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Conference on Integrated Care for Frail Older People. 29 September 2011 The Netherlands. Mr. Jacques Schraven President ILC The Netherlands. Opening. ILC Robert Butler Memorial Lecture. Prof. Dr. Rudi Westendorp Director Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing
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Conference on Integrated Care for Frail Older People 29 September 2011 The Netherlands
Mr. Jacques Schraven President ILC The Netherlands Opening
ILC Robert Butler Memorial Lecture • Prof. Dr. Rudi Westendorp • Director Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing • Board member of ILC The Netherlands
The frail elderly in the Netherlands • Prof. Dr. Paul Schnabel • Director of the Netherlands Institute for Social Research • (SCP)
Integrated services in the context of long term care • Dr. Henk Nies • Director of the Centre of Expertise for Long-Term Care (Vilans)
ILC Global Alliance presentation of the worldwide trends and developments on integrated care for frail older people • Baroness Sally Greengross • Co-president of ILC Global Alliance
Dutch National Programme for elderly care • Prof. dr. Betty Meyboom • Chairman of the programme committee for elderly care (ZonMw)
health and wealth Rudi Westendorp Leiden University Medical Center Leyden Academy on VitalityandAgeing
“Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence” Aubrey de Grey, PhD Chairman and Chief Science Officer of the Methusalem foundation www.mfoundation.org
Ageing is an unforeseen byproduct. Wealth makes health. Good health maintains vitality of older people. Wealth can pay for health.
Darwinian fitness original adverse environment
Longevity revolution nowadays affluent environment
males females total life expectancy total life expectancy age (years) calendar time Reference: CBS
males females diseased diseased age (years) non-diseased non-diseased calendar time Reference: CBS
progression over age risk factors coronary sclerosis chronic heart failure
males females without disabilities without disabilities age (years) calendar time Reference: CBS
health care system investment refund production
reward investment productive 2000 reward investment productive 1950 0 50 100 Age (years)
reward investment investment productive 2000 productive reward reward investment productive 1950 2020 0 50 100 Age (years)
Robert Butler; “The right to work”. In: Why survive? NY 1975.
Society fears the longevity revolution. Fighting ageism with culture and moral is insufficient. Economic evaluations should mold content and context of health care and structure of society.