The reflection paper describes how to characterise the baseline frailty status of older patients enrolled in clinical trials other than by their age. The aim is to ensure that clinical trial populations are representative of the users of the medicine, as the benefit-risk balance in older patients may depend on their physical frailty status. This supplements the requirements of ICH E7 note for guidance and questions and answers.

The board of the European Academy for Medicine of Ageing (EAMA) is looking for enthusiastic geriatricians to join the XIIIth EAMA course starting January 2019. The two-year course consists of four intense one-week sessions held twice a year in January and June. Each session covers a well balanced geriatric topic with experts from around the world.

Session 1: January 21-25, 2019
Session 2: June 24-28, 2019
Session 3: January 20-24, 2020
Session 4: June 22-26 2020

Die Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft in Kooperation mit Citizen Science Austria, Alzheimer Austria und der Universität Salzburg organisiert das Team für #Österreich beim Internationalen Stallcatchers Catchaton 2018.

WAS? Das Spiel StallCatchers 1 Stunde lang spielen und damit Forschungsdaten analysieren

WANN? Am Welt-Alzheimertag (21. September 2018) von 10 - 11 Uhr.