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Media Advisory
June 22, 2010
ATTN: NEWS / HEALTH EDITORS
Transforming Seniors’ Care within, between and beyond - Seniors’ Conference at Trillium Health Centre - June 23-24
Leading experts help Trillium develop action for major new seniors care
Mississauga/West Toronto – The challenge of caring for our aging population is a topic that has been widely discussed in the news.
- How will our health system cope with the influx of patients as the baby boomer generation ages?
- How can we keep older adults healthy and independent as long as possible?
- How are hospitals going to manage the increasingly complex needs of patients?
Trillium Health Centre recognizes the need to focus on how health care providers serve the nation’s older adults. Canadians are demanding improved access and service delivery through enhanced integration, coordination, communication and client-focused care.
Trillium is moving forward on its commitment to transforming how care is provided to seniors by consulting some of the world’s leading experts.
Please accept our invitation to attend the opening sessions of Trillium Health Centre’s Seniors’ Conference: Transforming Seniors’ Care within, between and beyond on June 23 at Trillium - Mississauga from 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.
| WHAT: | Transforming Seniors’ Care within, between and beyond - Trillium Health Centre’s Seniors’ Conference |
| WHEN: | Wednesday, June 23, 2010 8:30 a.m. - 11. a.m. |
| WHERE: | New Inpatient Wing Auditorium |
We’re inviting the media to join us for the opening morning of the conference to watch keynote presentations by two renowned international experts in seniors’ care: Dr. Dennis Kodner, an international expert on integrated seniors’ care, who teaches in New York and the Netherlands and is an advisor to the U.S. White House and Dr. Howard Bergman, who teaches in Montreal, Switzerland and Israel.
To anticipate the needs of our aging population, we are looking at our entire organization to make sure we are taking a more seniors-focused approach to respond to the complex health care needs of older adults and improve their quality of life.
Trillium Health Centre’s seniors’ conference will bring together leading international, national and local experts and thought leaders to help design a system for senior's care for the future.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS on June 23
8:55 a.m. - 10 a.m. - All Together Now - A Fresh Look at Integrating Seniors Care
Dennis L. Kodner, PhD, FGSA
Professor of Medicine & Gerontology; Director, NYIT Center for Gerontology & Geriatrics, New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology (NYIT), Old Westbury, New York
Dr. Dennis Kodner teaches in New York, the Netherlands and Montreal and is well-known for his groundbreaking work on integrated health systems and services, care management, chronic care, and care innovation for the frail elderly and other populations with chronic, disabling, medically complex, and high-risk conditions. In 2005 he was a delegate to the White House Conference on Aging. A more detailed biography is attached.
Seniors have social, emotional, health, and physical needs that change over time. The challenges of meeting these needs can become especially daunting with the onset of poor health and decline in everyday functioning. Yet, accessing needed services - even in regions with excellent medical, mental health, continuing care, wellness, housing and other supportive senior options - can be problematic.
The “continuum of care,” designed to provide the right help to seniors at the right time and place, is an oft-recommended antidote to a fragmented and uncoordinated system. The building of a successful continuum of seniors’ care demands well-integrated providers, professionals and services for accessibility, quality and cost. What does “integration” mean; what does it take to integrate seniors’ care; and what are the obstacles likely to be encountered along the way? Dr. Dennis Kodner will take a fresh look at what needs to be done to bring it “all together now.”
10:15 a.m. - 11 a.m. - Chronic Disease and Aging: The Challenge for Medicine for the 21st Century
Howard Bergman, MD
Vice-President and Scientific Director, Fonds de la Recherche en Santé du Québec (FRSQ), Montreal, QC
Dr. Howard Bergman is a Professor of Medicine, Family Medicine and Oncology and the first Dr. Joseph Kaufmann Professor of Geriatric Medicine at McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital. He is Invited Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Université de Lausanne in Switzerland and the Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel. A more detailed biography is attached.
Canada and its health care system are facing two major challenges which are inextricably related.
Canada’s population is aging very rapidly, with the most dramatic increases in the number of citizens over 80 years old. At the same time, chronic disease is the most important cause of illness and mortality burden, becoming the leading driver of healthcare resource utilization. The cumulative effect of chronic disease throughout life and the age related decline in physiological reserves contributes to the onset of frailty and ultimately disability and dependency in the aging population. Aging and chronic disease are two key issues in the challenge to improve the health of the Canadian population and delay the onset of frailty and dependency and promote independent and healthy aging. Both the health and quality of life of older adults in the coming 50 years, as well as the sustainability of our healthcare system, depends on our ability to meet these challenges.
In spite of major changes in the demography and the epidemiogic transition to chronic disease, the paradigm of the acute care hospital and its relation with the community has not really changed in the past 60 years. Dr. Howard Bergman will discuss the necessary changes in the organization and processes of care both within the hospital and its relation with the community.
For more information on the conference, including registration details, please visit: www.trilliumhealthcentre.org/events/transformingSeniorsCareConference2010.html
For the Conference Program, visit http://www.mms-data.com/trillium/program.php
Bios for all the speakers are available at http://www.mms-data.com/trillium/biographies.php
Please feel welcome to contact us regarding advance interview opportunities or to arrange one-on-one interviews on June 23.
For more information, please visit www.trilliumhealthcentre.org.
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Media Contact:
Larry Roberts
Media Relations Consultant
Trillium Health Centre
Office: 905-848-7580 ext. 3832
Mobile: 416-358-7201
lroberts@thc.on.ca