2-3 October
2nd International Forum on Healthy and Active Longevity
Health, career, leisure, family
About the forum
«Ageing» of the population — is a global demographic trend that has affected most countries around the world and is the result of significant advances in medicine, science and social development. According to UN projections, by 2050, the proportion of people aged 65 and over in the world could reach 16%, and in Europe — 28%. Belarus is no exception. The proportion of people aged 65+ is 17.2%, and according to forecasts, by 2050, almost one in three inhabitants of the country will be over 65, accounting for 26.4% of the population.
Preparing and adapting to demographic change can not only prevent pressure on health care and pension systems, but also create the conditions for economic and social well-being that a healthy, active, and financially independent population of ‘silver age’ can bring to society.
The purpose of the forum — is to explore advanced approaches and innovative solutions in the field of active and healthy longevity, as well as to develop international cooperation to improve the quality of life of older people.
The International Forum on Healthy and Active Longevity aims to bring together leading experts, researchers and practitioners from countries in the Eurasian region to exchange experience, technologies and best practices, as well as to discuss opportunities for organising partnership projects between organisations from different countries united by a common goal: to promote the development of a society that values, supports and expands the opportunities for older people.
FORUM OBJECTIVES:
- Sharing experiences: Promoting the exchange of successful practices and innovative solutions in the field of healthy and active ageing.
- Promoting cooperation: Establishing partnerships and discussing opportunities for joint projects in the field of healthy and active ageing.
- Promoting best practices: Highlighting effective models of social assistance, comprehensive care and disease prevention strategies that can be adapted to different cultural contexts.
- Exploring innovative technologies in the field of longevity: Presenting technologies and tools in the field of digitalisation of social work and healthcare to improve the quality of life of older people.
Instructions for registration
Registered participants will be able to watch the first day of the forum (October 2) online, featuring presentations by all invited experts.
Attention! Registration can be done only ONCE using any convenient link below.
Attention! Registration can be done only ONCE using any convenient link below.
Speakers
This is a unique opportunity to meet renowned speakers and ask them questions during our conference.
- ADRIAN LOWDoctor of Clinical and Industrial/Organisational Psychology, President of the Hong Kong Psychological Association
- UMAY AKUNDZADEUmay Akhundzade is the head of the sector in the Department of Socio-Economic Research at the Center for Social Studies (Baku), which is Azerbaijan's leading think tank.
- AIMAGAMBETOV ASKARDirector of the Social Assistance Department of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan
- ATROSHCHANKA OLGAHead of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Office in Belarus
- BENNY LEMDoctor of Psychology, President of the Hong Kong Association of Professionals Specialising in Addiction Counselling, Head of the SAFE Centre (Support for Caregivers), Vice-President of the Hong Kong Psychological Association
- VORONOBA ELENADeputy Director of the Scientific and Practical Gerontopsychiatric Centre of the Department of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the City of Moscow
- EVA P. PONCE DE LEONExecutive Director of the Philippine Association of Social Workers (PASWI)
- ELETSKIKH TAISIAUNFPA Specialist in Business Partnerships and Social Entrepreneurship, PhD in Economics, Associate Professor
- ZHILEVICH LYUDMILACandidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of General Medical Practice with a Course in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Belarusian State Medical University
- IZYUMCHENKO NATALYAChairperson of the Orenburg Regional Public Organisation ‘Association of Graduates of the Presidential Programme’
- KIM SUG PYOPresident of the Eurasian Forum of Social Workers and the Social Welfare Council of Daegu, Korea
- KAMALOHOJAYEVA ZAULAYKHOLeading Specialist, Department for the Development and Monitoring of Social Services for Adults, National Agency for Social Protection under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan
- MAKARTSEVA YULIADirector of the Coordination Centre for Interdepartmental Projects, Department of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of the City of Moscow
- OLENSKAYA TATYANAHead of the Department of Medical Rehabilitation at Vitebsk State Medical Institute, Doctor of Medical Sciences in Gerontology and Geriatrics, Professor
- PAKHOMOVA NATALYADirector of the Yakutia Republican Social Services Centre
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PELAGEYA YUIRUEVNASocial Work Specialist at the Republican Comprehensive Social Services Center, a state-funded institution - SUKHOV ANDREYDirector of the Moscow Psychological Assistance Service, a state budgetary institution of the Moscow Department of Labour and Social Protection, Candidate of Psychological Sciences
- SOLOVYOV PAVELHead of Corporate Communications at A1, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor
- RUNIHINA NADEJDADoctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for Geriatric Care at the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov, Ministry of Health of Russia, Professor of the Department of Ageing Diseases at the Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov, Ministry of Health of Russia, Chief Freelance Geriatrician at the Moscow City Health Department
- TESLOVA OKSANACandidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of General Medical Practice with a course in geriatrics and palliative medicine at Belarusian State Medical University, Head of the Simulation and Certification Centre for Higher Education, Belarus, member of the Interdisciplinary Association of Reproductive Medicine Specialists since 2016.
- SHETKINA
ALEXANDRAFounder of the Alzrus Foundation, initiator of the Nezabudka Alzheimer's café network in Russia and the CIS countries, expert, speaker, author and co-author of materials and articles on dementia and Alzheimer's disease. - YANGEBAEV SERGEYPsychology lecturer
Program
2 October / Thursday
8:30 – 9:15
Registration
9:15 – 9:30
Performance by a group of Оlder people (Belarus)
9:30 – 10:10
Welcome speeches
Marina Borisovna Artemenko, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus
Leonid Cheslavovich Nedelya, Head of the Main Directorate for Medical Care Organisation
Igor Kudrevich, Director of the Department for Humanitarian Activities of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus
Klaus Beck, Deputy Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Rasul Bagirov, UN Resident Coordinator in Belarus
Stanislavchik Elena Anatolyevna, Chair of the Board of the Belarusian Association of Social Workers
Kim Sug Pyo - President of the Eurasian Forum of Social Workers and the Social Welfare Council of Daegu, Korea
Leonid Cheslavovich Nedelya, Head of the Main Directorate for Medical Care Organisation
Igor Kudrevich, Director of the Department for Humanitarian Activities of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus
Klaus Beck, Deputy Regional Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Rasul Bagirov, UN Resident Coordinator in Belarus
Stanislavchik Elena Anatolyevna, Chair of the Board of the Belarusian Association of Social Workers
Kim Sug Pyo - President of the Eurasian Forum of Social Workers and the Social Welfare Council of Daegu, Korea
10:10 – 12:30
Section 1: Innovations for Active Longevity
Opening of the section.
Alexander Gennadievich Starovoitov, Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Belarus
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for the older people
Olga Atroshchanka, Head of the UNFPA Office in Belarus
Presentation of the course «Compass of the Future: Comprehensive Preparation for Retirement»
Taisia Yeletskikh, UNFPA Specialist on Business Partnership and Social Entrepreneurship, Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor, Belarus
Maintaining Mental Health: Brain Neuroplasticity
Sergey Yangibaev, Psychologist, Lecturer in Psychology at the Institute for Advanced Training at Belarusian State Pedagogical University, Belarus
Silver Entrepreneurship
Natalya Izyumchenko, Head of the Territory of Development Initiative and Project Support Fund, Orenburg, Russia
Representative of the Ministry of Health
Alexander Gennadievich Starovoitov, Deputy Minister of Health of the Republic of Belarus
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for the older people
Olga Atroshchanka, Head of the UNFPA Office in Belarus
Presentation of the course «Compass of the Future: Comprehensive Preparation for Retirement»
Taisia Yeletskikh, UNFPA Specialist on Business Partnership and Social Entrepreneurship, Ph.D. in Economics, Associate Professor, Belarus
Maintaining Mental Health: Brain Neuroplasticity
Sergey Yangibaev, Psychologist, Lecturer in Psychology at the Institute for Advanced Training at Belarusian State Pedagogical University, Belarus
Silver Entrepreneurship
Natalya Izyumchenko, Head of the Territory of Development Initiative and Project Support Fund, Orenburg, Russia
Representative of the Ministry of Health
11:15 – 11:30
Break
Healthy active longevity: doctor's advice
Oksana Teslova, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of General Medical Practice with a course in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Belarusian State Medical University, Head of the Simulation and Certification Centre for Higher Education, Belarus
Technologies aimed at developing empathy and motivation for healthy longevity
Lyudmila Averkievna Zhilovich, MD, Associate Professor, Department of General Medical Practice with a Course in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Belarusian State Medical University, Belarus
Enhanced EEG (electroencephalogram) with dynamic feedback and its integration with the AgeMeter tool for psychological well-being and dementia treatment
Adrian Low, Doctor of Clinical and Organisational Psychology, President of the Hong Kong Psychological Association, Hong Kong SAR, PRC
Ageing population in Azerbaijan
Naila Verdiyeva, Head of the Demographic Development Sector, Employment Policy and Demographic Development Department, Azerbaijan (online)
Oksana Teslova, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of General Medical Practice with a course in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Belarusian State Medical University, Head of the Simulation and Certification Centre for Higher Education, Belarus
Technologies aimed at developing empathy and motivation for healthy longevity
Lyudmila Averkievna Zhilovich, MD, Associate Professor, Department of General Medical Practice with a Course in Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Belarusian State Medical University, Belarus
Enhanced EEG (electroencephalogram) with dynamic feedback and its integration with the AgeMeter tool for psychological well-being and dementia treatment
Adrian Low, Doctor of Clinical and Organisational Psychology, President of the Hong Kong Psychological Association, Hong Kong SAR, PRC
Ageing population in Azerbaijan
Naila Verdiyeva, Head of the Demographic Development Sector, Employment Policy and Demographic Development Department, Azerbaijan (online)
12:30 – 12:40
Interactive/warm-up, neurogymnastics (Sergey Yangibaev)
12:40 – 13:30
Section 2: Social well-being of older people
Social well-being of older people: the experience of Belarus
Kolyada Ekaterina Vladimirovna, Head of the Main Department of Social Services and Social Assistance, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Belarus
Long-term care system for the elderly in South Korea's super-ageing society
Mr Kim Sug Pyo, President of the Daegu Social Welfare Council, President of the Eurasian Forum of Social Workers, Republic of Korea
Caring for senior citizens in the Russian Federation
Vasko Taras Nikolaevich, Director of the Department of Social Protection and Social Services, Ministry of Labour of Russia (online)
Bridging the digital divide and cybersecurity for older people: a partnership project between UNFPA, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, and mobile operator A1
Pavel Solovyov Head of Corporate Communications at A1, PHD in Philology Sciences, Belarus
Kolyada Ekaterina Vladimirovna, Head of the Main Department of Social Services and Social Assistance, Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Belarus
Long-term care system for the elderly in South Korea's super-ageing society
Mr Kim Sug Pyo, President of the Daegu Social Welfare Council, President of the Eurasian Forum of Social Workers, Republic of Korea
Caring for senior citizens in the Russian Federation
Vasko Taras Nikolaevich, Director of the Department of Social Protection and Social Services, Ministry of Labour of Russia (online)
Bridging the digital divide and cybersecurity for older people: a partnership project between UNFPA, the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, and mobile operator A1
Pavel Solovyov Head of Corporate Communications at A1, PHD in Philology Sciences, Belarus
13:30–15:00
Lunch, visit to the exhibition (conference hall foyer)
Working in parallel sections
15:00 – 17:45
Section 2: Social well-being of older people (continued)
Unfortunately, there will be no live broadcast of this section. A video recording will be posted after the Forum in the «Available Materials» section
Unfortunately, there will be no live broadcast of this section. A video recording will be posted after the Forum in the «Available Materials» section
Moderator: Stanislavchik Elena Anatolyevna
Diagnosis of biological age using AI as preventive geriatrics
Tatyana Leonidovna Olenskaya, MD, Professor, Head of the Department of Medical Rehabilitation at Vitebsk State Medical University, Chief Freelance Specialist in Geriatrics at the Main Health Care Administration of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Belarus
The experience of the ‘School of the Third Age’ in the conditions of the North
Pryadneikova Pelageya Yurievna, Director of the School of the Third Age in the Republic of Sakha, Yakutia
Diagnosis of biological age using AI as preventive geriatrics
Tatyana Leonidovna Olenskaya, MD, Professor, Head of the Department of Medical Rehabilitation at Vitebsk State Medical University, Chief Freelance Specialist in Geriatrics at the Main Health Care Administration of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Belarus
The experience of the ‘School of the Third Age’ in the conditions of the North
Pryadneikova Pelageya Yurievna, Director of the School of the Third Age in the Republic of Sakha, Yakutia
16:00 – 16:20
Coffee break
16:20 – 16:30
Neurogymnastics, Alena Gadalova
Psychology for everyone: Moscow's comprehensive approach to solving the problems of loneliness and social isolation
Andrey Viktorovich Suchkov, Director of the Moscow Psychological Support Service, Russia
Older people in Azerbaijan: from traditional intergenerational orientation to new models of life in the third age
Akhundzade Umay Tufan kizi, Head of Sector, Department of Socio-Economic Research, Centre for Social Research (Azerbaijan)
Rehabilitation of people with dementia at different stages of the disease
Alexandra Shchetkina, President of the Alzrus Foundation, author of dementia courses for specialists, founder of the Nezabudka Alzheimer's café network in Russia
Healthy longevity as a priority of state policy in Russia
Nadezhda Konstantinovna Runikhina, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for Geriatric Work at the Russian Gerontological Scientific and Clinical Centre, President of the Russian Association of Gerontologists and Geriatricians, Russia
Andrey Viktorovich Suchkov, Director of the Moscow Psychological Support Service, Russia
Older people in Azerbaijan: from traditional intergenerational orientation to new models of life in the third age
Akhundzade Umay Tufan kizi, Head of Sector, Department of Socio-Economic Research, Centre for Social Research (Azerbaijan)
Rehabilitation of people with dementia at different stages of the disease
Alexandra Shchetkina, President of the Alzrus Foundation, author of dementia courses for specialists, founder of the Nezabudka Alzheimer's café network in Russia
Healthy longevity as a priority of state policy in Russia
Nadezhda Konstantinovna Runikhina, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director for Geriatric Work at the Russian Gerontological Scientific and Clinical Centre, President of the Russian Association of Gerontologists and Geriatricians, Russia
15.00 – 17.45
Section 3: Progressive approaches to providing comprehensive support
Start of implementation of a quality management system in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) in inpatient social service institutions
Pakhomova Nataliya Director of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) State Budgetary Institution ‘Republican Comprehensive Social Service Centre’
Caring for everyone: the older generation in the new Uzbekistan
Kamalhodzhaeva Zulaiho, Chief Specialist, Department for the Development and Monitoring of Social Services for Adults, National Agency for Social Protection under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan
Caring for carers
Benny Lam, Doctor of Psychology, Psychiatrist, President of the Hong Kong Association of Professionals Specialising in Addiction Counselling, Head of the SAFE Centre (Support for Carers), SAR PRC Hong Kong
Long-term care and support for the elderly in the Philippines
Ms. EVA P. PONCE DE LEON, Executive Director of Philippine Association of Social Workers, Inc.
Pakhomova Nataliya Director of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) State Budgetary Institution ‘Republican Comprehensive Social Service Centre’
Caring for everyone: the older generation in the new Uzbekistan
Kamalhodzhaeva Zulaiho, Chief Specialist, Department for the Development and Monitoring of Social Services for Adults, National Agency for Social Protection under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbekistan
Caring for carers
Benny Lam, Doctor of Psychology, Psychiatrist, President of the Hong Kong Association of Professionals Specialising in Addiction Counselling, Head of the SAFE Centre (Support for Carers), SAR PRC Hong Kong
Long-term care and support for the elderly in the Philippines
Ms. EVA P. PONCE DE LEON, Executive Director of Philippine Association of Social Workers, Inc.
16.00 – 16.20
Coffee break
16.20 – 16.30
Neurogymnastics, Alena Gadlova
Social services in Moscow hospitals: who is a social coordinator and how is the new patient support system being developed?
Yulia Sergeevna Makartseva, Director of the Coordination Centre for Interdepartmental Projects, DTZSN, Russia
Effective tools for improving the quality of life of older citizens and people with disabilities within the framework of international cooperation
Vera Nikolaevna Astapenko, Deputy Chair of the Committee on Labour, Employment and Social Protection of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Belarus
Technologies for training in professional human care. Experience in organising the work of the Simulation Centre of the Scientific and Practical Gerontopsychiatric Centre
Elena Voronova, Deputy Director of the Scientific and Practical Gerontopsychiatric Centre, Head of the Simulation Centre for Professional Care Training, Moscow, Russia
Yulia Sergeevna Makartseva, Director of the Coordination Centre for Interdepartmental Projects, DTZSN, Russia
Effective tools for improving the quality of life of older citizens and people with disabilities within the framework of international cooperation
Vera Nikolaevna Astapenko, Deputy Chair of the Committee on Labour, Employment and Social Protection of the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, Belarus
Technologies for training in professional human care. Experience in organising the work of the Simulation Centre of the Scientific and Practical Gerontopsychiatric Centre
Elena Voronova, Deputy Director of the Scientific and Practical Gerontopsychiatric Centre, Head of the Simulation Centre for Professional Care Training, Moscow, Russia
17:45 – 18:00
Discussions, summarising the results
Forum materials
Relevant materials will be posted here, which can be downloaded or studied after the forum has ended.
The Forum was organized by the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Belarus, the Belarusian Association of Social Workers, and the Department for Humanitarian Activities of the Presidential Administration of the Republic of Belarus.
