AHPGS(Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences)
07 November 2019 Thursday
Alzheimer's Einstein Prof. Dr. Terence Seedsman and 109-year-old Mehmet Yılmaz met
Prof. Dr. Terence Seedsman known as Alzheimer's Einstein around the world and 109-year-old Mehmet Yılmaz from Ordu met in the International Gerontology Workshop in Istanbul. Prof. Dr. Seedsman called him as “super miracle” stating that Yılmaz is a very young gentleman. Yılmaz, on the other hand, said that the 109-year life passed like one-night-dream.
Istanbul Gelisim University held I. International Gerontology Workshop. Prof. Dr. Terence Seedsman from Victoria University in Melbourne, known as Alzheimer's Einstein, Prof. Dr. İsmail Tufan from Akdeniz University the Department of Gerontology, Head of Geriatric Psychiatry and Alzheimer Association Prof. Dr. Engin Eker, 109-year-old Mehmet Yılmaz from Ordu, the faculty members of IGU and students attended the workshop in the Conference Hall of the University.
Psychology, social life and illnesses of the elderly were discussed in the workshop and it was noted that human life was prolonged by increasing preventive health services such as control of contagious diseases, treatment of infections, adequate and balanced nutrition. In the event where it was mentioned that Turkey became an aging country rather than the one with young population, it was pointed out that the lives of the elderly can be facilitated by developing policies in cooperation among society, individuals and the government.
