Tag Archives: elderly

Apr 4, 2011

Expert Interviews:
The State of Aging and Health in Europe

Suzanne Wait, PhD, is Director of SHW Health Ltd, a UK-based consultancy focused on health policy and health outcomes. She is also Advisor to the International Longevity Centre-UK (ILC-UK).  She co-authored the report, The State of Aging and Health in …
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Posted under: Aging, Alzheimer’s, Care Coordination, Expert Interviews
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Jan 12, 2011

Hope for Alzheimer’s

Over 5 million people in the U.S. currently suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and the number affected skyrockets when the huge burden of this progressively debilitating disease on their families is taken into account. Although Alzheimer’s disease was first named 100 …
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Posted under: Alzheimer’s, Healthcare Reform
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Jan 5, 2011

Expert Interviews:
Tracey Hyams on Healthcare Reform

As Director of Women’s Health Policy and Advocacy at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Tracey provides leadership and strategic direction for its program, which is based within the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. The Program’s role is to inform and influence the policy process, building on clinical experience across the institution and sex- and gender-specific knowledge, to advance women’s health and healthcare. Tracey has an MPH in Health Policy and Management from Harvard University School of Public Health and a JD from Emory University School of Law. …
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