INIA’s Director Professor Marvin Formosa and Deputy Director Rosette Farrugia-Bonello were invited to participate in a virtual training programme with the theme Basic Geriatrics ageing: approach to the advanced age group in the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme which was held between 1 – 3 October, was organised by the Turkish Geriatric Society. Professor Formosa presentation was titled ‘Older adults learning during COVID-19: Possibilities and limitations of radio and internet broadcasting’, and Rosette Farrugia-Bonello spoke on the ‘Challenges for persons living with dementia and their informal caregivers during COVID-19 Pandemic’.