4289.0 Defining and Meeting the Needs of Frail Elderly Across the Globe

Tuesday, November 10, 2009: 2:30 PM
Oral
This symposium will offer five different perspectives of the characteristics and needs of frail elders the world over.
Session Objectives: Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this symposium, participants will be able to: Describe aging concerns in China, Japan, Great Britain, Cuba, Canada, and the United States. Discuss the common themes that apply to aging services across the globe.
Organizer:
Dennis Kodner, PhD
Moderators:
Dennis Kodner, PhD and Laurence Branch, PhD

2:30 PM
SESSION ABSTRACT: Defining and meeting the needs of frail elders across the globe
Laurence Branch, PhD
2:35 PM
Management of chronic conditions: Experience and lessons from the English National Health Service
Dennis Kodner, PhD
  
2:45 PM
Predictors of Functional Decline among the Oldest Old in China
Hongdao Meng, PhD
  
2:55 PM
Increasing incidence of dialysis among the elderly in Japan: An analysis based on cohort vs. census incidence
Etsuji Okamoto, MD, MPH
  
3:05 PM
Health Care for Older People in Cuba
Laurence Branch, PhD
  
3:15 PM
Prudent disposal of medications: Model programs in the U.S. and Canada
Kathy Sykes, MA
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Gerontological Health
Endorsed by: International Health, Public Health Nursing

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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