Aging Institute May Die Before its Time, Due To Economic Conditions Yet Washington Based Non-Profit Organization Forges Ahead with Scheduled Landmark ...(ues requiring medical intervention; much...),Health

Date:7/6/2009

ues requiring medical intervention; much of which will be prohibitively expensive based upon current projections. The Summit is designed to provide a critical look at our current medical model and the various proposed health care reform proposals, which will be an essential step toward providing that solution."

"The goal of the conference is to put issues facing the healthcare system in the context that enables us to make viable decisions for future implementation," says Chairman of the Board Rick Hindin.

According to Hindin, the event will begin with a keynote address from Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) before transitioning to a panel of 12 participating Physician Thought Leaders. Each specialist will outline the state of medical care prevalent within his or her field today, then 'paint a picture' of a future scenario based on the projection that Americans over age 65 will double in number from 35 million to 70 million by the year 2030. "Each field - whether it's heart disease, diabetes, dementia or others - will face its own unique set of challenges," says Hindin.

Once the magnitude of the pending reality is more clearly defined, the Institute's next step will be to identify a means to effectively respond to those challenges. "At the end of the day, the goal of the conference is to create a model which addresses the challenges of providing quality treatment at a lower expense and with an emphasis on quality of life," says Hindin.

Launching such a program in the midst of the current economic downturn, could keep the project in its embryonic stages," says Freedman. "At the moment, research-oriented non-profit organizations are among the hardest-hit and we're no different. We maintain our hope that with a minimum of funding we will bring focus to this issue that is so obviously significant to our nation's well being. At no time in our history was this question so incredibly import
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