INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF GERONTOLOGY &
GERIATRICS ASIA/OCEANIA REGION (IAGG AOR)
INTERNATIONAL LONGEVITY CENTRE GLOBAL ALLIANCE
& AAG Present:
Monday 11th August 2025
Event starts: 1.00pm AEST Melbourne, Australia
8:30AM India / 9:30AM Myanmar10.00AM Cambodia, Indonesia (Jakarta) 11:00AM Taiwan,
Hong Kong & China,Malaysia / 12.00PM Japan & South Korea
Duration 1hr
We plan to record this event and make that recording
available to all registrants subsequently
If you can't make it on the day we encourage you to register
anyway so that you receive that link
There is good evidence for many different actions that older people can undertake to improve their health and wellbeing, at all stages of the health spectrum. However there are many barriers and factors influencing how much and how well older people do incorporate these interventions into their everyday lives. Doing this successfully requires behaviour change, which is not easy and can require support to achieve.
This webinar explores international examples and perspectives on approaches to achieve positive behavioural change and physical and cognitive health outcomes for older people and their carers.
This webinar is conducted by the Social and Behavioural Science sub-committee of the Asia Oceania Region of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG)
In this webinar, you will:
- Hear of three different approaches across the region aiming to achieve positive behaviour change and health and wellbeing outcomes for older people and their carers
- Hear commentary from a multidisciplinary panel from several countries to consider international perspectives relating to the presented approaches
- Have the opportunity to put questions to the speakers through the webinar Q and A function.
Through this webinar, it is expected that you will gain a stronger understanding of the importance of behaviour change in successful intervention implementation, and strategies you may be able to use in your own setting.
Opening remarks by:
Prof. Cheng-Chieh Lin
President
Topic 1. Using a shared decision making approach to support behavior change in increasing physical activity for people with mild dementia
Moderated by:
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Prof. Keith Hill
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
Speaker:
Dr Den-Ching Angel Lee
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
Her research interests are prevention of accidental falls in older adults, physical activity, evidence-based practice by health professionals and geriatric rehabilitation. She has published more than 50 papers in reputable journals since 2012.
Topic 2. Buy your time back - a caregiver turn over program. A model based on a combination of health belief model and cognitive behavioral therapy to help high-risk family caregivers
Moderator:
Prof. Meng-Chih Lee
Chair, Scientific Sub-committee on Social and Behavioral Science
IAGG AOR, Taiwan
Speaker:
A/Prof. Tsuann Kuo
School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University
Taichung City, Taiwan
Trained as a geriatric social worker, Prof. Kuo dedicates her academic and clinical practice to person-centered care for dementia families and policies for caregivers. Prof. Kuo leads a nationally awarded Dementia Integrated Care Center at Chung Shan Medical University in Taiwan for the past 8 years.
Topic 3. Intervention Using the Board Game Go for Aging: A Behavioral Approach to Cognitive and Social Well-Being
Moderator:
Dr Erika Kobayashi
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Japan
Speaker:
Dr Ai Iizuka
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Japan
Ai Iizuka is a researcher and geriatrician at the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology. Her work focuses on developing and evaluating cognitive intervention programs using intellectual activities such as Go, a traditional board game, to support healthy aging.
with Panelists:
Dr Alison Carver, Prof. Keith Hill, Prof. Hidenori Arai & Prof. Prasert Assantachai
Closing remarks by:
Dr. Ding-Cheng Chan
Secretary General
Follow this link to download the event flyer
Hosted by IAGG AOR office
Virtual via zoom and open to all members of AAG and IAGG Asia and Oceania Region (AOR)
Capped at 1,000 attendees
We are taking this opportunity to publicise another international event which is the
Asia Pacific Geriatrics Network (APGN) 2025 Conference December 6th, 2025, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Follow this link to download a flyer.