U.S.-China Forum on Aging and Dementia

The United States and China both face urgent challenges from aging populations and increasing rates of dementia. By working together through joint research, policy exchange, and innovation, the two countries can advance more effective strategies for prevention, diagnosis, and care. The U.S.-China Forum on Aging and Dementia— co-organized by the PKU Institute for Global Health and Development, the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, and the Yale School of Public Health, and co-hosted by the Chinese Hospital Association and the Yale China Association—will convene various public health experts to share insights, highlight best practices, and identify collaborative opportunities to support healthy aging and dementia care.

The agenda is as follows:

• 8-8:25 AM - Registration
• 8:30-8:50 AM - Opening Session
  • Moderated by Gordon G. Liu, PKU BOYA Distinguished Professor, National School of Development, Peking University; Dean of PKU Institute for Global Health and Development, Member of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
  • Welcome Remarks by Dr. Megan Ranney, Dean of the Yale School of Public Health
• 9:00-10:50 AM - Plenary Session
  • Moderated by Dr. Harlan Krumholz, Harold H. Hines, Jr. Professor of Medicine (Cardiology); Professor, Institute for Social and Policy Studies, of Investigative Medicine, and of Public Health, Yale University
  • Keynote Speakers include:
    • Dr. Mark McClellan, Director and Robert J. Margolis, M.D., Professor of Business, Medicine, and Health Policy, Duke-Margolis Institute for Health Policy, Duke University

    • Dr. Yi TANG, Chief Neurologist, Professor in Neurology; Executive Vice President, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University; Executive Deputy Director, National Center for Neurological Disorders

    • Dr. Joan Monin, Professor of Public Health (Social and Behavioral Sciences), Yale School of Public Health
    • Dr. Ula Hwang, Professor, Emergency Care for Dementia Patients, New York University
    • Dr. Xiuyun LIU, Professor, Tianjin University; Dean, Pharmaceutical School, Tianjin University; Deputy Director, National Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials and Medical Devices

• 10:50-11:00 AM - Coffee & Tea Break
• 11:00-11:45 AM - Roundtable Discussion - Panel I
  • Moderated by Dr. Peng GONG, Professor of Global Sustainability, University of Hong Kong; Vice-President and Co-Vice Chancellor, University of Hong Kong
  • Participants include:
    • Dr. Xiuyun LIU, Professor and Dean, Pharmaceutical School, Tianjin
      University; Executive Director, Innovation Center for Neurocritical Medicine
      Basic Research, Ministry of Education
    • Jasper MacSlarrow, Director of International Government Affairs, Amgen
    • Dr. Huifang SHANG, Professor and Vice Director, Department of Neurology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University
    • Dr. Donald D. Yin, Vice President, Global Health Economics and Decision Sciences, Merck & Co., Inc
    • Dr. Yuxiang (Kevin) YE, Chairman, Shenzhen Salubris Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd

• 11:45-12:30 PM - Roundtable Discussion - Panel II
  • Moderator: Dr. Xi CHEN, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Economics, Yale University; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
  • Participants include:
    • Dr. Heather Allore, Professor of Medicine (Geriatrics) and Biostatistics; Leader, Data Management and Statistics Core, Yale Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
    • Heidi Gil, Chief Strategy Officer,
    • Dr. Xiaoyan LEI, MOE Cheung-Kong Scholar Professor of Economics; PKU
      Boya Distinguished Professor, Peking University National School of
      Development
    • Dr. Becca Levy, Professor of Public Health and Psychology, Yale University
    • Dr. Yang YE, Deputy Director-General, Shanghai Institute of Materia
      Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Professor, Department of Natural
      Products Chemistry
• 12:30-12:40 PM - Closing Remarks by Dr. Dongfeng GU, Academician, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Acting Vice President, Southern University of Science and Technology & Dr. Di WU, Director of Health Programs, Yale-China Association
• 12:40-2:00 PM - Conclusion and lunch

The session will be held at the Yale School of Public Health, specifically at 47 College Street 106A&B in New Haven, Connecticut. Registration is required. Breakfast and lunch will be served for all those who register in advance.