of Specialistic Medicines, Local Health Agency of Romagna; 3: Department of Psychology, Alma Mater Studiorum-University of Bologna Frailty in Older Adults: Definitions, Data, Measures, and Tools for Research and Public Health University of Padova, Italy |
| 4:30pm - 6:00pm |
D1S2-R3: Domain-targeted interventions for active and healthy ageing (2) Location: Sala Giardino Chair: Andrea Ungar How time allocation shapes life satisfaction in old age: A compositional approach University of Padua, Italy How Time Is Spent Matters: Activities, Solitude, and Loneliness Among Older Adults University of Padua, Italy Enhancing Physical Activity Motivation in Older Adults: An Augmented Reality-Based Intervention Grounded in Self-Determination Theory 1: "Sapienza" Università di Roma, Italy; 2: University Milano La Statale, Milano, Italy Psychometric Properties of the Subjective Vitality and Depletion Scale: A Cross-Cultural Study among Older Adults 1: Department of Developmental and Social Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 2: Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Universitas Mercatorum Telematic University, Rome, Italy Animal Assisted Interventions in older adults attending Day Care Centres: a pilot study 1: University of Florence and Division of Geriatric and high-intensity Care Medicine and Geriatric Cardiology; 2: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy. |
| Date: Thursday, 30/Oct/2025 | |
| 11:00am - 12:15pm |
D2S1-R3: AI, Robotics, and Wearables for Elderly Care and Rehabilitation Location: Sala Giardino Chair: Rosa Liperoti Enhancement of attentional skills for driving in healthy older adults: effects of the cognitive training DRIVEWIN 3.0 that combines virtual reality and neurostimulation 1: University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy; 2: Casa di Cura Igea, Italy; 3: University of Pavia, Italy; 4: University of Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Italy Feasibility and User Experience of Tablet-Based Cognitive Stimulation in Hospitalized Older Adults: Preliminary Results from the OPTIMAge-IT Trial 1: University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; 2: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy; 3: Unit of Geriatric Medicine, IRCCS INRCA, Cosenza, Italy; 4: Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Italy; 5: Department of Medicine, S. Anna Hospital, Brescia, Italy; 6: Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy; 7: Unit of Geriatrics, Departmemt of Internal Medicine "Annunziata-Mariano Santo-S. Barbara" Hospital, Cosenza, Italy.; 8: Geriatric Unit Center for Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, Azienda Ospedaliera Pugliese-Ciaccio, Catanzaro, Italy Toward Self-Monitoring Healthcare: An Open Platform Ultraportable Ultrasound System. University of Florence, Italy Impedance Control for a Modified EduExo Upper Limb Exoskeleton in ALS Rehabilitation Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italy |
| 12:15pm - 1:30pm |
D2S2-R3: Neurosciences of Aging Location: Sala Giardino Chair: Benedetta Nacmias The MOVE Project: Study Design and Baseline Characterization of a Longitudinal Trial on Cognitive and Physical Decline Center for Mind/Brain Sciences, CIMeC, University of Trento, Rovereto, Italy Impact of Inactivity on Neuromuscular Health 1: University of Padova, Italy; 2: ZRS Science Research Centre, Koper, Slovenia; 3: Izola General Hospital. Izola, Slovenia Novara Cohort Study (NCS): A mixed-methods analysis of participant impact and experience 1: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy; 2: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy; 3: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy; 4: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy; 5: Università degli studi di Firenze, Italy; 6: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy; 7: Astra Zeneca; 8: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy; 9: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy; 10: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy; 11: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy; 12: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy; 13: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Italy Clinical impact and prognostic value of Alzheimer’s disease pathophysiology in the very old. 1: Geriatric Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Sant Antoni Maria Claret 167, 08025, Barcelona, Spain; 2: Sant Pau Memory Unit, IR SANT PAU, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, 08025, Spain; 3: Institut de Recerca Sant Pau (IR SANT PAU), Sant Quintí 77-79, 08041, Barcelona, Spain; 4: Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas (CIBERNED), Madrid, 28029, Spain; 5: Institut de Neurociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain |
| 3:00pm - 4:30pm |
D2S3-R3: Neurodegenerative Diseases and Biomarkers Location: Sala Giardino Chair: Rosa Liperoti DNA methylation signature in blood samples from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) study 1: Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy.; 2: School of Natural Sciences and Medicine, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia.; 3: University of Florence, Department of Statistic, Computer Science and Application, DiSIA, Viale Morgagni, 59, 50134, Florence (FI), Italy.; 4: Faculty of Social and Communication Sciences, Universitas Mercatorum, Piazza Mattei 10, Rome, 00186 Italy.; 5: Laboratory of Ancient DNA, Department of Cultural Heritage, University of Bologna, Via degli Ariani 1, 48121 Ravenna, Italy.; 6: Unit of Geriatric Medicine, Italian National Research Center on Aging (IRCCS INRCA), Cosenza, Italy.; 7: Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology KAUST, Thuwal 23952, Saudi Arabia; Institute of Chemical Biology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia. Exploring epigenetic drift in Alzheimer’s disease by next generation methylation array 1: Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy; 2: University of Florence, Department of Statistic, Computer Science and Application, DiSIA, Viale Morgagni, 59, 50134, Florence (FI), Italy; 3: Unit of Geriatric Medicine, Italian National Research Center on Aging (IRCCS INRCA), Cosenza, Italy.; 4: Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology KAUST, Thuwal 23952, Saudi Arabia; Institute of Chemical Biology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi 0162, Georgia.; 5: Department of Brain and Behavioral Sciences, Università di Pavia, Pavia, Italy.; 6: Bioinformatics and Statistical Genomics Unit, Istituto Auxologico Italiano IRCCS, Cusano Milanino, Milan, Italy.; 7: Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB), Italian National Research Council (CNR), Mangone, Italy.; 8: Regional Neurogenetic Centre (CRN), Department of Primary Care, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale Di Catanzaro, Lamezia Terme, CZ, Italy. Strategies to study the biology of aging before Alzheimer's disease onset Università degli Studi di Firenze, Italy Exploring the influence of multiple exposome layers on Alzheimer’s Disease risk: findings from the Moli-sani cohort 1: Department of Medicine and Surgery, LUM University, Casamassima, Italy; 2: Research Unit of Epidemiology and Prevention, IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy; 3: Human Technopole, Milan, Italy; 4: EPIMED Research Centre, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy; 5: IRCCS NEUROMED, Pozzilli, Italy; 6: Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology and Anatomical Pathology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 7: Centre for Research and Training in Medicine of Aging, Department of Medicine and Health Science "V. Tiberio," University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy; 8: Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Region Health Service/ASL Roma 1, Rome, Italy; 9: CIRA-Italian Aerospace Research Centre, Capua, Italy; 10: Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 11: British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; 12: Human Genetics Department, Wellcome Sanger Institute (WT), Hinxton, UK The performance of a plasma biomarker panel in detecting cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease and its preclinical stages. 1: Department of Neuroscience, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; 2: IRCCS Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi, Florence, Italy |
| 5:00pm - 6:15pm |
D2S4-R3: Neurodegenerative Diseases and Biomarkers Location: Sala Giardino Chair: FRANCESCA CAVALCANTI Age-related trends of serum Neurofilament light chain in hospitalized and home-dwelling cohorts and prognostic relevance for mortality 1: Clinic of Laboratory and Precision Medicine, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Italy; 2: Advanced Technology Center for Aging Research and Geriatric Mouse Clinic, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Italy; 3: . Centre for Biostatistics and Applied Geriatric Clinical Epidemiology, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Italy; 4: Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, Miano,Italy; 5: Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico,Milano,Italy; 6: Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; 7: Scientific Direction, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Italy; 8: Geriatria, Accettazione Geriatrica e Centro di ricerca per l'invecchiamento, IRCCS INRCA, Ancona, Italy; 9: . Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences (DISCLIMO), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy; 10: IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy Detecting amyloid and tau pathology in Parkinson disease, 4R-tauopathies and control subjects with plasma ptau217 1: Parkinson and Movement Disorders Unit, Study Center for Neurodegeneration (CESNE), Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, via Giustiniani 2, 35121 Padua, Italy; 2: Department of Medicine – DIMED, University of Padova, via Giustiniani 2, 35121 Padua, Italy; 3: Complex Operative Unit (UOC) of the Psychology, Neurology Hospital division, Padova University Hospital, via Giustiniani 2, 35121 Padua, Italy; 4: Department of General Psychology, University of Padova, via Venezia 8, 35131 Padua, Italy; 5: Padova Neuroscience Center (PNC), University of Padova, via Orus 2b, 35131 Padua, Italy; 6: CHU Bordeaux, Service de Neurologie des Maladies Neurodégénératives, IMNc, Place Amélie Raba-Léon, 33000 Bordeaux, France; 7: Univ. de Bordeaux, CNRS, IMN, UMR 5293, 146 rue Léo Saignat, 33000 Bordeaux, France; 8: Department of Neuroscience, University of Padova, via Giustiniani 2, 35121 Padua, Italy; 9: Nuclear Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padova, via Giustiniani 2, 35121 Padua, Italy Innovating Brain Health: An Italian Experience with a Community-Based Service 1: Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Italy; 2: IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele Shp1 Modulates Apoptosis and Senescence Pathways in Retinal Cells: Implications for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Institute of Endotypes in Oncology, Metabolism, and Immunology “G. Salvatore”, National Research Council, Naples, Italy |
| Date: Friday, 31/Oct/2025 | |
| 9:00am - 10:30am |
D3S1-R3: Multidomain Interventions for Cognitive and Functional Well-Being in Older Adults Location: Sala Giardino Chair: Patrizia Rovere-Querini Multi-domain Interventions to improve the COgnitive and fUNctional well-being of elderly individuals in residential sTructures: the I COUNT study - baseline evaluations 1: Neuroscience Institute, National Research Council, Padua, Italy; 2: Geriatrics Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Italy; 3: Department of clinical and experimental science, University of Brescia, Italy; 4: Azienda Speciale Cremona Solidale, Cremona, Italy; 5: Pensionato Piaggi, AltaVita IRA, Padua, Italy Preliminary testing of a new computer-based platform for cognitive stimulation and use in the context of the “Multidomain Interventions to improve the COgnitive and fUNctional well-being of elderly individuals in residential sTructures” (I-COUNT) pilot study 1: Neuroscience Institute, National Research Council, Padua, Italy; 2: Geriatrics Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, Italy; 3: Department of General Psychology, University of Padua, Italy; 4: Pensionato Piaggi, Altavita IRA, Padua, Italy; 5: Department of clinical and experimental science, University of Brescia, Italy; 6: Azienda speciale Cremona Solidale, Cremona, Italy From generation to implementation of evidence: a comparative analysis of 3 RCTs on active ageing in the Age-It Project 1: Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy; 2: Department of Life Sciences, Health, and Health Professions, Link Campus University, Rome, Italy. Optimizing prevention of hospital-acquired disability through integrated multidomain interventions: the OPTIMAge-IT trial 1: School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy; 2: Department of Medicine, S. Anna Hospital, Brescia, Italy; 3: Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Italy; 4: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy; 5: Unit of Geriatric Medicine, IRCCS INRCA, Cosenza, Italy; 6: Unit of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, "Annunziata-Mariano Santo-S. Barbara" Hospital, Cosenza, Italy; 7: Department of Experimental Medicine and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy; 8: Geriatric Unit Center for Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, Azienda Ospedaliera Pugliese-Ciaccio, Catanzaro, Italy Prevention interventions stratified by risk of Healthy Aging in older adults: A Systematic Review 1: University of Eastern Piedmont, Department of Translational Medicine, Novara, Italy; 2: University of Turin, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, Turin, Italy |
| 11:00am - 12:15pm |
D3S2-R3: Active Aging and Policies for Older Adults (2) Location: Sala Giardino Chair: Elisabetta Galeotti Active Ageing in the Italian Regional Prevention Plans. Alignments and Differentiations Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy From Compression to Expansion? Policy Recommendations from Health Surveillance Trends in Cardiovascular and Diabetes Morbidity in the US Department of Economics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy Aligning policies and strategies for the promotion of Healthy and Active ageing: comparison of international and national policies 1: Università del Piemonte orientale, Italy; 2: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore – Milano; 3: ECLECTICA+ Ricerca e Formazione Impresa Sociale S.r.L. - Torino; 4: Università Ca’ Foscari - Venezia; 5: Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca - Milano; 6: Università della Magna Grecia - Catanzaro; 7: National Institute of Health and Science on Ageing (IRCCS-INRCA) - Ancona Aligning policies and strategies on active and healthy ageing to make countries resilient to the demographic transition: a review of the recommendations of International Agencies 1: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Dipart. per lo Sviluppo Sostenibile e la Transizione Ecologica, Italy; 2: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Scuola di Medicina, Italy; 3: Università del Piemonte Orientale, Dipart. di Giurisprudenza e Scienze Politiche, Economiche e Sociali |

