2nd CSSAM/ISSAM North American Congress on the Aging Male

Preliminary List of Topics

AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE AGING MALE

  • Epidemiology of Aging: An International perspective
  • The Aging Male in the developing world
  • What Aging in the Western World means in 2007
  • Demographic aspects of Aging
  • Economics of Aging

DIAGNOSIS AND SCREENING FOR ENDOCRINE DEFICIENCIES IN THE AGING MALE

  • Endocrinology of the Aging Male
  • Metabolic Syndromes
  • Controversies on therapeutic & preventive strategies
  • Hormone therapy for the Aging Male
  • Hormone levels in Aging Males (techniques and pitfalls)
  • Testosterone therapy in late-onset Hypogonadism (Diagnosis, treatment and monitoring) - Present and future trends
  • Aging on the molecular level and in animal experiments

SEX AND AGING

  • Sexuality, sexual dysfunction and erectile dysfunction
  • The role of testosterone in male sexual function
  • Correlation between functional deficiencies and specific hormone blood levels in the Aging Male
  • Pros and cons of androgen therapy
  • Selective androgen receptor modulators
  • Growth hormone and growth factors in the Aging Male
  • Safety of hormone therapy
  • Body composition and Aging

DISEASES RELATED TO AGING AND HORMONAL DEFICIENCIES

  • Diabetes and Aging
  • Cardio-Vascular disease in the Aging Male, including lipid profiles and other risk factors
  • The Aging brain
  • Cognitive function in the Aging Male, mood disturbances and depression
  • Frailty (Osteoporosis, balance, muscle mass and skeleton) in the Aging Male
  • Uro-genital problems and prostate cancer in the Aging Male
  • Incontinence
  • Obesity
  • Benign prostate hypertrophy
  • Prostate cancer

NONMEDICAL APPROACHES TO MALE HEALTH AND AGING

  • Nutrition, neutraceuticals, minerals, vitamins, antioxidants and food additives
  • Physical activity, physical fitness and nutrition in the Aging Male
  • Sensory functions (Vision and hearing) Health issues: Diet, smoking, lifestyle, gender  differences, social and economic factors and cultural differences in the Aging Male
  • Life styles (smoking, alcohol, psycho social behavior and cultural differences in the Aging Male

MEDICAL AND NONMEDICAL MANAGEMENT OF ERECTILE DISFUNCTION IN THE AGING MALE