Our History
The IAGG-FGE was created by the IAGG-World President, Prof. John Rowe, at the end of the 2017 San Francisco IAGG World Congress to expand the training mission of the Association. Prof. Jean-Pierre Michel, a pioneer in this domain after the set up and implementation of presence-based “Train the Trainers” sessions.
2020: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have transitioned our renowned training programs to an online format « e-TRaining In Gerontology and GERiatrics (e-TRIGGER) » program.
Leadership & Governance
IAGG-World Presidents 2017-2026
Prof. John Rowe
IAGG-W President
2017-2022
Prof. José Jauregi
IAGG-W President
2022-2026
Prof. Miguel Acánfora
IAGG-W Secretary
2022-2026
Prof. Bianca Buurma
IAGG-W President
2026-2030
Prof. Martin Huisman
IAGG-W General Secretary
2026-2030
IAGG-World – Federation of Geriatric Education 2024-2026
Prof. Jean-Pierre Michel
University of Geneva
Prof. Hidenori Arai
National Gerontoloy Center
Prof. Marvin Formosa
International Institute of Aging
Prof. Luis Miguel Gutierrez Robledo
Mexico Institute of Geriatrics
Prof. Mike Martin
University of Zurich
IAGG-World – Federation of Geriatric Education 2024-2026
Prof. Mario Barbagallo
Europe
Prof. Cheng-Chieh Lin
Asia-Oceania
Dr. Radhouane Gouiaa
Africa
Prof. Kenneth Madden
North America
Prof. Fernando Botta
South America
Health Sciences e-Training Foundation – HSeT
The Swiss Health Science eTraining Foundation (HSeT) develops e-learning programs that are tailored to the needs and culture of specific groups of trainees as defined by the institutions themselves. This customized online training (COLT) approach integrates novel pedagogical strategies and tools to map and assess each individual student’s progress at every step.
HSeT Team
Pascale Anderle
Senior Scientific Project Manager
Rafaela Fernandes
da Silva
Senior Scientific Project Manager
FIona Ecarnot
Senior Scientific Coordinator
Jane Barratt
Senior Scientific Project manager
Jean-Pierre Kraehenbuhl
Senior Scientific Project Manager
Jean-Pierre Michel
Senior Scientific Project Manager
Joël Belmin
Senior Scientific Project manager
Alain Meystre
Web & Design Illustrator
Partners
The IAGG e-TRIGGER training is proudly supported by esteemed partners dedicated to advancing global healthcare for the elderly.
International Institute on Ageing, United Nations – Malta – INIA
Wonca
International Psychogeriatric Association
HelpAge
IFA – International Federation
on Ageing
South African Academy
of Family Phyicians
FIP – International Pharmaceutical Federation
Sponsors
The IAGG e-TRIGGER training is generously supported by our dedicated sponsors.
Institute for Healthy Aging
VELUX Foundation
IAGG
OAK Foundation