2^nd International Conference on Aging & Gerontology - ICAG 2017 June 26-27,2017

Hotel Venue - Hilton San Diego Mission Valley

Ken Stern is the President and Founder of Ken Stern & Associates, a comprehensive wealth manager. Mr. Stern is also a Managing Director of Lido Advisors, LLC where he manages Lido’s wealth planning strategies and family office services. Mr. Stern developed the Alpha SystemTM in response to a need for a customized wealth plan, comprehensive estate protection as well as a personalized legacy component. He has earned the title of Certified Financial Planner from the College of Financial Planning in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Stern is the author of seven personal finance/retirement books and an accomplished speaker. He has appeared on such national shows as The Today Show, CNBC Money Talk, Power Lunch, Marketwatch and CNN. He has been quoted in several periodicals including Fortune, New York Times, and Miami Herald.Ken Stern is the President and Founder of Ken Stern & Associates, a comprehensive wealth manager. Mr. Stern is also a Managing Director of Lido Advisors, LLC where he manages Lido’s wealth planning strategies and family office services. Mr. Stern developed the Alpha SystemTM in response to a need for a customized wealth plan, comprehensive estate protection as well as a personalized legacy component. He has earned the title of Certified Financial Planner from the College of Financial Planning in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Stern is the author of seven personal finance/retirement books and an accomplished speaker. He has appeared on such national shows as The Today Show, CNBC Money Talk, Power Lunch, Marketwatch and CNN. He has been quoted in several periodicals including Fortune, New York Times, and Miami Herald.

Financial Planning & wealth planning strategies

Dr. Tishler is a leading expert in the field of Medical Cannabis therapeutics. As an Emergency Physician, he has treated countless alcoholics and drug users. His observation that he had never seen a Cannabis overdose lead Dr. Tishler to delve deeply into the science of Cannabis safety and treatment. After years of research and learning, Dr. Tishler brings his knowledge, reason, and caring to patients here at Inhale Medical Consulting, and through his advocacy work at the local and national levels. Dr. Tishler graduated from both Harvard College and then Harvard Medical School (affectionately known together as Preparation H), trained in Internal Medicine at the esteemed Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and has spent many years working with the underserved, particularly our Veterans. Dr. Tishler is also a parallel entrepreneur working for patients’ well being in the corporate space, helping to elevate dosing and safety profiles of medication, and helping to establish best practice for bringing new Cannabis products to market.

Cannabis therapeutics, Holistic Care, stress management, insomnia, and human sexuality

Diane L. Chau, MD is a practicing Geriatrician in San Diego, CA. Dr. Chau graduated from Drexel College of Medicine in 1994 and has been in practice for 21 years. She completed a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at UCSD Medical Center. Dr. Chau also practices as the Medical Director of a Geriatrics focused Community Living Center at VA San Diego Health Care in San Diego, CA, and a Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly. She is an Associate Professor of Health Sciences Medicine at UCSD where she is the Project Director for the Geriatric Education Center Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Project

Geriatric Education & clinical medicine

Nahid Azad obtained her MD from the University of Ottawa in 1983, Internal Medicine in 1986 and fellowship in geriatric medicine in 1991. She achieved the academic rank of full professor in 2011 for her scholarship as a clinician teacher and researcher. She is a full-time geriatrician at the Ottawa Hospital and has held many leadership positions. Dr. Azad’s clinical work includes geriatric assessment, management of acute and chronic medical conditions. As an academic physician, she has a progressive leadership achievement over 20 years and her research and peer reviewed publications focuses on CVD, heart failure, gender health and quality improvement. Dr. Azad’s interest is in both the area of patient care quality and safety and the area of cardio-geriatrics program for the frail elderly. Among many honours, she was awarded the 2013 Excellence in Physician Leadership from the Canadian Society of Physician Executives. In 2010, University of Ottawa has recognized her among 16 extraordinary women in academia. She is the Past-President of the Federation of the Medical Women and former Head of the Division of Geriatric.

geriatric assessment, management of acute and chronic medical conditions

Georgi Pavlovich Gladyshev was born on 19 September 1936 in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, he graduated the Chemistry Department of the State University in Alma-Ata in 1959 and received the Degree of Candidate of Science (Ph.D.) in 1962 and a Doctorate Degree in polymer chemistry in 1966. He became Professor of Physical Chemistry in 1969 and in 1970 Chief of the Laboratory at the Institute of Chemical Physics of the USSR (Russian) Academy of Sciences in Moscow. Since 1968 he has been a visiting professor and Scientific adviser at several state universities, industrial plants, and firms. In 1989 he was elected President of the Academy of Creative Endeavors of the USSR (now - the International Academy of Creative Endeavors). Professor Gladyshev, H.E. is a member of many associations, societies and academies. He is also the recipient of many honors and awards, including the Willard Gibbs Gold Medal. He is the author of more than five hundred scientific articles, patents and ten monographs in the fields of Physical Chemistry, Life Science and Polymer Chemistry. His latest monographs include "Thermodynamics and Macrokinetics of Natural Hierarchical Processes" (Nauka, Moscow, 1988), “Thermodynamic theory of the evolution of living beings” (Nova Science Pub., INC., N.Y., 1997), “Supramolecular thermodynamics is a key to understanding phenomenon of life. What is life from a physical chemist’s viewpoint”, M., 2002; Second Edition - Moscow – Izhevsk, 2003. He has conducted research in the fields of polymer chemistry, physical chemistry, biology (chemical kinetics, the physicochemical mechanism of the formation of the planetary system, the mechanism of chirality formation, the nature of ball lightning, biological evolution and aging). He has created the thermodynamics theory of origin of life and biological evolution. Thermodynamic theories of behavior and aging of living beings and physicochemical dietetics were created. The dietetics allowed predicting optimum diets and food additives favoring healthy long life.

polymer chemistry, physical chemistry, biology (chemical kinetics, the physicochemical mechanism of the formation of the planetary system, the mechanism of chirality formation, the nature of ball lightning, biological evolution and aging)

Elizabeth Kessler has been graduated from University of Houston as a Doctor of Philosophy in English, with the concentrations including American Literature and Chicana/o Literature. Later she pursued her interest in the use of culinary material in literature and ageing in literature and film. She has taught at California State University, Northridge, and she is currently at the University of Houston, Central Campus.

Geriatrics & Literacy

Nicole is the Chief Executive Officer at Aged Care Consultancy Australia and has over 20 years experience in aged care, retirement living and disability and holds a Clinical Associate Professor title with University of Tasmania in recognition of her international and national expertise in the sector. Nicole completed her PhD in aged care in 2010 at University of Technology, Sydney and resides on the the editorial board for the Journal of Palliative Care & Medicine Journal (OMICS) . Nicole continues to develop innovative and leading edge support to organisations both in business optimisation and risk management, whilst specialising in board and clinical governance, case management and leadership.

Aged care, Palliative Care, Retirement living and Disability

Yvette Rose has completed her DNP from Governors State University, University Park IL. She is an Associate Professor of Nursing at Olivet Nazarene University, Bourbonnais IL. She has been serving as a member of Kappa Sigma Chapter and Lambda Lambda Chapter, International American Society on Aging and American Psychiatric Nurses Association. Her Honors Includes Includes American Psychiatric Nurses Association Board of Directors 2014 Student Scholar in 2014, San Antonio Military Medical Center (SAMMC) Partners in Nursing Excellence in 2013 and Illinois Board of Higher Education Nurse Educator Fellowship Award Recipient in 2012.

Psychiatry, Nursing & Geriatrics

Professor Lowenstein is reputed as a leading national and international expert in social gerontology. She publishes extensively, having more than 250 scientific publications. She has written two Hebrew books, and is co-editor of three English books. In 2011 a book: “Generational Intelligence” with Biggs was published. She is recipient of numerous competitive research grants, prestigious scholarships, national and international awards. She is invited to present key-note lectures in international and national conferences and research networks. At the College, so far, during her first presidential term Prof. Lowenstein managed to raise large donations which contributed to expanding research centers, students' scholarships and their community projects and the development of the campus infrastructure. Two new graduate and a undergraduate programs started: in Health Services Management and in Educational Psychology and an undergraduate Dept. in Social Work. Also, two new schools were established: An Health and Welfare Sciences School and Communication, Governance and Society School. In the campus a new large Health Sciences building was built, as well as 3 new dormitory buildings. International relations were expanded – delegations from France, from Vietnam and China visited and several European Consortium meetings were held. She also established and head, with a colleague, the International Research Center on Aging and Health. The Center is interdisciplinary and conducts applied research projects, with funding from competitive foundations like Israel Science Foundation, Ministry of Science, Israel Pfizer Co., Maccabi Health Services (total funding about million and a half Israeli shekels). The Center also organizes conferences in collaboration with community services and regional municipalities, as well as international workshops. Within the Center a wide network of collaborations with top researchers and institutions in the US, Canada, Europe, Far East and Latin America were created. Prof. Lowenstein is an Honorary Fellow of Gerontological Society of America (GSA); a fellow of World Demographic Association and was member of its advisory board. European Regional Representative and board member of International Network for Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA), from whom she received the Rosali Wolf Award; a board member and co-chair of an Elder Abuse team within NICE – National Initiative for Care of the Elderly, University of Toronto, Canada. Member of Management Committee representing Israel, in the EU COST Network, on Elders' Social Exclusion, and a Group Leader within the network. She served for eight years as Chair, European Behavioral, Social Science and Research Section, International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics – European Region; served for five years as Chair of Israeli Gerontological Society, from whom she received a prize for Life Achievement. Till recently, board member of International Federation on Aging (IFA) and member of its nominations committee; Invited by the European Commission as an expert evaluator for research proposals Framework 7. She serves on Israeli governmental and local agencies as consultant, and policy advisor, acting for several years as National Chair, an Advisory Council to the Minister and Ministry of Senior Citizens. She received a prestigious Hazani Prize for contribution to innovation in Aging from Israeli Ministry of Social Welfare. She is Chair of a Scientific Advisory Committee to the Foundation Assisting Holocaust Survivors in Israel. She received the Honorary Citizen - City of Haifa, Israel, for her work and support to develop services for the aged in the city during the last three decades. She is Professor of Gerontology Emerita, University of Haifa, Israel. She has been a long term faculty member of the University, for almost 3 decades at the School of Social work, where she filled various academic roles. She was also active in the University at large as member of University senate, heading several of its committees. 15 years ago she developed and established the Graduate Department of Gerontology at the University and headed it for the first 5 years. In 1990 she got funding and established the Center for Research and Study of Aging and headed it till October 2011. She has a Masters of Public Administration from New York University, and a PhD in Sociology from Hebrew University, Jerusalem.

Social Gerontology, Intergenerational family relations, family caregiving, elder abuse, elders’ quality of life, policy development, gerontological education

the international research community. Her research experience and relation with the proposed project can be documented from her various activities such as (a) her position in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as a professor and responsible of Memory and Dementia Outpatient Clinic, (b) her social work concerning the support of patients suffering from the Alzheimer’s Disease an other dementias and (c) her international co-operations with the best researchers in the research area of the proposed project. Furthermore, her outstanding number of publications in the top level international and national conferences and journals in the research area of the proposed project as well as the 26 awards that she has received can provide evidence of her independent creative thinking and of potential to advance the state-of-the-art. Her daily investigation of new methods for supporting patients suffering from the Alzheimer’s Disease as well as her participation in every workpackage of this project can provide evidence of her commitment to the proposed project and her willingness to devote a significant amount of time to it.

Memory and Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Care and management of services for older people

the international research community. Her research experience and relation with the proposed project can be documented from her various activities such as (a) her position in Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as a professor and responsible of Memory and Dementia Outpatient Clinic, (b) her social work concerning the support of patients suffering from the Alzheimer’s Disease an other dementias and (c) her international co-operations with the best researchers in the research area of the proposed project. Furthermore, her outstanding number of publications in the top level international and national conferences and journals in the research area of the proposed project as well as the 26 awards that she has received can provide evidence of her independent creative thinking and of potential to advance the state-of-the-art. Her daily investigation of new methods for supporting patients suffering from the Alzheimer’s Disease as well as her participation in every workpackage of this project can provide evidence of her commitment to the proposed project and her willingness to devote a significant amount of time to it.

Memory and Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Care and management of services for older people