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SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE ACTIVE HEALTHY AGING  
(AHA 2015)

Magdeburg, Germany, 2nd −5th September 2015

The International Scientific Conference Active Healthy Aging 2015 was held between 
2nd and 5th September 2015 in Magdeburg (Germany) and was organized by the Otto von 
Guericke University Magdeburg in cooperation with the DZNE Magdeburg (German 
Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases within Helmholtz Association) and the city of 
Magdeburg. 

The Conference included several interesting scientific topics such as “60 Is the New 
40” and The Meaning of Active Aging in the 21st Century, Preserving Cognitive Functi-
ons, The Potentiating Effects of Physical and Cognitive Activity, Maintaining Indepen-
dence through Assistive Technology Systems, Nutritional Interventions to Promote He-
althy Aging, etc. 

The AHA 2015 Congress participants had a great opportunity to listen and learn from 
several excellent scientists from different countries with special emphasis on AHA 2015 
keynote speakers: 

• Prof. Michael Falkenstein, Ph.D., (Leibniz Research Centre for Working Enviro-
nment and Human Factors, University of Dortmund, Germany),

• Prof. Martin Lövden, Ph.D., (Aging Research Center, Department of Neurobiolo-
gy, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden),

• Prof. Marco Narici, Ph.D., (School of Graduate Entry Medicine and Health, Uni-
versity of Nottingham, United Kingdom),

• Prof. Sandra Pais, Ph.D., (Center for Research and Development in Health, Uni-
versity of Algarve, Portugal),

• Prof. Rado Pišot, Ph.D., (Institute of Kinesiology Research, University of Primor-
ska, Slovenia), and

• Prof. Claudia Voelcker-Rehage, Ph.D., (Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and 
Institutional Development, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany).

The interdisciplinary approach of the Congress covered several aspects of active and 
healthy aging phenomena, such as cognition, physical activity and nutrition. 

The International Scientific Conference Active Healthy Aging 2015 was attended by 
three members of the Institute for Kinesiology Research, Scientific and Research Centre 
Koper, University of Primorska, Slovenia. Firstly, Rado Pišot, Ph.D., was invited as the 
keynote speaker and presented the results of the latest bed rest campaign with detailed 
insights of cognitive and functional decline that occur after a period of being immobilized 
or hospitalized. Secondly, Boštjan Šimunič, Ph.D., was chairing the symposium titled 
“Physical Activity and Nutrition for Healthy Aging” as well as he gave a talk regarding 
the use of Tensiomography in the field of aging. In the same symposium, our third par-
ticipant, Uroš Marušič, Ph.D., presented a computerized cognitive training approach for 
mitigating physical inactivity related negative effects.

Uroš Marušič



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ANNALES KINESIOLOGIAE • 6 • 2015 • 2

ZNANSTVENA KONFERENCA AKTIVNO ZDRAVO 
STARANJE (AHA 2015)

Magdeburg, Nemčija, 2.–5. september 2015

Mednarodna znanstvena konferenca Aktivno zdravo staranje (angl: Active Healthy 
Aging; AHA 2015) se je odvijala med 2. in 5. septembrom 2015 v Magdeburgu (Nem-
čija). Organizirana je bila v okviru magdeburške univerze Otto von Guericke v so-
delovanju z DZNE Magdeburg (nemški center za nevrodegenerativne bolezni znotraj 
združenja Helmholtz) in mestom Magdeburg.

Znanstvena konferenca je zajemala številna znanstvena področja, kot so “60. so 
nova 40”. in pomen aktivnega staranja v 21. stoletju, ohranjanje kognitivnih funkcij, 
učinki telesne in kognitivne aktivnosti, ohranjanje neodvisnosti s pomočjo podpornih 
tehnoloških sistemov, prehranske intervencije za spodbujanje zdravega staranja itd.

Udeleženci konference AHA 2015 so imeli izjemno priložnost slišati številne odlič-
ne znanstvenike iz različnih držav, s posebnim poudarkom na vabljenih osrednjih go-
vornikih AHA 2015 konference:

• prof. dr. Michael Falkenstein (Center za raziskave delovnega okolja in človeških 
vplivov Leibniz, Univerza v Dortmundu, Nemčija),

• prof. dr. Martin Lövden (Center za raziskave staranja, Oddelek za nevrobiologi-
jo, socialno varstvo in družbene vede, Karolinski inštitut, Stockholm, Švedska),

• prof. dr. Marco Narici (Fakulteta za medicinske in zdravstvene vede, Univerza 
v Nottinghamu, Velika Britanija),

• prof. dr. Sandra Pais (Center za raziskave in razvoj v zdravstvu, Univerza Al-
garve, Portugalska),

• prof. dr. Rado Pišot (Inštitut za kineziološke raziskave, Znanstveno-raziskoval-
no središče, Univerza na Primorskem, Koper, Slovenija) in

• prof. dr. Claudia Voelcker-Rehage (Center Jacobs za vseživljenjsko učenje in 
institucionalni razvoj, Univerza Jacobs, Bremen, Nemčija).

Interdisciplinarni pristop kongresa je zajemal več vidikov aktivnega in zdravega 
staranja, kot so kognicija, telesna aktivnost in prehrana v najširšem pomenu besede.

Mednarodne znanstvene konference Aktivno zdravo staranje 2015 smo se udele-
žili trije predstavniki Inštituta za kineziološke raziskave Znanstveno-raziskovalnega 
središča Univerze na Primorskem. Prof. dr. Rado Pišot je bil eden izmed osrednjih 
govornikov. Predstavil je rezultate zadnje študije večdnevnega horizontalnega ležanja 
s poudarkov na kognitivnem in funkcionalnem upadu, ki nastane po določenem času 
hospitalizacije. Izr. prof. dr. Boštjan Šimunič je vodil vabljeni simpozij z naslovom 
“Telesna aktivnost in prehrana za zdravo staranje” ter predstavil prispevek z naslovom 
“Uporaba tenziomiografije na področju staranja”. Na istem simpoziju sem sam pred-
stavil pristope računalniško podprtega kognitivnega treninga za ublažitev negativnih 
posledic večdnevne fizične neaktivnosti.

Uroš Marušič


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