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New York City | April 13-15, 2018
The three-day conference, “Age and Longevity in the 21st Century: Science, Policy, and Ethics,” sponsored by Global Bioethics Initiative (GBI) and University of Zagreb School of Medicine, Andrija Stampar School of Public Health offered a unique opportunity to call attention to the impact of new technologies on the global profile of aging and longevity. By facilitating expert discussion regarding broad-based perspectives on these topics, the conference promoted global thinking, scientific exploration and policy orientation at the individual, social and community level.
Besides our special keynote addresses, the conference comprised of several moderator-driven, interactive panel discussions. The opening panel discussion, “Advancing the Policy Debate on End of Life Care,” briefly described below was held on April 13, 2018, at the United Nations Headquarters in NYC, under the auspices of the Permanent Mission of Romania to the United Nations. The topic of the long-term and end of life care was also a focus topic of the Ninth Working Session of the Working Group on Aging held from 23 to 26 July 2018, at the UN Headquarters.
Advancing the Policy Debate on End of Life Care
Population aging is expected to exert a growing strain, worldwide, on health care systems, economies, and social institutions. It is a global challenge for the future provision of health care as the world faces the challenges of a growing aging population. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of the new agenda 2030 pledge to “leave no one behind” and include older persons by implication in 15 of the goals and their targets.
The opening panel discussion aimed to provide a platform for a diverse set of stakeholders, including UN member states and UN entities, the private sector, and civil society to undertake a policy dialogue and to enable a better understanding of progress made, and challenges faced, in ensuring access to quality healthcare services including palliative care for older persons.
Date and Time: Friday, 13 April 2018, 3:00-8:00 pm
3:00-3:15 pm, Introductory Remarks
3:15-5:00 pm, Expert Panel Discussion including Q and A Session
5:30-8:00 pm, Cocktail Reception, Beekman Tower, Ophelia’s Lounge, 26th Floor.
* Attendance to the opening panel discussion at the UN Headquarters is free of charge and open to all. REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CLOSED.
Venue Address: UN Headquarters, Conference Room 2
405 E, 42nd Street & 1st Avenue (entrance at 46th Street & 1st Avenue)
New York, NY 10017
Date and Time: Saturday, 14 April 2018, 8:20 am-6.30 pm
Venue Address: Cornell Club
The Cornell Club- New York
6 East 44th Street (between Madison and 5th Ave)
New York City, NY 10017
The Cornell Club-New York is a private city club that serves as a hub for its Members. Steps away from Grand Central Terminal, Times Square, Rockefeller Center, the best shopping, theatres, and museums, The Cornell Club is the perfect place to visit, stay, dine, and connect with new and old friends. The perfect place to experience all that Manhattan has to offer. Registration fees for seniors and students are discounted. REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS CLOSED.
Date and Time: Sunday, 15 April 2018, 11:30 am-1:15 pm (by Invitation only)
Venue Address: Ben and Jack’s Steakhouse
Ben and Jack’s Steakhouse
255 5th Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Conference Objectives:
- To bring together leading experts with a broad range of interests related to diverse aspects of aging and research.
- To present outcomes of regenerative medicine, stem-cell research, as well as current and potential therapies.
- To critically assess the degree to which such developments impact global health and the status of older persons worldwide.
- To discuss how national governments can create collaborative regulatory and policy environments that will stimulate investment, lower barriers to entry, and encourage dynamic market-based solutions.
Who can attend?
The conference is open to leaders in biotech and pharmaceutical companies, not for profit organizations, scientists, policy-makers, academics, students, activists, medical professionals and the general public with an interest in learning about aging and longevity issues.
Who can present?
Scientists from leading universities, biotech and pharmaceutical companies, academics, policy-makers, and practitioners with diverse professional backgrounds (biology, biomedical engineering, nursing, medicine, healthcare administration, ethics, philosophy, theology, etc.) who are active in the fields of aging research, regenerative medicine, and healthy life extension are expected to present their findings.
Global Bioethics Initiative (GBI) is a 501(c)(3) international, not-for-profit organization. Your registration fees are tax deductible. For more information about the conference, please contact:
Ana Lita, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Global Bioethics Initiative
Phone: (212) 687-3324
Fax: (212) 661-4188
Email: alita@globalbioethics.org
Website: www.globalbioethics.org
