Showing posts with label aging. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aging. Show all posts
Friday, February 03, 2012
Friday, March 04, 2011
CHSPR - University of British Columbia: 2011 Health Policy Conference BOOMERANGST: Myths and Realities about health care for an aging population (Lewis/Berwick quote...)
Note: 1) includes influence of cancer/aging/demographics 2) referenced via Hsien Seow presentation: "Inbalance. Not by chance. (Don Berwick quote: every system is perfectly designed to produce exactly the results it gets. A systematic issue.) We have a system that provide PC only when patients are “dying” or at EOL. – actively dying." ......................................................................Day 1: February 22, 2011 |
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| 8:30 am -- Welcome from the co-chairs |
| Patricia Baird, University of British Columbia | Audio | Slides |
| 9:00 am -- Opening Plenary: Myths and Realities about demographics |
| Jay Olshansky, University of Illinois | Audio | Slides | |
| Alan Cassels, University of Victoria | Audio | Slides |
| 11:00 am -- Session I: Will aging bankrupt the health care system? |
| Michael Wolfson, University of Ottawa | Audio | Slides | |
| Stephen Duckett, University of Alberta | Audio | Slides |
| 12:00 pm -- Lunch Presentation | Audio | Slides |
| 1:15 pm -- Session II: Is it possible (or sensible) to differentiate health and social care? |
| John Sloan, University of British Columbia | Audio | Slides | |
| Jon Glasby, University of Birmingham | Audio | Slides | |
| Vasanthi Srinivasan, Ontario Health Systems Strategy Division | Audio | Slides |
| 2:45 pm -- Session III: Aging in (what) place? |
| Carole Estabrooks, Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation | Audio | Slides | |
| Tine Rostgaard, Danish National Institute of Social Research | Audio | Slides | |
| Neena Chappell, Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria | Audio | Slides |
Day 2: February 23, 2011 |
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| 8:30 am -- Session IV: Whose death is it anyway? |
| Hsien Seow, Cancer Care Ontario Research Chair | Audio | Slides | |
| Dr. Michael Dolan, Internal Medicine Physician | Audio | Slides | |
| Hon. Sharon Carstairs, P.C., Liberal Senate Forum | Audio |
| 10:30 am -- Session V: Is aging a disease? |
| Matthew Farrer, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics | Audio | Slides | |
| Ross Upshur, University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics | Audio | Slides |
| 12:00 pm -- Closing Plenary Speaker |
| Steven Lewis, Health Care Consultant, Saskatoon | Audio |
Monday, September 13, 2010
Independent Expert Reviews of News Stories: Can a new supplement boost immunity, slow aging? (TA-65)
Our Review Summary
The story attempts to provide readers with a summary of the results of an early study of how a "natural" product (TA-65) might alter a the truly natural course of aging. Despite some comments from outside experts, overall the story fails to answer many questions and ultimately presents an overly enthusiastic picture of the product.
Why This Matters:
A product that could stem the aging process would have mass appeal. The telomere story began in the late 1970s, and research has shown that telomere shortening limits the number of times cells can divide and has been shown to be associated with aging in at least animal models.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
ENDO (Endocrine) 2010 News Conference - Menopause/Hormones/Aging Women
Monday, June 21
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Evidence of Impact (9:30 a.m. PDT): Frontier research on the impact of exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
Menopause: Hormones and the Aging Woman (1:30 p.m. PDT): Release of the Society’s scientific statement on postmenopausal hormone therapy and breaking research on risks associated with menopause and treatment of menopausal symptoms.
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