FGW Research Partnership 2026: Frailty and Dementia – New Approaches to Healthy Ageing

08.09.2026 | 11:30 - 17:00 iCal

Connecting research and practice – building partnerships – driving projects forward: every year, the FGW Research Partnership funds exchange between experts in the health and life sciences and medicine in Brandenburg and Berlin; this year’s theme is ‘Frailty and Dementia – New Solutions for Healthy Ageing’.

The FGW Research Partnership is organised by the Faculty of Health Sciences, the Joint Faculty of the University of Potsdam, Theodor Fontane University of Medicine in Brandenburg and the BTU.
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that often arises in conjunction with malnutrition and inactivity, and is becoming increasingly significant in an ageing society. The same applies to dementia, i.e. the decline in mental abilities such as memory, orientation or structured thinking, caused by progressive brain diseases.
Take the opportunity to participate actively in our event by giving a pitch presentation and introducing your research topic using a profile sheet, and to network with other stakeholders in the field to develop joint projects. 

We would like to cordially invite you to contribute your expertise and research ideas to help find new approaches and solutions for better prevention, early detection and therapeutic support for affected patients, and to establish new research partnerships!

Programme for the FGW Research Partnership 2026
 
11:30 amArrival / Registration
12:00Welcome
address by Prof. Dr. med. Notger Müller I, University of Potsdam/FGW
12:10 Keynote presentations
 
  • Prof. Dr. med. Elisabeth Steinhagen-Thiessen I Friede Springer Cardiovascular Prevention Center @ Charité
    “Lessons learnt from the Berlin Ageing Studies BASE I-III – Frailty and Dementia”
 
  • Prof. Dr Georg Duda I Julius Wolff Institute and BCRT/Berlin Institute of Health @ Charité “Staying active
    in old age: Advanced therapies for healthy ageing”
 
  • Dr Christian Kieser I Ernst von Bergmann Hospital
    “Dementia: Care needs and new concepts using the example of a memory clinic”
  
  • Dr Volker Dahling / Prof. Martin Heinze I Immanuel Hospital Rüdersdorf / University Hospital of
    the Brandenburg Medical School “Theodor Fontane” (MHB) “Stumbling
    blocks and unmet needs in the care of people with dementia – evidence and perspectives”
14:40Break
14:50 Pitches
Presentation of research ideas and expertise based on the “research profiles”
3.50 pm Active coffee break
Discussion of pitches and profiles in small groups/on writable posters
5.00 pmSummary and outlook
Prof. Dr Notger Müller I University of Potsdam/FGW


Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Konferenzzentrum Villa Bergmann, Berliner Straße 62, 14467 Potsdam

Contact

Beatrix Krautz
HVP S 1 Technologie und Innovation
T +49 (0) 355 69-2281
beatrix.krautz(at)b-tu.de

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