It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 8^th World Congress on Geriatrics & Gerontology - International Conference on Healthy Ageing in Changing World - 2025, scheduled on 05^th October 2025 at J.N.Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore.

The world is ageing rapidly. People aged 60 and older make up 12.3 per cent of the global population, and by 2050, that number will rise to almost 22 per cent.

Ageing is a triumph of development. People are living longer because of better nutrition, sanitation, health care, education and economic well-being. Although an ageing world poses social and economic challenges, the right set of policies can equip individuals, families and societies to address these challenges and to reap its benefits.

Indo British Geriatrics Council (IBGC) is working towards raising awareness about population ageing and also for the need to harness its opportunities and address its challenges. IBGC also supports research and data collection to provide a solid base for policies and planning, and makes sure ageing issues are integrated into national and International government policies.

Population ageing can no longer be ignored. Globally, the proportion of older persons is growing at a faster rate than the general population. This reflects tremendous and welcome advances in health and overall quality of life in societies across the world. But the social and economic implications of this phenomenon are profound, extending far beyond the individual older person and the immediate family, touching broader society and the global community in unprecedented ways. On the positive side, population ageing has opened up new markets and brought us more experienced workers, a growing cadre of custodians of culture, and caregivers of grandchildren.

Ageing has important and far-reaching implications for all aspects of society. Around the world, two persons celebrate their sixtieth birthday every second – an annual total of almost 58 million sixtieth birthdays. With one in nine persons in the world aged 60 years or over, projected to increase to one in five by 2050, population ageing is a phenomenon that can no longer be ignored.

To promote such development and protect the rights of the elderly, the joint efforts of the whole society are needed. V World Congress on Geriatrics & Gerontology- International Conference on Healthy Ageing in Changing World is being organized with a hope of reflecting the whole picture of the health status of elderly and to guide all circles in the society and the international community to pay more attention to the health of the aged and the ageing population, and create a good atmosphere favorable to an all round development in the social, economical, mental and health status of the elderly.

We are bringing more than 100 International speakers from 40 countries and assembling the best scientists, clinicians, teachers and other allied health specialties who care for the elderly throughout their life to present the latest science and best clinical practice. The scientific advisory board is making a very constructive programme by leaving no stone unturned. They have consulted national and regional societies and federations, special interest groups, other global organizations looking after subspecialties and international organizations in the field of Geriatrics and Gerontology to devise the best programme for clinical practice and research. We are working hard to provide the best experience for every participant scientifically and socially.

BioGenesis Health Cluster and Indo-British Geriatrics Council would be delighted to have as many of you as possible in Bengaluru for the "8^th World Congress on Geriatrics & Gerontology - International Conference on Healthy Ageing in Changing World - 2025" on 05^th October 2025 at J.N.Tata Auditorium, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. I assure you that you will not be disappointed by the warm hospitality of the people and the ambience of Bengaluru. For those who can spend a few extra days in the city, Bengaluru offers numerous and varied tourist attractions. If you have more time, Karnataka has a lot to offer. Please come and join us and be enriched by the science, culture and friendship that the BioGenesis Health Cluster conferences have to offer. This experience will re-energize you to provide the best to the elderly under your care.

Dr.V. P. Rao

Convenor,
BioGenesis Health Cluster

Our aim through this conference is to raise awareness about the speed of population ageing and, more generally, about the experience of being old in our changing world. Abuse, neglect and violence against older persons are much more prevalent than currently acknowledged, and points the way towards more effective prevention strategies and stronger legislation that can protect their human rights.

Access to Quality Health care

Income Security

Enabling Environments

Social Status of the Elderly

• Recognize the inevitability of population ageing and the need to adequately prepare all stakeholders (governments, civil society, private sector, communities, and families) for the growing numbers of older persons.
• Ensure that all older persons can live with dignity and security, enjoying access to essential health and social services and a minimum income through the implementation of national social protection floors and other social investments.
• Support communities and families to develop support systems which ensure that frail older persons receive the long-term care they need and promote active and healthy ageing.
• Developing comparative research on ageing, and ensure that gender and culture-sensitive data and evidence from this research are available to inform policymaking.
• Overwhelming burden of disease in older persons such as non-communicable diseases (NCDs),Ischemic heart disease, stroke and chronic lung diseases which are the biggest killers. Visual and hearing impairment, dementia and osteoarthritis which are the main causes of disability.
• Injuries, particularly those caused by falls, in older persons are an often unrecorded but frequent event, which may start a downward spiral in health status, resulting in death or long-term care needs.
• Dementia is the greatest cause of years lost due to disability in developed countries and the second greatest worldwide The total number of people with dementia worldwide in 2010 is estimated at 35.6 million and is projected to nearly double every 20 years, to 65.7 million in 2030 and 115.4 million in 2050. The total number of new cases of dementia each year worldwide is nearly 7.7 million, equivalent to one new case every four seconds.
• Policies for healthy ageing: Good health needs to lie at the core of society’s response to population ageing.
• Technology ensuring more safety at home, facilitating health care, brings new Which can creates greater access to information in older persons’ life.
• Conference Sessions will combine basic, translational, and clinical researchers and will feature a unique format of short, focused talks centered on critical open research questions, along with interactive panel discussions. Speakers will explore the impact of chronic diseases (e.g., HIV/AIDS, diabetes, and cancer) and their associated therapies on rates of cellular and organism aging in an attempt to elucidate the molecular mechanisms by which chronic diseases and treatments can accelerate age-related health decline. Participants will identify knowledge gaps and future directions of research required for a more complete understanding of the relationship between chronic diseases and aging.
• Cellular and organism decline with aging has been shown to promote chronic disease pathology, however insufficient research has focused on the inverse relationship, i.e., how chronic diseases and associated therapies can accelerate the onset of age-related changes.
• It will strengthen knowledge in key topics such as; tau aggression; risk profiling; investment options; MRI imaging and biomarker evaluation, whilst looking at the practicalities of meaningful data from trials and keeping attendees at the forefront of therapeutic breakthroughs to adapt to the growing need for new treatments. Understanding behavioral and psychiatric symptoms will be a major focus, as will hearing from a selection of pharmaceutical companies currently modeling disease progression. Neurodegeneration, Alzheimer’s disease; clinical trials, CNS; Tau, Alzheimer’s, dementia, neuroscience, biomarker evaluation, diagnosis, behavior, impairment, disease progression, aged, geriatric, cognitive decline, psychiatric, brain, neurodegenerative, disorders, pathogenesis, pathology, MRI imaging.
• This two day international academic congress will bring to light the current research and treatments being developed for Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease has been recognized as the most prevalent form of dementia; an ever-growing issue in an ageing society. Over three days the Alzheimer’s disease summit will discuss many aspects of disease progression, development and treatment in an informal academic setting. Topics for discussion include prediction and prevention strategies, vaccine development, drug discovery and care. With plenty of opportunity for networking and debate, this informal international meeting will bring you up to date with current research and thinking regarding Alzheimer’s disease.
• As a primary care professional, you treat patients in pain every day. The information presented at this meeting will provide you with an opportunity to enhance your clinical care and acquire additional skills in treating patients who present with pain and pain-related symptoms. This meeting is intended to meet the clinical and educational needs of clinicians in the primary care setting and selected specialties, such as non-pain specialists who recognize the importance and challenges associated with treating patients in pain. The Pain Care for Primary Care meeting is intended for physicians in family practice, internal medicine, neurology, and rheumatology, as well as advanced practice nurses and physician assistants working in pain or primary care.
• It consists of invited international experts, plenary discussions, update sessions, free papers and provides a unique platform to learn about new technical developments, state-of-the-art procedures and interaction with leading Orthopedic Surgeons, Non-surgical MDs, Nurses and Nurse Practitioners, Scientists, and Allied Health Professionals. The main topics are preoperative care, surgical treatment, rehabilitation, secondary prevention, research and policy change.
• Aging is the largest risk factor for panoply of chronic diseases, which impose huge burdens on societies and economies. An underexplored yet critical aspect of aging is the multiplicity of cellular phenotypes that emerge in aging metazoans.
• Health care around the globe is facing extraordinary challenges due to demographic changes, changing patterns of diseases, budgetary restrictions and changing expectations of patients. Health care is increasingly becoming caring for older people and yet we know health care is often not fitting their needs. Nurses play increasingly important roles in efforts to tackle these challenges. They are key players in the provision of safe, high-quality and efficient health services. Their key role makes nurses increasingly subject of criticism and blaming by the media when quality care is not provided. Are nurses failing to deliver quality care? What education do they need? How can nurses live up to the expectations of the public? How can patient and public involvement contribute to the quality of nursing care? To face these challenges and to ensure nurses contribution to quality care an essential step is the strengthening of evidence based practice and innovation.
• Nutrition & Osteoporosis, Sarcopenia & Mobility, Bone & Diabetes, Post-Fracture Management, Secondary Fracture Prevention, Novel Treatments, Orthogeriatrics, Patients at Imminent High Risk, Bone Mass & Quality, Endocrinology, orthopedic, rheumatology and Health Care Professionals.
• The Conference will address the educational needs of geriatrics professionals from all disciplines. Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, physician assistants, social workers, long-term care and managed care providers, health care administrators, and others can update their knowledge and skills through state-of-the-art educational sessions and research presentations. Sessions will include information about emerging clinical issues, current research in geriatrics, education, health policy, and delivery of geriatric health care.