Ceilidh

Michael Zey
futurist3000@aol.com

WHAT:     Day-long conference on medical and technological breakthroughs  

that will increase longevity, and the individual and societal  

implications of a longer life.

WHEN/

WHERE:    Friday, April 30th, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Marriott Glenpointe  

Hotel, Teaneck, NJ

TOPICS:  

-- Latest data on drugs being developed to prevent aging  

-- Report on the latest life span projections and population  

growth with extraordinary longevity  

-- Latest medical breakthroughs including genetic manipulation,  

molecular nanotechnology, telomere lengthening, caloric  

restriction and regenerative medicine (stem cells)  

-- New technologies that will enhance the functional  

independence of older people  

-- Healthcare changes that will enable people to live longer,  

healthy lives  

-- Futuristic view of societal changes when people live longer  

-- Results of an American opinion poll on concerns about  

increased life span  

-- Potentially devastating individual and societal consequences  

of increased longevity (e.g., increases in healthcare costs,  

increased disability, depletion of personal  

finances, consequences of overpopulation and  

intergenerational antagonisms)  

-- Call to action: changes that must be made to prepare for  

increased longevity

SPEAKERS:  Abraham Aviv, MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School  

Iain Carpenter, MD; Assoc. Dir., Centre for Health Services  

Studies, U. of Kent, UK  

Gary Friedman, MD; Saint Barnabas Medical Center  

Kevin G. Kinsella, MA; U.S. Bureau of Census  

Donald B. Louria, MD; UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School  

Richard A. Miller, MD, PhD; University of Michigan  

Vince Mor, PhD; Chair, Dept. of Community Health, Brown U.

School of Medicine  

George S. Roth, PhD; National Institute on Aging  

R. Knight Steel, MD; Chief, Div. of Geriatrics,  

Hackensack U. Medical Center  

Bruce Vladeck, PhD; Prof, Health Policy & Geriatrics,  

Mt. Sinai School of Medicine  

Christopher Wiley, MD; Dartmouth University Medical School  

Woodring E. Wright, MD, PhD; University of Texas Southwestern  

Medical School

SPONSORS:  The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey-New  

Jersey Medical School, The Foundation of UMDNJ, Hackensack  

University Medical Center and The Healthful Life Program

DETAILS:   CME credits available.  For reservations call 973-972-0125.

CONTACT:   Meryl Rader (908-389-9804, raderpr@comcast.net)

SOURCE  UMDNJ  

CO:  UMDNJ

ST:  New Jersey

SU:  TDS MAV

Web site:  www.erbachcom.com

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04/15/2004 14:20 EDT