The conference is dedicated to the problems, challenges, and advancements in the care of elderly individuals and patients requiring palliative treatment and holistic care.

Particular emphasis will be placed on the importance of a holistic approach that addresses not only somatic aspects but also the psychological, social, and spiritual needs of patients.

The conference also promotes best practices, modern therapeutic methods, and ethical standards in geriatric and palliative care.

This event serves as a platform for interdisciplinary knowledge exchange among physicians, nurses, psychologists, therapists, and other professionals involved in long-term care.

Proposed (sample) thematic areas of your conference presentation:

• Geriatric Teams – The Importance of Interdisciplinary Collaboration in the Care of Elderly Patients
• The Role of Palliative Care in the Treatment of Chronic Diseases – When to Initiate Palliative Support?
• A Holistic Approach to Patients with Dementia – From Diagnosis to 24-Hour Care
• Psychological Support for Terminally Ill Patients – Challenges and Best Practices
• The Importance of Communication with the Families of Geriatric and Palliative Patients – How to Build Trust and Understanding
• Modern Methods of Pain Management in Palliative Care – Pharmacotherapy and Complementary Approaches
• Long-Term Home Care – The Role of Nurses, Physiotherapists, and Medical Caregivers
• Nutritional Disorders in the Elderly – Diagnosis, Interventions, and Prevention Strategies
• Ethical Dilemmas in Palliative Medicine – Limits of Therapy and Patient Autonomy
• The Role of Occupational Therapy and Social Activation in Improving Seniors’ Quality of Life

And many more!

We encourage you to address these problems and to conceptualize their upcoming solutions. Importantly, the thematic areas mentioned above are to be treated only as examples. We strongly encourage you to go beyond them.

Presentations may be based on your own or third-party research (review literature and research of others), as well as take the form of posters or case-studies.

We accept presentations in Polish and English.

• Medical students and doctoral students, medical professionals, psychologists, and experienced researchers, as well as all others interested in the above-indicated fields of research can actively participate in the conference as speakers.
• Passive participants (audience) do not need to possess any prior academic knowledge or background.

Presentations may be delivered in the following languages:

• Polish
• English

According to the above-mentioned languages, the panels (sessions) of the conference will be arranged.

• Prof. Tomasz Brzozowski, M.D., Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
• Prof. Andrzej Urbanik, M.D., Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
• Prof. Błażej Kmieciak, Ph.D. (The Maria Grzegorzewska University)
• Prof. Anna Skalska, M.D., Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
• Prof. Renata Markiewicz, M.D., Ph.D. (Medical University of Lublin)
• Prof. Agnieszka Kozioł-Kozakowska, M.D., Ph.D. (Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków)
• Prof. Agnieszka Kubicka-Trząska, MD, PhD (Jagiellonian University Medical College)
• Grażyna Lietzau, MD, PhD (Medical University of Gdańsk)
• Magdalena Jaworek, MD, PhD (Jagiellonian University Medical College)
• Joanna Moćkun-Pietrzak, PhD (Medical University of Gdańsk)
• Miroslawa Dulczewska-Miller, M.D., Ph.D. (Miroslawa Dulczewska-Miller, M.D., Ph.D. Pediatrics & Dermatology Clinic, Chicago, Illinois, USA)
• Monika Jach, MD (John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin)
• Aleksandra Karykowska, Ph.D. (Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences)
• Dr. Aureliusz Kosendiak (Lower Silesia University in Wrocław)
• Dr. Valery Loumber (Director of Academic Development)
• Luke Darby Bartosik (Managing Director of the Center for Medical Studies; President of the Center for American & European Studies)

➤ACTIVE PARTICIPATION (INFORMATION FOR CONFERENCE SPEAKERS)

Steps necessary to register for the conference as an active participant (conference speaker):

1️⃣Submit an abstract (200-300 words) and fill in the Speaker Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/JGETo8Z8ejmDLJrSA

2️⃣Submit the above-mentioned Speaker Registration Form by 23.59 on October 24, 2027 (we will not extend this deadline).

🔒We reserve the right to select abstracts.

📣The results of the abstract selection process will be announced by October 25, 2027.

3️⃣Pay the conference fee to the bank account number that will be provided to the qualified speakers via e-mail. The fee must be paid by October 27, 2027 at the latest.

➤PASSIVE PARTICIPATION (CONFERENCE AUDIENCE)

Steps necessary to register for the conference by a passive participant (audience):

1️⃣Fill out the Audience Registration Form at: https://forms.gle/ywSpEziMb4cQq5XH9

2️⃣Submit the Audience Registration Form by 23.59 on October 29, 2027. Failure to fill in the form will result in the inability to passively participate in the conference (and thus the inability to receive a passive conference participant certificate).

3️⃣Pay the audience fee to the bank account number that will be provided to you via e-mail. The fee must be paid by November 1, 2027 at the latest.

Don’t worry! Registered audience will have a chance to see the conference schedule with a full list of speakers and names of their presentations before submitting the conference fee. The schedule will be delivered to registered audience by email.

➤ SPEAKERS – 2 options:

• 249 PLN / 70 EUR – participation as a speaker + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 279 PLN / 80 EUR – participation as a speaker + digital PDF certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

➤ AUDIENCE – 2 options:

• 139 PLN / 45 EUR – audience participation + PDF electronic certificate sent via email (the electronic certificate bears the digital signatures of the members of the Conference Committee and the qualified Szafir electronic signature – the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature – of the President of the Board).

– OR –

• 169 PLN / 55 EUR – audience participation + digital PDF certificate + traditional certificate with a handwritten signature sent via post.

Please use the following pattern when filling in the transfer title field when making the payment of your conference fee*:

"first name and last name – fee for active / passive participation (select the appropriate one) – International Academic Conference on Geriatrics"

* Failure to do so may result in delays in posting the fee on the appropriate account and, consequently, even exclude your participation in the conference.

In the case of a co-authorship of a presentation by two, three or more speakers, please pay the fee for each of the speakers separately.

The organizers anticipate the possibility of publication in the form of a monograph. However, such possibility will depend on the number of authors willing to publish their text (chapter) in a monograph. The price for participation in the conference does not include the publication fee.

• Our certificates are widely recognized in scholarship and grant procedures by public and private universities and other entities.
• It is possible to receive a VAT invoice (please request it in the registration form).
• If your participation in the conference is to be financed by the university (or other institution/company), we suggest that you pay for your participation from your personal funds and then obtain reimbursement from the university on the basis of an invoice issued by the Center to your university (institution/company).
• The fee is non-refundable (since it grants you the right of entry to the conference).
• The link to the online conference room will be made available to registered participants within 24 hours before the start of the conference.
• It is possible to deliver a conference presentation by two or more speakers (the fee should be multiplied by the number of speakers).
• It is possible to receive a certificate for co-authorship of research by individuals who do not present at the conference but have actively participated in the research presented at the conference. In order to receive such a certificate, it is required that (1) each co-author of the research pays the fee as for active participation, (2) each co-author of the research completes an active participation form with the indication of the other co-authors, and (3) the presenting participant (speaker) sends a documentary statement (e-mail) confirming the names of the non-presenting co-authors of the research at the conference and their academic affiliations.
• The presentation time is 15-25 minutes (depending on the fact of giving a solo or duet presentation and the total number of presentations during the conference).
• Paper certificates of participation will be sent by traditional mail up to two (Poland) months from the end of the conference – due to the approaching scholarship deadlines, we will attempt to send them even faster.
• Digital certificates are sent within a week from the end of the conference to *all* participants.
• Each participant will receive a certificate on the composition of the Conference Committee.
• Each participant will receive a certificate confirming the status of the Center for American Studies / Center for Medical Studies as a scientific society engaged primarily in independent and continuous scientific activity, along with a complete list of the members of the Academic Council.
• In addition to the certificates and the confirmation of the composition of the Academic Council, all participants will also receive a Book of Abstracts bearing an official ISBN (International Standard Book Number). The Book of Abstracts may be attached to the certificate as part of scholarship and grant application procedures.
• We recommend following the guidelines below when preparing your abstract:

(1) Polish version – https://tinyurl.com/yp5pwyzd

(2) English version – https://tinyurl.com/bde7uazf

Preparing your abstract in accordance with these guidelines increases the chances of a positive review and acceptance to present at the conference as a speaker.

• The exact time of speaking at the conference is pre-determined by the Organizer (it will be not possible to change the time of your conference presentation set in the conference schedule).