This webinar aimed to tackle the subject of ageism in the health systems, inspired by the commentary paper of Dr. Sharon Inouye “Creating an anti-ageist healthcare system to improve care for our current and future selves.”
The Decade of Healthy Aging (2021-2030) approved in 2020 by WHO and the United Nations is a unique opportunity to strengthen work in the area of aging and highlights the efforts towards the way of thinking, feeling, and acting with regard to age and aging.
Webinar Video
-To reflect on how to promote anti-ageist health systems based on the experiences during COVID-19 and in the current scenarios of the UN “Decade of Healthy Aging” and the WHO “Global Campaign to Combat Ageism.”
Agenda
2:00 - 2:05 pm: Welcoming remarks
PAHO Representative
2:05 - 2:25 pm: Creating an anti-ageist system to improve care for our current and future selves
Sharon K. Inouye (Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, USA)
2:25 - 2:35 pm: Measuring health system responsiveness to older adults needs as a strategy to prevent ageism
Emmanuel Gonzales (The Toulouse Gérontopôle Research Center, France)
2:35 - 3:15 pm: From ageist to age-friendly systems: The opportunity of health systems to adapt the integrated health services networks to the needs of older populations
Moderator: Mario Cruz-Penate (PAHO-Chile)
Panel of country case examples:
- Marcus Escobedo, Senior Program Officer; John A. Hartford Foundation, Age-Friendly Systems, and Hospitals, USA
- Carlos Engel, Geriatrician/Primary Care, Argentina
- Patrick Wachholz (Geriatrician, Universidade Estadual de São Paulo, Brazil)
3:15 - 3:25 pm: Perspective of policy creation: Chile’s presentation of their New National Program on Older Persons’ Health
Sylvia Santander / Rene Guzman
11:55 - 12:00 pm: Closing remarks
Enrique Vega (PAHO)
For more information on the Decade of Healthy Aging, please visit: https://www.paho.org/en/decade-healthy-aging-2020-2030