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You Can Run, but You Can't Hide: Problems and Policy in Long-Term Care
     


DATE
March 24, 2009

TIME
9:00-11:00 a.m.

LOCATION
Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Room 705/706
Washington, DC 20001

Freedom Forum - entrance on 6th Street

REGISTER
www.rti.org/register/longtermcare

 

SERIES SESSIONS
SESSION 1
You Can Run, but You Can't Hide: Problems and Policy in Long-Term Care

SESSION 2
Building Sustainable Improvements in Neonatal Outcomes

SESSION 3
The Promise of Electronic Health Information

SESSION 4
Restoring Governance in Conflict-Affected Countries: Extending Hard Lessons Learned

SESSION 5
Integrated Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs): What Determines Success, Potential for Scale-Up, and Sustainability?

SESSION 6
Effective Global Climate Change Policy: Technical and Regulatory Challenges

More than 10 million older Americans are disabled and in need of long-term care, a number that will more than double in the next 30 years with the aging of the baby boom generation. This forum will investigate the myriad challenges and policy options regarding this emerging national crisis.

MODERATOR
Joshua Wiener, PhD, Senior Fellow, RTI International
You Can Run, but You Can’t Hide: Problems and Policy in Long-Term Care

DISCUSSANT
John Rother, Executive Vice President,
Policy and Strategy, AARP

RTI PANELISTS
Wayne Anderson, PhD, will present an overview of the costs/burden of disability to our health care system.
The Impact of Disability on Health Care Costs

Barbara Gage, PhD, will discuss federal initiatives to address post-acute care.
Post-Acute Care: Moving Beyond the Silos

Janet O’Keeffe, DrPH, RN, will discuss federally-funded initiatives to reform state long-term care systems.
Long-Term Care System Reform: The Role of Infrastructure Development Grants

Joshua Wiener, PhD, will discuss new models of quality assurance and workforce development in long-term care, drawing examples from the United Kingdom.
Quality Assurance Systems and Workforce Issues: The Case of England

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