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In this December 2025 ACAP Webinar, experts from across Asia and the Pacific come together to explore how smart health technologies, assistive systems, and supportive home environments can promote healthy ageing at home.
The October 2025 ACAP Webinar, Driving Active Ageing Initiatives Across ASEAN, brought together experts and policymakers from across the region to share their ongoing efforts in advancing active ageing research, policy, and community-based programs.
The silver economy is rapidly growing across the Asia-Pacific region. In this webinar, global experts share insights on longevity, international perspectives, entrepreneurship, and building inclusive systems to support aging societies.
This webinar, The Power of Intergenerational Connections, was moderated by Teresa Tsien Adjunct Professor, Department of Social Science Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.
This webinar featured ACAP members’ findings during the March 2025 tour of the Goto Islands in Japan. This webinar was organized by Thammasat University.
This webinar featured The Age-Friendly University Global Network on how universities can lead the way in age-inclusivity. Speakers were experts from Arizone, Hong Kong, and Queensland, Australia.
This webinar focused on the power of green spaces to support well-being and healthy aging. Speakers explored the health benefits of nature, inclusive design principles, and sustainability in green space development.
This webinar features authors from the book, Doctors Do Cry, a collection of real life narratives of patient interactions by doctors. The session delves into the raw and unfiltered moments that define the doctor-patient relationship.
The webinar focused on the March 2025 Fukuoka Conference, which will celebrate 20 years of ACAP. Speakers also described the conference study tours. One is part of the conference, involving visits to Fukuoka service providers. The second, which is an additional cost, is to visit the Goto Islands offshore of Nagasaki Japan.
This webinar, Research from the Next Generation, hosted by Dr. Kaysorn Sumpowthong, featured emerging gerontological researchers sharing their innovative studies and insights on aging. Watch the recorded webinar to learn how the next generation is shaping the future of aging research.
This webinar, hosted by Brian Finden (ACAP’s Aotearoa representative), showcased lifelong learning programs for older adults. Highlights included Pare Meha discussing self-help initiatives by the Rauawaawa Trust, Barry Golding presenting the Men’s Shed movement, and Tracey Shephard of REAP Aotearoa sharing mainstream programs tailored to older adults.
Didar Hossain discussed Bangladeshi elders’ perceptions of active aging, considering gender, financial, and disability influences. Bal Krishna Thapa Magar shared aging facts in Nepal and wellness activities at Thecho’s senior center. Kalesekes Kaciljaan (Yu Chi Huang) introduced Taiwan’s Paiwan Tribe, where becoming an “elder” signifies successful aging, requiring good character and ongoing community contributions.
Dr. Cullen Hayashida addresses Japan’s declining population, proposing 10 strategies like promoting childbearing, expanding childcare, immigration, raising retirement age, and active aging. Dr. Masa Higo shares a Japanese perspective, while Dr. Sang-Hyop Lee provides insights from Korea.
Speakers from Botswana, Mauritius, South Africa, and Zimbabwe share about the situations of aging in their countries. This webinar was jointly sponsored with the Pass It On Network, which includes many members in Africa, Europe, and the U.S.
Featured experts from Hong Kong, Singapore, and Australia discussed advance directives (wills, living wills, and power of attorney) and their role in reducing family conflict during terminal illness and death. In Hong Kong, these are known as the “three instruments of peace.” Speakers Sherlynn Chan (Hong Kong), Jeffrey Chan Wah Teck (Singapore), and Bryan Mitchell (Australia) debated whether governments or NGOs should manage centralized filing of these documents for accessibility to families and caregivers.
This webinar focuses on Legislative Approaches to Addressing Elder Abuse.It features speakers from India, Japan, New Zealand, and Malaysia. It was cosponsored with The Development, Welfare, & Research Foundation in India and the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse. Elder abuse is a complex problem that demands multi-level interventions, including national policies to protect older adults.
