PRESIDENTIAL SYMPOSIUM: EMERGING PERSPECTIVES ON EXTENDING HEALTHY AND PURPOSEFUL LIFE

• Published in: Innovation in aging 2018-11, Vol.2 (suppl_1), p.604-604
• Main Authors: Justice, J N, Bardach, S H, Kritchevsky, S B
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Abstracts
• ISSN: 2399-5300; 2399-5300
• DOI: 10.1093/geroni/igy023.2244

This ESPO Presidential Symposium features a multidiscipline perspective and recent scientific advances made by early career investigators. In this symposium, rising stars and early career leaders from each of the GSA sections will provide a perspective on how the work in their field is addressing the importance and purpose of longer lives, as well as strategies to extend healthy lifespan. These talks will span research on the biologic factors that influence aging and healthy longevity across species (Biological Sciences, Hoffman), exercise and lifestyle interventions to promote cognitive and physical function and healthy aging (Health Sciences, Handing), the influence of marital quality and social environment on well-being in later life (Behavioral and Social Sciences, Stokes), and identifying vulnerability and abuse in at-risk older adults to reduce health disparities, and empower and promote healthy purposeful lives (Social Research, Policy, and Practice, Cho). Importantly, these featured talks will highlight the breadth of aims, strategies, methodologies, and tools employed across disciplines, and insights on the purpose of longer healthy lives from each field. We will include a discussion to identify synergies across fields, strategies for successful cross-discipline collaboration, and opportunities for our emerging and future scholars to address our common goal to extend healthy and purposeful life.