國家高齡醫學暨健康福祉研究中心將於10月16、17日舉辦「2026 健康老化與社區韌性研討會」，會議邀請來自台灣、日本、澳洲、美國、加拿大、新加坡和法國的傑出專家分享他們的最新研究成果、政策創新和臨床實踐。議程涵蓋高齡者的用藥安全、預防跌倒和綜合照顧、社會創新、社會處方、營養、正念、失智照護的進展，以及各國在長期照護與社區韌性方面的經驗分享。 期待您的參與，共同推動高齡心理健康的科學與實務進展，一起打造具支持性、連結性與有韌性的高齡社會。
Date：October 16–17, 2026
Venue：International Conference Hall, National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research, NHRI, Yunlin, Taiwan
（地點：國家高齡醫學暨健康福祉研究中心 – 國際會議廳）
Address：No. 95-1, Xuefu Rd., Huwei Township, Yunlin County 632007, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
（地址：雲林縣虎尾鎮學府路95號之1，B棟1樓）
Registration：https://ageing.nhri.edu.tw/2026icha/#registration (Deadline for registration: October 10th or until full, whichever comes first)
Agenda：https://ageing.nhri.edu.tw/2026icha/#agenda
Introduction
Welcome to the 2026 International Conference for Healthy Ageing and Community Resilience
We are pleased to welcome you to the 2026 International Conference for Healthy Ageing and Community Resilience, to be held on October 16–17, 2026, at the National Health Research Institutes (NHRI), Taiwan.
Building Resilient Communities for an Ageing World
As societies around the world continue to age, the meaning of healthy ageing has expanded beyond the prevention of disease and disability. It now calls for a broader vision—one that supports older adults to live well, remain connected, maintain intrinsic capacity, and continue participating meaningfully and joyfully in their communities.
In super-aged societies, resilience is not only an individual capacity. It is also a shared responsibility of health systems, long-term care services, families, communities, and policy structures. Older adults may face frailty, falls, multimorbidity, polypharmacy, cognitive decline, loneliness, caregiver burden, and social vulnerability. These challenges cannot be addressed by clinical care alone. They require integrated, person-centered, and community-based approaches that bridge hospitals, long-term care, social care, rehabilitation, medication safety, nutrition, mental wellbeing, and ageing-in-place support.
Community resilience therefore represents a new frontier in healthy ageing. It reflects the ability of communities to anticipate needs, coordinate care, support caregivers, reduce preventable risks, and create environments where older people can live safely, joyfully, and with dignity.
NHRI’s Commitment to Healthy Ageing and Community-Based Innovation
To lead national efforts in ageing research and policy development, the National Health Research Institutes established the National Center for Geriatrics and Welfare Research as a hub for interdisciplinary research, implementation science, and evidence-informed policy translation.
Each year, the Center organizes international conferences on critical issues related to ageing societies. These gatherings bring together researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, community leaders, and policymakers to exchange knowledge, share innovative care models, and explore practical solutions for healthy longevity and sustainable ageing systems.
The 2026 conference continues this mission by focusing on how integrated care, social innovation, and community resilience can help older adults age well in place.
Focus of the 2026 Conference
This year’s conference highlights the theme of Healthy Ageing and Community Resilience, with a particular focus on the integration of clinical care, long-term care, community-based services, and social support systems.
Key themes include:
- Bridging Hospital and Long-Term Care
Exploring how integrated care models can connect medical systems, rehabilitation, long-term care, and community services to better support older adults in super-aged societies. - Supporting Caregivers and Community Wellbeing
Recognizing the essential role of family caregivers, older carers, and community networks in sustaining wellbeing, independence, and dignity in later life. - From Risk Prevention to Resilience
Addressing fall prevention, medication safety, frailty, functional decline, nutrition, and sustainable community health through evidence-based and person-centered approaches. - Intrinsic Capacity, ICOPE, and Ageing in Place
Discussing how the WHO ICOPE framework and intrinsic capacity-centered care can be implemented across settings, from hospitals to primary care and communities. - Social Innovation and Social Prescribing
Learning from international experiences in social prescribing, Blue Zone-inspired models, joyful care, and smart mutual-supporting co-living communities. - Wellbeing, JOY, Meaning, and Micro-Happiness in Later Life
Reframing ageing care through joy, mindfulness, dementia-friendly support, person-centered care, and the pursuit of meaningful later life.
Distinguished experts from Taiwan, Japan, Australia, the United States, Canada, Singapore, and France will share their latest research, policy innovations, and practical experiences. The program features keynote speeches and expert panels on Japan’s integrated care experience, community rehabilitation for older carers, medication safety and fall prevention, frailty and resilience, Joyspan, social innovation, social prescribing, ICOPE implementation in France, indigenous community care, smart co-living communities, nutrition, mindfulness, and dementia wellbeing.
By bringing together global leaders across disciplines, this conference offers a valuable opportunity to engage with pioneering research, innovative models of care, and collaborative approaches to the challenges of ageing societies. Whether you are a researcher seeking international collaboration, a clinician aiming to strengthen integrated care delivery, a community practitioner developing ageing-in-place services, or a policymaker exploring sustainable solutions, this conference provides a rich platform for dialogue, learning, and partnership.
Join Us
We warmly invite researchers, clinicians, public health professionals, long-term care leaders, community practitioners, and policymakers to join us in advancing the science and practice of healthy ageing and community resilience.
Together, we can help build communities where older adults are not only cared for, but also connected, empowered, and supported to live fully.
We look forward to welcoming you to Taiwan this October!
Abstract Submission
- We welcome abstracts (in English, up to 300 words) for oral or poster presentations addressing “Healthy Ageing and Community Resilience”. Submissions should include the following sections: Background, Aims, Methods, Results, and Conclusion.
- Due to limited space and time, only limited abstracts may enter oral session. At submission, the author may choose if the abstract should be considered for poster presentation if not selected for oral presentation.
- As all oral and poster presentations are simultaneous, each delegate could submit ONLY ONE abstract as main presenter.
- For those who submit multiple abstracts as presenters, only the last abstract submission will be considered.
Awards:
- Oral Presentation:
- First place: $5000 NTD
- Second place: $4000 NTD
- Third place: $3000 NTD
- Poster Presentation:
- First place: $3000 NTD
- Second place: $2000 NTD
- Third place: $1500 NTD
Read more: https://ageing.nhri.edu.tw/2026icha/#abstract_submission
Contact Information： ICHA Secretariat Office
Email： nhricg110@gmail.com
Tel： +886-37-206166 ext. 51003
備註：
- 繼續教育積分申請中：
- 台灣老年精神醫學會
- 公務人員學習時數
- 台灣護理學會
- 台灣老年學暨老年醫學會
- 台灣家庭醫學醫學會
- 台灣臨床藥學會
- 營養學會
- 復健科醫學會
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