European Patients Forum (EPF) Conference on the Rights and Needs for Older Patients

Diana Gosálvez Prados — last modified 1/07/2011 11:15

The current challenges confronting health and welfare systems are well known. Demography, sustainability, the shift towards personalised solutions.

Where does all this leave older patients and their carers? What are the opportunities and threats that confront society in addressing these challenges whilst maintaining the respect, dignity and quality of life of older patients with chronic diseases? How do older patients fit into the current political discourse on ‘Active and Healthy Ageing’?