The Day of Aging will be held for the seventh time, Thursday 13 March 2025.

The theme of the day is: “Where are the opportunities in elderly care?” which refers to the importance of inter-disciplinary cooperation, teamwork and the importance of developing new ways and services, helping and looking at and utilizing opportunities that already exist.

Chairman before noon: Margrét Guðnadóttir. Chairman after noon: Guðný Stella Guðnadóttir.

09:00 Opening of the conference by Alma D. Möller, Minister of Health
09:10 Keynote speech - Opportunities in elderly care Eva Björg Guðmundsdóttir, Head of Home Nursing in Akureyri 09:40 Ageism in Health Care Sandra Canico 09:50 Namaste - Sunnefa Lindudóttir’s approach

10:00 Coffee

10:20 Coordinated self-assessment of her skills Gudrún Björg Sigurbjörnsdóttir
10:30 Interdisciplinary reception and assessment team Berglind Magnúsdóttir
10:40 Holistic aging assessment: What is it and why is it done? Ingibjörg Hjaltadóttir, Sigrún Sunna Skúladóttir, Elfa Þöll Grétarsdóttir, Hlíf Guðmundsdóttir and Sigrún Bjartmarz
10:50 Development of an electronic course on the implementation of holistic aging assessment for nurses in primary healthcare and home nursing Ingibjörg Hjaltadóttir, Sigrún Sunna Skúladóttir, Elfa Þöll Grétarsdóttir, Hlíf Guðmundsdóttir and Sigrún Bjartmarz
11:00 Evil is being idle Unnur Brynja Guðmundsdóttir

11:05 Break

11:25 Aldrei of late, results of strength training for the elderly Rósa Jónsdóttir and Þórey Hákonardóttir
11:35 Innovation in Akureyri: experience from the elderly doctors Arna Rún Óskarsdóttir and Eva Björg Guðmundsdóttir
11:45 Home hospital in Selfoss for one year Guðný Stella Guðnadóttir, Ragnheiður Thor Antonsdóttir, Thelma Dröfn Ásmundsdóttir, Víðir Óskarsson, Margrét Björk Ólafsdóttir and Anna Margrét Magnúsdóttir
11:55 The opportunities in the partnership. Presentation of the role and focus of the Centre for Geriatric Studies Margrét Guðnadóttir, Anna Björg Jónsdóttir, Halldór S. Guðmundsson and Ingibjörg Hjaltadóttir

12:00 Lunch break

13:00 Keynote speech - Future of home care: Challenges and opportunities Styrmir Erlingsson, CEO of the Electronic Centre in Reykjavík City and Auður Guðmundsdóttir, team manager of the screen office
13:30 Teletraining in the home Kristín Sigurðardóttir
13:40 Smart solutions in the elderly service Helga Dagný Sigurjónsdóttir
13:50 Drug evasion: Increased safety in the process of medication in nursing homes Þórdís Hulda Tómasdóttir and Magnús Már Steinþórsson

14:00 Break

14:20 Encounter: Have we forgotten about elderly queer people? Þórdís Hulda Tómasdóttir
14:30 Living with the diagnosis (Slight cognitive impairment at the base of Alzheimer's disease) Helga Atladóttir and Guðlaug Guðmundsdóttir.
14:45 Entertainment
15:15 Conference end

15:25 Happy hour