Hosted by: European Commission DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, in collaboration with the International Long-Term Care Policy Network
Date: Friday 20th May 2011
Venue: London School of Economics and Political Science
Objectives: To explore the demographic and epidemiological drivers behind the growing demand for LTC, and to review approaches to managing and reducing the scale of this demand.
Session 1
Session Chair: Tiziana Leone, LSE Health
Introduction
Tiziana Leone, LSE Health
The longevity revolution
|Jean-Marie Robine, Institute Nationale de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
Chronic disease and its impact on disability and the need for LTC
|Carol Jagger, Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University
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Session 2
Session Chair: David McDaid, LSE Health & Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU), LSE
Disability, Dementia and the Future Costs of Long-Term Care
|Adelina Comas-Herrera, PSSRU, LSE
Demand for Use of Hospital and Long-term Residential Care Services in Relation to Proximity to Death among Older People in Finland
|Mike Murphy, LSE (Co-author: Pekka Martikainen, University of Helsinki)
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Session 3
Session Chair: Arnaud Senn, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, EU
Help! Finding the Right Balance for Long-Term Care – Fair Protection versus Financial Sustainability
|Jérôme Mercier, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs OECD
The role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) support services to promote ageing in place - the ACTION service
|Elizabeth Hanson, Swedish National Family Care Competence Centre/Linnaeus University, Kalmar
Lennart Magnusson, Swedish National Family Care Competence Centre/University of Borås/Linnaeus University, Kalmar
Prevention or Diversion? Achieving change in older people's service use
|Karen Windle, PSSRU, University of Kent
Implementing remote care in the UK
|Jane Hendy, Healthcare Management Group, Imperial College Business School
Panel Discussion: What next in LTC? Meeting increasing demand in a time of fiscal constraints
Chair: Raphael Wittenberg, PSSRU, LSE
Panellists:
José-Luis Fernández, PSSRU, LSE
Sven Matzke, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, EU
Elizabeth Hanson, Swedish National Family Care Competence Centre/Linnaeus University, Kalmar
Ricardo Rodrigues, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research
Concluding Remarks: José-Luis Fernández, PSSRU, LSE
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