Aging in the Community International Symposium

The Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC–Chapel Hill) have been actively promoting research and educational exchange with a focus on geriatric medicine and community-based care.

In 2025, the two institutions jointly hosted the U.S.–Japan symposium “Aging and the Family” at UNC, bringing together experts from a wide range of disciplines including medicine, nursing, public health, and social welfare to discuss approaches to supporting older adults in super-aging societies.

As the second phase of this collaboration, Nagoya University will host the “Aging in the Community International Symposium.”

Through sharing practical experiences from Japan’s community-based integrated care system and insights from clinical and care settings, the symposium aims to foster the next step in collaborative research and educational partnerships between Japan and the United States, addressing challenges common to both societies.

Aims

As populations age rapidly in many countries around the world, strengthening healthcare, long-term care, prevention, and social resources to support older adults within their communities has become an urgent global challenge.

In Japan in particular, efforts to better integrate medical care and community-based support are being continuously advanced, including the promotion of community-based integrated care systems, the use of digital health, frailty and dementia prevention, and end-of-life care.

This symposium brings together experts from Japan and the United States, centered on Nagoya University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to discuss Aging in the Community from research, educational, and clinical perspectives.

By transcending differences in national systems and cultural contexts, the symposium aims to generate practical, implementable ideas and foster new opportunities for collaboration.

Dates & Time

• Monday, March 23, 2026 – All day
• Wednesday, March 25, 2026 – All day
• Thursday, March 26, 2026 – Morning only

Venue

• Monday, March 23: Nagoya University, Higashiyama Campus — Toyota Auditorium (Symposion Conference Room)
• Wednesday, March 25: National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology — Education and Innovation Center,
• Thursday, March 26: Nagoya University, Tsurumai Campus — Kakuyu Hall (2F)

Registration

Free of charge; advance registration required.

Open to the public on March 23 (Mon), March 25 (Wed), and March 26 (Thu) – symposium sessions only.

Please note that registration may close once capacity is reached, as seating is limited.