LONGEVITY CONFERENCE 2004 programME   -    Sydney ,  AUSTRALIA,  March  5-7 2004


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Friday 5th March 2004

 

9:00am            Welcoming Address

Dr. Alexandre Sidorenko, MD, PhD. Chief, United Nations Focus on Ageing, Division for Social Policy & Development, New York, NY, USA.

 

9:10am            Opening Ceremony

                        Cockle Bay Aboriginal Elder Fire Ceremony

                        ‘Thuli Dreaming’ Aboriginal Dance Ceremony

 

PLENARY SESSIOn - Living Longer

 

9:30am            Healthy Ageing - An International Imperative: Current WHO Statistics

Dr. Alexandre Kalache, MD, PhD.  Coordinator, Ageing and Life Course Programme, Department of Health Promotion, Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Surveillance, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland.

 

10:10am          Biodemography of Human Longevity

Dr. Leonid A. Gavrilov, PhD. Research Associate, NORC Center on Aging, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

 

10:50am          Morning Tea Break

 

PLENARY SESSION - Cellular Ageing and Clinical Interventions

 

11:20am          The Near-Term Prospects for Intervention in Human Ageing and Age-Related Disease

Dr. Michael Fossel, MD, PhD (Session Chair).  Editor in chief, Journal of Anti-Aging Medicine. Clinical Professor of Medicine, Michigan State University, USA.

 

12:00pm          Gerontomodulation Through Hormesis: Molecular Basis of Slowing Down Cellular Ageing.

Prof. Suresh Rattan, DSc, PhD. Research Professor (Forskningsprofessor), Danish Centre for Molecular Gerontology; Department of Molecular Biology; University of Aarhus, Denmark

 

12:40pm          Lunch Break (1½ hours)

 

2:10pm            Werner's Syndrome: Understanding and Intervening in an Accelerated Ageing Disease

Dr. Richard Faragher, PhD.  Treasurer, British Society for Research on Ageing. Principal School Fellow, School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science, University of Brighton, United Kingdom.

 

2:50pm            The Role of Microglial Senescence in the Ageing and Alzheimer's Diseased Brain

Mr. Barry Flanary, MS. Department of Neuroscience, McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida College of Medicine, USA.

 

3:30pm           Afternoon Tea Break

 

 

 

 

FRIDAY 5TH MARCH 2004

CONCURRENT sessions / WORKSHOPS

 

 

Ageing Research

 

4:00pm            The Age Associated Universality of Bioenergetic Disease: Its Impact on Human Health and its Amelioration

Prof. Anthony W. Linnane, AM, PhD, DSc, FRS, FAA, FTSE.  Professorial Fellow, Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, and St. Vincent’s Hospital.  Founder and Managing Director, Centre for Molecular Biology, Epworth Medical Centre, Richmond, VIC, Australia.

 

4:40pm            Genetics of Human Longevity: New Ideas and Findings

Dr. Natalia S. Gavrilova, PhD. Research Associate, Center on Aging, NORC and the University of Chicago, Illinois, USA.

 

5:20pm            Break (2 hours 10 minutes)

 

Modulation of Longevity

4:00pm            Evolution and Modulation of Longevity

Dr. Robin Holliday, PhD, FRS, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

 

4:40pm            Why Humans Die – Solving an Old Biological Problem

Prof. Mark Ya Azbel, School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.

 

4:55pm            Lifespan Extension in Drosophilia using Ion Channel Inhibitors

Dr. Christopher Driver, PhD, BSc(Hons), DipEd. National Ageing Research Institute, VIC, Australia.

 

5:10pm            Heat Shock Proteins as Biomarkers of Ageing

Assoc. Prof. Kenneth Watson, PhD, BSc(Hons). Head, School of Biological Sciences, University of New England, Australia.

 

5:25pm            Break (2 hours 5 minutes)

 

Musculoskeletal Health

 

4:00pm            Integrative Approaches to Managing Arthritis

Prof. Marc Cohen, PhD, MBBS(Hons), BmedSc(Hons), FAMAC.  Founding Head, Department of Complementary Medicine, RMIT University, VIC, Australia. President, Australasian Integrative Medicine Association (AIMA).

 

4:40pm            Building & Maintaining Muscle in an Ageing Population – Strategies to Maintain Optimal Glutathione Levels in the Body

Mr. Paul Cribb, BHSci(HMS), BChemSci(Hons), CSCS. Director of Research, AST Sports Science, Australia/USA.

 

5:20pm            Relationship to size at birth, infant growth and grip strength in

                        later life: The Hertfordshir Cohort Study

                        Dr. Avan Aihie Sayer, MRC Environmental Epidemiology Unit, UK.

 

5:35pm            Break (1 hour 55 minutes)

 

The Ageing Brain

 

4:00pm            Diet and Successful Brain Ageing

Dr. James Joseph, PhD. Lead Scientist, Laboratory Chief, Laboratory of Neuroscience, Jean-Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA.

 

4:40pm            Anti-Oxidants to Ameliorate Normal Cognitive Deterioration Due to Age

Prof. Con Stough, PhD, BSc(Hons). Professor in Cognitive Neuroscience; Director, Swinburne Centre for Neuropsychology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, VIC, Australia.

 

5:20pm            Break (2 hours 10 minutes)

 

 

Breakthroughs in Anti-Ageing Dermatology

 

4:00pm            Prevention and Treatment of Hair Loss with Science

Dr. Rodney Sinclair, MBBS, FACD. President of the Skin and Cancer Foundation of Victoria and Principle Dermatologist to the hair clinic and the nail clinic. Senior Lecturer in Dermatology, University of Melbourne and Monash University, VIC, Australia.

 

4:30pm            Cosmetic Application of Molecular Water for Skin Repair

Mr. Haru Naito, Japan/USA.  Sports physiologist, water scientist and principle inventor of the Wellness filter – an anti-oxidant water filtration technology.

 

The Ageing Eye

 

5:00pm            Treating and Preventing Macular Degeneration

Dr. Paul Beaumont, MB BS, FRACS, FRACO.  Opthalmic Surgeon, Sydney, NSW, Australia.  Secretary/Treasurer, Australian Society of Opthalmologists. Chairman, Macular Degeneration Foundation of Australia.

 

5:30pm            Break (2 hours)

 

Personal Growth Workshop

 

4:00pm            Your Life Matters: Living from the Inside Out

Ms. Petrea King, ND.  Founder/Director, ‘Quest for Life Foundation’ and the ‘Petrea King Quest for Life Centre’, NSW, Australia.

 

5:30pm            Break (2 hours)

 

7:30-10:00pm Evening Presentation

 

7:30pm            The Longevity Code: Your Personal Prescription to a Longer Sweeter Life

(Balancing the 5 spheres that influence our lives: physical, mental, family and social, spiritual and material.)

Dr. Zorba Paster, MD.  Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA. Best-selling author and national radio host.

 

8:15pm            Intermission (15 minutes)

 

8:30pm            Musical Performance (Solo Native American Flute)

Mr. R. Carlos Nakai.  Of Navajo and Ute parentage, the prolific Nakai has been the catalyst for the renaissance of the Native American flute, with 3 Grammy nominations.  His rare live solo performances are infused with a spine-tingling musical purity and wild wisdom.

 

9:00pm            The Environment, Human Health and Longevity of the Planet

Dr. David Suzuki, PhD, Canada. Internationally renowned award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster.

 

 

 

Saturday 6th March 2004

 

7:30am            ‘Wake Up with Yoga’ - Yoga Class in Convention Centre forecourt

 

PLENARY SESSION - Anti-Ageing Medicine: The Hype and the Reality

 

9:00am            Prof. S. Jay Olshansky, PhD.  (Session chair).

Professor, School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.

 

9:15am            Prof. Bruce A. Carnes, PhD.

Associate Professor, Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma, USA.

 

9:45pm            Prof. Leonard Hayflick, PhD.

Professor of Anatomy, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USA.

 

10:15pm          Prof. Thomas Perls, MD, MPH.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Director, New England Centenarian Study, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.

 

10:45pm          Prof. S. Jay Olshansky, PhD.  (Session chair).

Professor, School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago, USA.

 

11:00am          Morning Tea Break (30 minutes)

 

PLENARY SESSION – Mental Health & Longevity

 

11:30am          Depression and Dementia Epidemics – Preparation and Management

Prof. Graham D. Burrows, AO, KCSJ, MD ChB, BSc, DPM, FRANZCP, FRCPsych, MRACMA, Dip.M.Hlth.Sc(Clinical Hypnosis), FAChAM. Professor of Psychiatry, Austin Health, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.

12:10pm          Stopping Alzheimer's Disease: What Can We Learn from Our Genes?
Prof. Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD. Professor of Neurology (Neuroscience) Director, Genetics and Aging Research Unit Massachusetts General Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Charlestown, MA, USA.

 

12:50pm          Lunch Break (1½ hours)

 

 

SATURDAY 6TH MARCH 2004

 

2:30-6:00pm    Concurrent sESsIONS / WORKSHOPS

 

 

Biomedical and Biological Advances In Geriatric Medicine

 

2:20pm            The Ageing Liver as a Risk Factor for Age-Related Vascular Disease

Prof. David Le Couteur, PhD, FRACP. Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Centre for Education and Research on Ageing (CERA), University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.  (Session chair)

 

2:50pm            Epidemiological Approaches to the Study of the Ageing Process

Prof. Robert G. Cumming, MD, PhD, MPH. Professor of Epidemiology and Geriatric Medicine, Centre for Education and Research on Ageing (CERA), University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

 

3:20pm            Break (30 minutes)

 

3:50pm            The Neuropathology of the Ageing Brain

Assoc. Prof. Jillian Kril, PhD. Associate Professor, Centre for Education and Research on Ageing (CERA), University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

 

4:20pm            Ageing Biology, Evidence Based Medicine and the Older Person

Dr. Vasi Naganathan, PhD, FRACP. Centre for Education and Research on Ageing (CERA), University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

 

4:50pm            Caloric Restriction and Drug Therapy to Delay the Onset of Age-Related Vascular Disease and Extend Life

                        Dr. Athur Everitt, PhD, BSc. Centre for Education and Research on Ageing (CERA), University of Sydney, NSW, Australia. 

 

5:05pm            Break (2 hours 25 minutes)

 

Cardiovascular Disease

Session Chair: Prof. Brian J. Morris, BSc(Hons), PhD, DSc, FAHA. Professor of Molecular Medical Sciences, Basic & Clinical Genomics Laboratory, School of Medical Sciences and Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

 

2:20pm            Cardiovascular disease control and life years gained ... the role of research

Prof. Judith Ann Whitworth, AC, DSc, MD, PhD, BS (Melb), FRACP. Director of the John Curtin School of Medical Research and Howard Florey Professor of Medical Research at The Australian National University in Canberra and heads the High Blood Pressure Research Unit; Co-Chair of the WHO/ISH Guidelines for Management of Hypertension.

 

3:00pm            The Medical Management of Metabolic Obesity - Syndrome X and the Place of Liposuction

Dr. Warwick L. Greville, MB BS, FACS. Cosmetic Physician, Ashbrooke Medical Institute, VIC, Australia.

 

3:40pm            Break (30 minutes)

 

4:10pm            Complementary Interventions for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease

Mr. Mike Curley, BSc(Biochem),  Dip.Clinical.Nutrition.  Technical Director, HealthWorld Ltd., Brisbane, QLD, Australia.

 

4:50pm                        Everyday strategies that can lower cardiovascular disease risk and lengthen life-span.

Dr. Ross Walker, MB BS(Hons) FRACP, Consultant Cardiologist, Fox Valley Clinic, Wharoonga, Sydney, Australia.