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Ageing people In Europe

Ageing people In Europe. Growing old actively and in good health. That’s everybody’s wish. www.pae-eu.eu info@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142. Ageing people In Europe. Ageing is for most people a blessing but not for all. www.pae-eu.eu info@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142.

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Ageing people In Europe

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  1. Ageing people In Europe Growing old actively and in good health. That’s everybody’s wish www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  2. Ageing people In Europe • Ageing is for most people a blessing but not for all. www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  3. Ageing people In Europe • Ageing is for most people a blessing but not for all. • The reality is also that for a large group this is not seen as a blessing but as a burden. www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  4. Ageing people In Europe • Ageing is for most people a blessing but not for all. • The reality is also that for a large group this is not seen as a blessing but as a burden. • Although we are in general in a better health ageing people experience more health problems. www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  5. Ageing people In Europe • Besides the obvious one’s like Alzheimer, Dementia, Diabetic, Rheumatism, Cardiac diseases and so on, there is an other great not recognized health problem. www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  6. Ageing people In Europe • Besides the obvious one’s like Alzheimer, Dementia, Diabetic, Arthritis and so on, there, is an other great not recognized health problem. • That health problem is Chronic Pain. Pain which is there hour by hour, day by day and never ending. www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  7. Ageing people In Europe • Chronic pain by ageing people is increasing by the years. Research shows it is 60% or more by people older then 75 years. (Elliot AM et all 1999) www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  8. Ageing people In Europe • Chronic pain by ageing people is increasing by the years. Research shows it is >60% or more by people older then 75 years. (Elliot AM et all 1999) • With an ageing population we are talking about an gigantic problem. Specially as chronic pain isn’t considered as a disease in its own rights. www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  9. Ageing people In Europe • How does Chronic pain effects the mission of active ageing? www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  10. Ageing people In Europe • How does Chronic pain effects the mission of active ageing? • It prevents people whit chronic pain being really active in this ageing society. For several reasons; www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  11. Ageing people In Europe • The possibility to do their own day to day activities. • The possibility to provide in their own income. • The possibility to be actively involved in social activities. • The possibility to participate in the normal physical activities. www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  12. Ageing people In Europe • What can be done to change this situation? www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  13. Ageing people In Europe • What can be done to change this situation? • We can’t stop the process of ageing !! www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  14. Ageing people In Europe • What can be done to change this situation? • We can’t stop the process of ageing !! • We can improve the quality of ageing by; www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  15. Ageing people In Europe • Recognise chronic pain as a disease in its own rights. www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  16. Ageing people In Europe • Recognise chronic pain as a disease in its own rights. • Patient focused approach. www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  17. Ageing people In Europe • Recognise chronic pain as a disease in its own rights. • Patient focused approach. • Education from patients / health care professionals. www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  18. Ageing people In Europe • Recognise chronic pain as a disease in its own rights. • Patient focused approach. • Education from patients / health care professionals. • Multidisciplinary programs. www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  19. Ageing people In Europe • Recognise chronic pain as a disease in its own rights. • Patient focused approach. • Education from patients / health care professionals. • Multidisciplinary programs. • Prevention. www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

  20. Ageing people In Europe Healthy, active ageing in Europe We wish it to you all !! Pain Alliance Europe aisbl info@pae-eu.eu www.pae-eu.eu Joop van Griensven, president PAE www.pae-eu.euinfo@pae-eu.eu aisbl 0843.498.142

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