Friday 24-09-2021
| 9:00 – 9:15 | The ceremonial inauguration of the conference and the speeches of the invited guests (representatives of the Medical University Authorities in Wroclaw). |
| Session 1 Challenges of Psychogeriatry Session Chair: Carlos de Mendonça Lima, Prof. MD, MSci, DSci |
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| 09:15 – 09:35 | Psychosocial research in dementia: past, present and future Henry Brodaty, Prof. MD, PhD (Sydney, Australia) |
| 09:35 – 09:55 | Progress of education in Old Age Psychiatry around the world: the results of a WPA-SOAP Survey Carlos de Mendonça Lima, Prof. MD, MSci, DSci (Lausanne, Switzerland) |
| 09:55 – 10:15 | Population ageing: challenge for cardiovascular medicine. Piotr Ponikowski Prof. MD, PhD (Wroclaw, Poland) |
| 10:15 – 10:35 | The mental health needs of older asylum seekers and refugees Cornelius Katona, Prof. (London, UK) |
| 10:35 – 10:55 | Chronic pain in the elderly – a constant challenge Małgorzata Sobieszczańska, Prof., MD, PhD (Wroclaw, Polska) |
| 10:55 – 11:10 | Discussion |
| 11:10 – 11:25 | Coffee break |
| Session 2 Therapy in Psychogeriatry Session Chair: Ezio Giacobini, Prof. MD, PhD |
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| 11:25 – 11:45 | Pharmacogenetics of cognition and behavior in dementia Ramón Cacabelos, Prof. MD, PhD, DMSc (Huancayo, Peru) |
| 11:45 – 12:05 | Management of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia Tomasz Gabryelewicz, Prof. MD, PhD (Warsaw, Poland) |
| 12:05 – 12:25 | What we have learned using cholinesterase inhibitors during 30 years to treat Alzheimer patients at different stages of the disease Ezio Giacobini, Prof. MD, PhD (Geneva, Switzerland) |
| 12:25 – 12:45 | Potential of hexafluoro isopropanol as a drug for prion disease Naomi Hachiya, Prof. PhD (Tokyo, Japan) |
| 12:45 – 1:00 | Discussion |
| 1:00 – 1:45 | Lunch |
| Session 3 Prevention in Psychogeriatry Session chair: Masa Takeda, Prof. |
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| 1:45 – 2:05 | Stress – its history and actuality Peter Riederer, Prof. PhD (Würzburg, Germany) |
| 2:05 – 2:25 | Inflammation, diet and COVID-19 in the elderly Mgr Katarzyna Szczechowiak (Wroclaw, Poland) |
| 2:25 – 2:45 | Promoting care, wellbeing and dignity in the older adult – a holistic approach Prof. Gabriel Ivbijaro (Wielka Brytania) |
| 2:45 – 3:05 | Cognitive reserve and dementia prevention Masa Takeda, Prof. (Kioto, Japan) |
| 3:05 – 3:25 | Psychosocial barriers to cognitive assessment among older Americans Claudia Jacova Prof. PhD (Vancouver, USA) |
| 3:25 – 3:45 | Discussion |
| 3:45 – 4:00 | Coffee break |
| Session 4 Alzheimer’s Disease in Psychogeriatry Session chair: George Grossberg, Prof. MD |
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| 4:00 – 4.20 | Perspectives of nanoneurotechnology for diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease Jerzy Leszek, Prof. (Wrocław, Poland) |
| 4:20 – 4:40 | The role of the microbiome in Alzheimer’s disease George Grossberg Prof. MD (Saint Louis, USA) |
| 4:40 – 5:00 | The role of infectious agents in Alzheimer’s disease Marta Sochocka, Dr PhD (Wroclaw, Poland) |
| 5:00 – 5:20 | The occipital cortex in Alzheimer’s disease Stavros Baloyannis, Prof. Emeritus MD, PhD (Thessaloniki, Greece) |
| 5:20 – 5:40 | Alzheimer’s disease and cellular responses to oxidative stress Urszula Wojda Prof. PhD (Warsaw, Poland) |
| 5:40 – 5:55 | Discussion |
| End of the first day of the conference | |
Saturday 25-09-2021
| Session 5 Primary Care in Psychogeriatry Session Chair: Raimundo Mateos, Prof. MD, PhD |
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| 10:00 – 10:20 | A community-based approach in integrated primary healthcare Prof. Donata Kurpas (Polska) |
| 10:20 – 10:50 | Psychogeriatric Interconsultation and Liason with nursing homes. A neglected area of care and research Prof. Raimundo Mateos, Prof. MD, PhD (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) |
| 10:50 – 11:10 | Managing of patients with dementia at home treatment and care Aleksandra Milićević-Kalašić, Prof., MD, PhD (Belgrade, Serbia) |
| 11:10 – 11:30 | Long-term care of severely mentally ill elderly patients Eka Chkonia, Prof. MD, PhD and George Chakhava Prof. MD, PhD (Tbilisi, Georgia) |
| 11:30 – 11:50 | Burden and quality of life of carers in Alzheimer disease Prof. Józef A. Opara, M.D., Ph.D (Katowice, Polska) |
| 11:50 – 12:05 | Discussion |
| 12:05 – 12:20 | Coffee break |
| Session 6 Pathogenesis and Diagnostic Challanges in Psychogeriatry Session chair: Jacek Kuźnicki, Prof., PhD |
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| 12:20 – 12:40 | Amyloid pathology in HIV-infected brain Michal Toborek, Prof., MD, PhD (Miami, USA) |
| 12:40 – 13:00 | Calcium signalling in animal models of age-related neurodegenerative diseases Jacek Kuźnicki , Prof., PhD (Warsaw, Poland) |
| 13:00 – 13:20 | Association between glaucomatous neuropathy end the risk of dementia Prof. Radosław Kaczmarek (Poland) |
| 13:20 – 13:40 | Differentiating of dementive diseases- the role of imaging methods Marek Sąsiadek Prof. MD, PhD (Wroclaw, Poland) |
| 13:40 – 14:00 | Kynurenines and neurodegeneration: psychogeriatric questions Prof. László Vécsei (Szeged, Hungary) |
| 14:00 – 14:20 | CO2, Carbonic anhydrase, neuromelanin and CNS dr Arturo Solís Herrera (Mexico) |
| 14:20 – 14:35 | Discussion |
| End of the Conference – receipt of certificates | |
| 14:35 – 15:35 | Lunch |