October 19 Capitol Hill Briefing on Aging and Exercise

Time: October 19, 2011 from 1:30pm to 3:30pm
Location: Room 216, Hart Senate Office Building
Event Type: senate, special, committee, on, aging,briefing
Organized By: Vicky Cahan, NIA Office of Communications and Public Liaison

On Wednesday, October 19, 2011, the National Institute on Aging (NIA)  at NIH will participate in a briefing on Capitol Hill about aging and exercise, at which Go4Life, the exciting new national exercise and physical activity campaign will be introduced. Go4Life is designed to help people 50+ fit exercise and physical activity into their daily lives.

Hosted by Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin, Chair of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Senator Mark Udall of Colorado, a member of the Aging Committee, the event will begin at 1:30 p.m. in Room 216 of  the Hart Senate Office Building, at Constitution Avenue between 1st and 2nd Streets NE in Washington, DC.

The agenda will feature an overview of research on the health benefits of exercise and physical activity for older adults, as well as a  description of the Go4Life campaign, a discussion of the vital role of participating organizations in promoting exercise and physical activity at the community level, and a demonstration of sample exercises. The program will recognize Go4Life’s initial private, nonprofit, and Federal government partners and team members who are so  essential for the success of this effort in communities across the U.S.

Please let Karen Pocinki,  NIA Go4Life campaign director, know by October 12 if you are able to come, at [email protected] or 301-496-1752.
We look forward to seeing you on October 19th!

Best,
Vicky
Vicky Cahan
Director
Office of Communications and Public Liaison National Institute on Aging National Institutes of Health Building 31, Room 5C27 Bethesda, MD 20892-2292 [email protected], 301-496-1752

November 18th Briefings: “Leading the Way on AD and Aging Research”

Posted by Kimberly Acquaviva, PhD, MSW on November 10, 2010 at 12:22pm

Dear Friends of the National Institute on Aging,

I wanted to let you know about an upcoming event that may be of interest to you, your colleagues, and your constituents. On Thursday, November 18th, Friends of the NIA is co-sponsoring two educational briefings (one House and one Senate), titled “Leading the Way on Alzheimer’s Disease and Aging Research: A briefing about the vital work of the National Institute on Aging. The event is jointly sponsored by the Alliance for Aging Research, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, Friends of the NIA, and Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer’s Disease (LEAD). Links are provided below for the flyers for both the House and Senate briefings, listing time and location as well as confirmed speakers.

Please feel free to disseminate these flyers through your listservs, websites, etc. Any assistance you could provide in helping to spread the word about this exciting event would be greatly appreciated. To RSVP for either briefing, please send an email to [email protected] confirming your plans to attend.

Best regards,
Kim

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Leading the Way on Alzheimer’s Disease and Aging Research: A briefing about the vital work of the National Institute on Aging (NIA)

Time: November 18, 2010 from 1pm to 2pm
Location: Russell Room 428A
City/Town: Washington, DC
Event Type: educational, briefing, (senate)
Organized By: Please RSVP to [email protected]

Friends of the NIA is co-sponsoring an educational briefing titled “Leading the Way on Alzheimer’s Disease and Aging Research: A briefing about the vital work of the National Institute on Aging.” The briefing is jointly sponsored by the Alliance for Aging Research, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, Cure Alzheimer’s Fund, Friends of the NIA, and Leaders Engaged on Alzheimer’s Disease (LEAD). The following link will enable you to save and/or print the flyer for the Senate-side briefing:

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Please feel free to disseminate this flyer through your listservs, websites, etc. Any assistance you could provide in helping to spread the word about this exciting event would be greatly appreciated. To RSVP for the Senate-side briefing, please send an email to [email protected] confirming your plans to attend.

Best regards,
Kimberly Acquaviva, PhD, MSW
Chair, Friends of the National Institute on Aging

Briefing: Potential Impacts of CER on Patient Access

 

Time: November 3, 2010 from 3:30pm to 5pm
Location: Reserve Officer Association
Street: One Constitution Avenue, NE
City/Town: Washington, DC
Website or Map: http://us1.campaign-archive.c…
Phone: RSVP: Dina Beaumont [email protected] (202) 530-4672
Event Type: briefing
Organized By: Alliance for Aging Research

Global head-to-head trials for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are currently underway and raising the issue of how their results will impact innovation and patient access.  This briefing will educate and inform stakeholders, advocates, and thought leaders on what needs to be done to ensure that CER reduces health care costs without compromising quality of care. Topics to be covered include:

  • The wAMD Trials and Impact of w/AMD
    • Daniel Perry, Alliance for Aging Research
  • The Aging Population and Importance Patient Access
    • Barbara McLaughlan, AMDAI/RNIB – Presentation
    • Andrea Densham, Prevent Blindness America – Presentation
  • Effects on Global Policy
  • The Role of Stakeholders
    • Chris Henshall, HTAi
  • The Economics of Cost-Effectiveness

  Watch Video of the Event:

Briefing: “Recession and Recovery: How are Americans Affected?”

Time: July 12, 2010 from 12pm to 1:30pm
Location: Room B-340 Rayburn House Office Building
City/Town: Washington DC
Event Type: briefing
Organized By: RSVP to Juliane Baron at [email protected]

Slides Available here.

The Population Association of America Invites you to a Brown-Bag Briefing: “Recession and Recovery: How are Americans Affected?” A weak economy touches almost every American family. While headlines suggest the country is recovering slowly from the most recent economic crisis, it is important to understand the short and long-term consequences of economic recessions. On Monday, July 12, the Population Association of America is sponsoring a panel of distinguished researchers who will present findings, demonstrating how economic downturns affect the most vulnerable U.S. populations: children, young adults, and older Americans. The Population Association of America (www.popassoc.org) is sponsoring this event. The cosponsoring organizations are: Association of Population Centers, Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics, Consortium of Social Science Associations, Friends of the National Institute on Aging, Friends of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Population Reference Bureau, Population Resource Center, and Society for Research in Child Development. For more information, or to RSVP, please contact Juliane Baron at [email protected].