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Towards strong, responsive and equitable long-term care systems worldwide

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On the occasion of the International Day of Care and Support of the United Nations, the Global Observatory on Long-Term Care will host an event throughout the day, in which a large number of experts in the field will present papers on key issues that need to be addressed to move towards robust, adaptable and equitable long-term care systems worldwide, as well as a special session highlighting the work of the World Health Organization in this area.

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XXXII Conference on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias

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 Location: Pamplona (Navarra)

Removing Alzheimer's disease from the “catch-all” of neurodegenerative, chronic or elderly diseases to give it its own label and address it specifically by the health system, is the main demand of AFAN (Association of Relatives of People with Alzheimer's and other Dementias of Navarra) for the World Day of the disease, which is accompanied by the 'Specific' campaign and a new edition of the Alzheimer's Week of Navarra, which includes parades, theater and talks on prevention or sexuality.

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64th SEGG and 44th SAGG Congress

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 Location: Málaga

This new edition of the SEGG congresses brings to Malaga the latest knowledge in geriatrics (frailty, nutrition, cardiogeriatrics, oncogeriatrics, dementia, diabetes, vaccines for the elderly, etc.) and social gerontology (long-term care, unwanted loneliness, personal care, new technologies to facilitate aging, psychological aspects of the elderly, etc.), as well as those in the biological field (aging in advanced ages, biology of cognitive impairment, etc.).

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Technical Seminar of the Directorate General for the Elderly 2023 'Integral Person-Centred Care: we continue to move forward'.

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 Location: Centro Cultural Eduardo Úrculo (Madrid)

After establishing a general "theoretical" framework, the components linked to older people and professionals, the physical environment and organisations will be presented at different tables.

Ethical aspects and the growing trend towards deinstitutionalisation and the promotion of ageing at home, a fundamental pillar of municipal services for the elderly, will also be addressed. Knowing that the experience in the model is greater in the world of centres and especially in residential centres, it is essential to address the model also at home.

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