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International seminar "Ageing and frailty in Norway and Russia"

Seminar October 12-13th 2021, Moscow, Russia

With this 2-day seminar, brought together scholars in the field of ageing and frailty for knowledge sharing and networking. Building on the International project on cardiovascular disease in Russia (IPCDR) and the Know Your Heart (KYH) study, we have initiated a project focusing on early ageing in Russia and Norway. The project is lead by Senior Scientist Bjørn Heine Strand at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), and the project team consists of Dr. Alexander Kudryavtsev, Northern State Medical University (NSMU), coordinator of Heart to Heart collaboration Dr. Laila Hopstock (UiT The Arctic University of Norway), and principal investigator of IPCDR Prof. David Leon, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) / National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University). The seminar combined of an online and a physical meeting. It is kindly hosted by the HSE University in Moscow with the assistance of Dr. Vladimir Shkolnikov, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) and HSE University.  The seminar was held in a mixed format.

PROGRAM
Day 1 – October 12th
 

Moscow time

 

1145-1300

     Registration and opening lunch (for participants present in Moscow)

1300-1305

Welcome

(Dr Alexander Kudryavtsev, NSMU/Dr Bjørn Heine Strand, NIPH)

1305-1325

Demography of ageing in Russia

(Dr Vladimir Shkolnikov, MPIDR/HSE)

PresentationVideo

1325-1345

Demography of ageing in Norway

(Prof Vegard Skirbekk, NIPH)

1345-1350

Short discussion on the two talks by Shkolnikov and Skirbekk. The demographic situation, what to expect in the coming decades? (Chair: Strand)

1350-1405

Physical capability and ageing

(Prof Rachel Cooper, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK)

Presentation, Video

1405-1420

Social factors of frailty in the elderly in Russia: results from EVKALIPT study

(Elena Selezneva, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Social Policy, HSE University)

Video

1420-1450

      Coffee break

1450-1505

Cross country comparisons of grip strength – Russia versus Norway in the Know Your Heart Study (Dr Bjørn Heine Strand, NIPH)

Presentation,  Video

1505-1520

Grip strength’s usefulness as a predictor of mortality and both cognitive and physical decline in older adults in northwest Russia

(Anna Turusheva, Associated professor, The North-Western State medical University, St-Petersburg)

Presentation, Video

1520-1535

Data sources, Russia I:  The Crystal Study

(Prof Elena Frolova, The North-Western State medical University, St-Petersburg)

Presentation, Video

1535-1550

Gender paradox in the elderly Russian population

(Dr Asiia Imaeva, National Medical Research Center for Therapy and Preventive Medicine, Moscow)

Presentation, Video

1550-1605

Leningrad siege survivors - unique Russian cohort for longevity research

(Dr Oxana Rotar, Almazov National Medical Research Centre, St .Petersburg)

Presentation, Video

1605-1610

Wrap up day 1

(Chair: Dr Bjørn Heine Strand, NIPH / Dr Alexander Kudryavtsev, NSMU)

 

    Dinner in the evening

 Day 2 – October 13th

1030-1100

    Coffee and mingle

1100-1120

Policies on ageing research in Russia – how to tackle the challenges of an ageing population? (Dr Alexander Rozanov, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RNRMU), Russian Clinical Research Center for Gerontology)

Presentation, Video

1120-1140

Norwegian policies on ageing and on care for the elderly (Aina Strand, The Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services (HOD)

Presentation, Video

1140-1150

Discussion on the two previous talks on policies

(Chair: Oksana Sinyavskaya, Head of the Centre for Comprehensive Social Policy Studies, HSE University)

1150-1205

Data sources in Russia III: Sociological data on ageing in Russia: opportunities and limitations

(Oksana Sinyavskaya, Head of the Centre for Comprehensive Social Policy Studies, HSE University)

1205-1225

Ageing hearts – The Heart to Heart Study

(Prof David Leon, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK)

Presentation, Video

1225-1340

      Lunch

1340-1355

Data sources, Norway I: The Tromsø Study

(Dr Laila Hopstock, UiT The Arctic University, Tromsø, Norway)

Presentation, Video

1355-1410

Data sources, Norway II: The NorLag Study

(Dr Marijke Veenstra, NOVA, Norway)

Presentation, Video

1410-1425

Data sources, Norway III: The HUNT Study

(Dr Håvard Skjellegrind, NTNU, Norway)

1425-1440

Prevalence of sarcopenia and association with objectively measured physical activity: The Tromsø Study

 (Dr Jonas Johansson, UiT The Arctic University, Tromsø, Norway)

Presentation, Video

14:40-14:55

Data sources, Russia II: ESSE

(Dr Alexander Kudryavtsev, NSMU)

Presentation, Video

1455-1505

Discussion, wrap up


 

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