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Longevity and Health
Monday, October 18, 2004
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Introduction of Program and Chairs
Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D., President, Institute of Medicine
Longevity Research: Coming of Age
Richard J. Hodes, M.D., Director, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
Questions and Discussion
Will Human Life Expectancy Decline in the 21st Century?
S. Jay Olshansky, Ph.D., Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health
Inequalities in Health In An Aging Population
Sir Michael Marmot, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health, and Director of International Centre for Health and Society, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London
Questions and Discussion
Biology of Aging and Longevity
Genetics of Longevity
Cynthia J. Kenyon, Ph.D., Herbert Boyer Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry, University of California, San Francisco
Telomeres, Telomerase and Age Relevant Biology
Elizabeth Blackburn, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco
Mechanism of Life Extension by Calorie Restriction
Leonard P. Guarente, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Questions and Discussion
Presentation of the Gustav O. Lienhard Award
Introduction of Fitzhugh Mullen and the Award
Harvey Fineberg, M.D.
Introduction of the Lienhard Award Winner, Kenneth Kizer
Fitzhugh Mullan, M.D., Contributing Editor, Health Affairs
Remarks by Kenneth Kizer
Responding to the Clinical Challenge of an Aging Population
Introduction of Afternoon Program
John W. Rowe, M.D., Chairman and CEO, Aetna, Inc.
Alzheimer's
Translating the Cell Biology of Alzheimer's Disease into Clinical Interventions
Dennis J. Selkoe, M.D., Vincent and Stella Coates Professor of Neurologic Diseases, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital
Advances in Diagnosis, Neuroimaging, and Therapeutic Interventions in Alzheimer's Disease
Steven T. DeKosky, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh; and Director, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Questions and Discussion
Implications for the Health Professions
Clinical Challenge of An Aging Population and Special Characteristics of Geriatric Medicine
Christine K. Cassel, M.D., President and CEO, American Board of Internal Medicine
An All-Hands Approach to Geriatric Medical Care and Training
William R. Hazzard, M.D., Professor of Medicine, University of Washington and Director, Geriatrics & Extended Care, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
The Nursing Workforce and Elder Care: Reconceptualizing Roles and Services In the Face of Scarcity
Marla E. Salmon, Sc.D., R.N., Dean and Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, and Director, Lillian Carter Center for Int'l Nursing, Emory University
Implications and Strategies for an Aging Society
John W. Rowe, M.D., Chairman and CEO, Aetna, Inc.
Introduction of the Class of 2003 IOM Members and 2004-2005 Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellows
Harvey V. Fineberg, M.D., Ph.D.
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