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Symposium Sorbonne University & Japan "Global Health and Aging: toward a bio-psycho-social age, a metrics to foster Brain, Mind & Physical healthy aging”

  • Du 08 déc. 2025 au 09 déc. 2025

  • 08:30 - 19:30
  • Location: 
    Monday 8 December: @Sorbonne University France, campus Jussieu, 4 place Jussieu 75005 Paris
    Tuesday 9 December: @Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, 47 boulevard de l’Hôpital 75013 Paris

     

Join us for a groundbreaking international symposium on 8–9 December 2025, as Sorbonne University and leading Japanese institutions — including the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology, and Tokyo University Hospital — unite to explore the future of healthy aging.

Under the theme “Global Health and Aging: Toward a Bio-Psycho-Social Age”, this two-day event will bring together experts in geriatrics, biology, public health, and social sciences to share innovative research, policies, and metrics for fostering brain, mind, and physical well-being in aging populations. From frailty and biological resilience to nutrition, muscle health, and end-of-life care, discover how interdisciplinary collaboration can shape healthier, more inclusive ageing societies.

SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE

MONDAY 8 DECEMBER 2025
JUSSIEU AMPHI 25

8 :30 – 9 :10
Opening: collaboration SU and Japan

Présentation Global Health Institute
Juan Fernando Ramirez
Jean Michel Oppert
Sorbonne University

Presentation of National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology & their expectations
Hidenori Arai, MD, PhD
President
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

Presentation of Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology & their expectations
Masahiro Akishita, MD, PhD
CEO & President, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology
Professor emeritus, The University of Tokyo

Current state of our exchanges, objectives of the seminar - agenda and presentation of the participants 
Kiyoka Kinugawa 
Sorbonne University (faculty of Health)
Geriatrician

9 :10 – 9 :40
How to measure Healthy Aging, a Global Health approach

Kiyoka Kinugawa
Sorbonne University (faculty of Health)
Geriatrician

9 :40 – 10 :10
Policies
Japan’s Medical Research Strategy with Focus on Geriatric Medicine 
Yumi Kameyama
Cabinet Office, Health and Medical Strategy Office 
Tokyo University

10 :10 – 10 :40
Nutrition 
Aging and health nutrition in Africa : the case of South Africa and Cameroon
Emmanuel Cohen
UMR 7206 “Eco-anthropologie”, Musée de l’Homme (Sorbonne University Alliance), Paris, France
Anthropologist

10 :40 – 11 :10
Nutrition 
Healthy diet for better well-being: Applying preventive Insights from Japanese cohort studies to community health
Rei Otsuka, PhD
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

11 :20 – 11 :50
Social Sciences & aging

Long-term health effects of working conditions and unemployment
Pierre Meneton 
INSERM Researcher, epidemiologist,
LIMICS Computer Science Research Lab ofr Health

11 :50 – 12 :20
Social Sciences & aging

Mental, Physical, psycho-social things in Japan
Koichi Kozaki
President of Japan Geriatrics Society
Kyorin University School of Medicine

12 :20 – 12 :50
End of life issue in France
Jean Cassien-Billier 
Sorbonne University-Science Po 

12 :50 – 13 :20
End of life issue 
Title: End of Life care in Japan and Korea
Yoshihiro Kitamura
President of the Japan Society for Dying with Dignity (JSDD)
Nippon Medical School

TUESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2025
AMPHI CHARCOT PSL

8 :30 – 9 :00
Frailty & aging
Implementation and research of the concept of frailty
Shosuke Satake, MD, PhD
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

9 :00 – 9 :30
Biological aging

Immune resilience in elderly facing an acute clinical event
Delphine Sauce, PhD
Sorbonne University (faculty of Science)
Scientist biology of aging

9 :30 – 10 :00
Biological aging

Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Supercomplex and Healthy Aging
Satoshi Inoue 
Director, Department of Systems Aging Science and Medicine, 
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology

10 :00 – 10 :30
Health Economy

Healthcare system in Japan: Hospitalization costs of Hospital-acquired complications among adults aged 75 years or older with dementia
Seigo Mitsutake
Principal researcher, Research team Human care, 
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology

10 :50 – 11 :20
Muscle Health

On evaluating Muscle Aging using HD-sEMG technique
Sofiane Boudaoud
University of Technology of Compiègne
Bioengeneering

11 :20 – 11 :50
Muscle Health

Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia 2025 Consensus: Promoting muscle health for healthy aging
Hidenori Arai, MD, PhD
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

11 :20 – 11 :50
Brain Health:  Spatial Navigation to evaluate motor and cognitive Ageing
Laure Rondi-Reig 
Sorbonne University (Faculty of Sciences) CNRS Research Director

11 :50 – 12 :20
Brain Health 
Development of Non-Pharmacological Interventions for Dementia Prevention in Japan: The J-MINT Trial and Its Social Implementation
Takashi Sakurai
National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology