Advancing Geriatrics Research: AGS/NIA Conference Series

Improving Clinical Care and Prevention through Geriatrics Research

Since 2004, the AGS has convened scientific conferences focused on emerging issues in aging research thanks to sustained funding from the National Institute on Aging (NIA) under the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Conference Grant (or "R13") Program. The AGS goal for this series is to focus attention on geriatrics issues that are of pressing clinical concern where research has the potential to improve clinical care of older adults or prevent/delay onset of disease. Our long-range goal is to advance research that improves our health, quality of life, and supports our remaining independent as we age.

Advancing the Science of MCCs in Older Adults

In 2024, the NIA awarded a five-year project (1R13AG089934) to the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) and the AGING (Advancing Geriatrics Infrastructure and Network Growth) Initiative that will support three conferences focusing on Advancing the Science of Multiple Chronic Conditions (MCCs) in older adults to varying degrees. The mission of this conference grant is to deepen research efforts relating to the science of MCCs in older adults, with the potential to greatly improve the health and healthcare of the growing population of older people living with MCCs.

The next conference in this series, “Multiple Chronic Conditions: Understanding Etiology, Epidemiology, and Management to Inform Future Research for Women’s Health,” will take place in March 12-13, 2027.

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