PROGRAM

Thursday – September 18, 2025

PRE-CONGRESS TRAINING COURSE                                                                     10:00 AM/01:00 PM

Desk > Registration                                                                                               9:30 AM / 10:00 AM

APPROACH TO THE ELDERLY WITH PALLIATIVE CARE NEEDS Available seats – maximum 50 participants

Program:

• Palliative Care in the Older Adults
  with a focus on Early and Simultaneous Palliative Care
  Graziano Onder

• Discussion

• Role Playing on mandate:
  Presentation of participants, division into groups, assignment of roles, presentation of scenarios
  Maria Adelaide Ricciotti, Letizia Lafuenti

• Presentation of 1 CLINICAL SCENARIO:
  Patient identification

• Presentation of 2nd CLINICAL SCENARIO:
  Awareness and support for healthcare workers in the patient-family approach and in teamwork
  Sharing of group work
  Maria Adelaide Ricciotti, Letizia Lafuenti

• Conclusions
  Graziano Onder

Thursday – September 18, 2025

PLENARY SESSION                                                                                                          03:00 PM/06:45 PM 

Desk > Registration                                                                                                       2:30 PM / 3:00 PM

• Opening Ceremony
  Carlo Renzini (San Marino) – President ASGG

• Authorities’ Addresses:
  Hon. Secretaries of State of the Republic of San Marino

• Opening Greetings from Presidents:
  Prof. Stefania Maggi – President EICA
  Prof. Luigi Ferrucci – Scientific Director NIA

• Keynote Lectures:
  Moderators: Stefania Maggi and Luigi Ferrucci

  • Scientific Director of NIA (National Institute of Aging)
    Luigi Ferrucci (Baltimore – United States)
    Social Engage and Disengage Model as a Possibility to Reach Successful Aging
  • Jose Ricardo Jauregui (Argentina) – President IAGG
    Challenges of Geriatric Medicine and Geriatricians in Europe
  • Mirko Petrovic (Belgium)
    Inflammaging: Measurement, Interventions, and Perspectives
  • Claudio Franceschi (Bologna–Russia)
    Multidimensional Approach to the Older Adults: From Guidelines to Clinical Practice
  • Alberto Pilotto (Genoa–Bari)
    The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Phenotyping Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
  • Arduino Alexander Mangoni (Adelaide–Australia)

> SOCIAL DINNER  – Grand Hotel San Marino      8:30 PM

Friday – September 19, 2025

PLENARY SESSION                                                                                                          09:00 AM/07:00 PM 

• Keynote Lecture
  Introduced by: Miguel Angel Acanfora
  Renal Failure in the Older Adults
  Andrea Ungar (Florence)

• Keynote Lecture
  Introduced by: Miguel Angel Acanfora
  From Life Expectancy to Healthy Longevity
  Domenico Cucinotta (Parma)

• Clinical Therapeutic Controversies
  Moderator: Domenico Cucinotta (Parma)

  • Postoperative Delirium: Pathophysiology and Biomarkers
    Stefano Volpato (Ferrara)
  • Fevers of Unknown Origin: FUO-FADOI Study
    Giovanni Scanelli (Vicenza)
  • New Systems for Assessing Sarcopenia and Frailty
    Marco Domenicali (Bologna)
  • Orthogeriatrics: Models of Care and Key Points in the Management of Older Adults Patients with Femoral Fracture
    Emilio Martini (Modena)

• Keynote Lecture
  Introduced by: Alberto Pilotto (Genoa–Bari)
  Impact of Infectious Diseases on Dementia
  Stefania Maggi (Padua)

• Infectious Disease Issues
  Moderator: Stefania Maggi (Padua)

  • Antibiotic Resistance and Age
    Massimo Arlotti (Rimini)
  • Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Adults and Older Adults: Role of General Medicine
    Alessandro Rossi (Terni)
  • Vaccinations for the Older Adults: The Perspective of the Adult Immunization Board (AIB)
    Paolo Bonanni (Florence)
  • The Role of the Out-of-Hospital Geriatrician in Vaccinating the Older Adults
    Nicola Veronese (Palermo)

LUNCH

• Keynote Lecture
  Introduced by: Stefano Caracciolo
  Longevity Does Not Start with Old Age
  Miguel Angel Acanfora (Argentina)

• Current Topics in Psychogeriatrics
  Moderator: Stefano Caracciolo

  • Indications for Antidepressant and Psychotherapy in Older Adults Depressive Disorders
    Stefano Caracciolo (Ferrara)
  • Pain in Parkinson’s Disease
    Stefano Tamburin (Verona)
  • Prescription Cascades as a Cause of Inappropriate Prescribing
    Antonio Cherubini (Ancona)

• Keynote Lecture
  Introduced by: Alberto Pilotto (Genoa–Bari)
  Personalized Pain Management in the Older Adults: From the Etiological to the Algological Paradigm
  Pierangelo Lora Aprile (Brescia)

• Keynote Lecture
  Introduced by: Stefania Maggi
  GERAGOGY AND ANTI-FRAGILITY
  Giovanni Gelmini (Parma)

• Current Topics in Community Geriatrics
  Moderator: Giovanni Gelmini (Parma)

  • Social Contexts: A Tool for Care and Well-being
    Rabih Chattat (Bologna)
  • Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment 2.0: From the Multidimensional Geriatric Assessment Unit to the Individual, Personalized, and Participatory Life Project
    Stefano De Carolis (Forlì–Cesena)
  • Early diagnosis of Neurocognitive Disorder in General Medicine: state of the art and future perspectives
    Alessandro Pirani (Ferrara)
  • Models of Community Care for an Aging Population
    Andrea Fabbo (Modena)

• Keynote Lecture
  Introduced by: Giovanni Gelmini (Parma)
  The New Role of Nursing Homes (RSA) between Telemedicine, AI, New Technologies, and Lack of Resources
  Sebastiano Capurso

Saturday – September 20, 2025

PLENARY SESSION                                                                                                          9:00 AM/01:00 PM

Desk > Registration                                                                                                       8:30 AM / 9:00 AM

CARDIOGERIATRICS – AF in the elderly: Control or Unconditional Surrender?
Participants limit – maximum 100 participants

Moderators: Alessandro Capucci (Bologna) and F. Marchetta (Bologna)

Program:
Introduction – Alessandro Capucci

I Session – Moderator: F. Marchetta, Marina Foscoli

• AF in the Elderly: Problems and Opportunities
  Andrea Ungar (Florence)
• Is it Always Better to Control Heart Rate Over Time? Is Rhythm Control Always the Winning Strategy?
  Valeria Carinci (Bologna)
• When to Prescribe or Not to Prescribe Anticoagulant Therapy in the Older Adults
  Chiara Mussi (Modena)

20-minute discussion with 2 discussants: Dr. Ottani and Dr. Di Giannuario

II Session

• Ablate and Pace: Is it Possible with Specific Pacing Sites?
  Francesco Zanon (Rovigo)
• Does Upstream Therapy Make Sense? Which Kind?
  Daniele Grosseto (Riccione)

20-minute discussion with discussants: Carlo Renzini

End of Workshop with Final Conclusions
Alessandro Capucci (Bologna)