A record-setting 5,000 delegates and corporate leaders from 70 countries participated in the world's premier anti-aging scientific conference - 16th Annual International Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies - that took place on 11-14 December in Las Vegas, Nevada USA.
The conference, co-sponsored by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M) and the World Anti-Aging Academy of Medicine (WAAAM), gathered medical professionals and specialized societies from various fields of medicine with the aim to discuss and examine the latest research and technological advancements relating to medical interventions to prevent and treat the diseases and disabilities associated with the biological process of aging.Â
More than 120 physician and scientist speakers, many of whom are world-renowned in their area of specialization, spoke on a broad array of topics in aging intervention, presenting the latest breakthroughs in advanced preventive medicine and emerging biomedical technologies, heralding promising near-term breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease, heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.
Daniel G. Amen, MD, clinical neuroscientist, psychiatrist and founder of the Amen Clinics, shared the latest evidence to maintain a "Magnificent Mind at Any Age: Natural Ways to Balance Your Brain and Improve Everything in Your Life."
Christopher Centeno, MD, a physician located in the Boulder, Colorado area, presented data on "Stem Cell Therapeutics for Tissue Regeneration," outlining the use of mesenchymal stem cells for musculoskeletal repair.
Selvaraj Y. Subramaniam, MD, an anti-aging and sports medicine physician from Malaysia, spoke on "Fish Oil: Omega-3 Anti-inflammatory," offering a nutritional model to combat systemic inflammation.
Bogdan Dimitrie Niculae, MD, President of the Organizing Committee for the Romanian Anti-Aging International Congress, shared insights on "Dermatology Laser Techniques" to yield optimal aesthetic results.
Mark Gordon, MD, Associate Clinical Professor at University of Southern California and University of California-Los Angeles, provided the latest findings on "Alzheimer's Disease: A Hormonal Approach to Treatment."
At the co-located Las Vegas Anti-Aging Exposition, over 500 corporate booths displayed the latest technologies from the medical and biotech market aimed at improving and/or extending the human lifespan.
Under the aegis of A4M, the event has continued to be the platform for the world's most innovative physicians, scientists, health practitioners and international government officials to look for the proactive interventions for dysfunctions, disorders, disabilities, and diseases led by advanced biomedical technologies.
The event also hosted the graduation ceremony for the Aesthetic Anti-Aging Fellowship program. Over 1,000 participants to-date have enrolled in the Fellowship in Anti-Aging Regenerative & Functional Medicine. The program is an integral way in which physicians, health practitioners, and research scientists attain competency by intensive in-session seminar learning taught by pre-eminent experts in anti-aging, regenerative, and functional medicine. At the Las Vegas congress, 72 physicians and health practitioners graduated from the Fellowship in Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine program and were acknowledged for their successful completion of the program during the Fellowship Pinning and Diploma Presentation Ceremony.
Observes Ronald Klatz, M.D., D.O., A4M President: "The scientific program for the 16th Annual International Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies drew a record-setting attendance. For 70% of the conference's delegates, this was their first ever attendance of an anti-aging scientific conference. These numbers clearly demonstrate the continued and undeniable growth of the anti-aging medical movement." Adds Robert Goldman, M.D., Ph.D., D.O., FAASP, A4M Chairman: "With more than 70 countries represented, the Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine and Regenerative Biomedical Technologies is the largest event of its kind in the arena of human longevity and it is renowned around the world for the high caliber of speakers, delegates, and international government officials in attendance."
The spring 2009 session of the 17th Annual International Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies takes place 23-25 April 2009 at The Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, Florida USA.