Set in the context of the considerable human achievements of AGEING
AND DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION IN THE 20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES, this
lecture will consider issues of intergenerational equity and fairness
and discuss the pervasive myths and stereotypes regarding the
reciprocity of care and support between the generations.How these
issues interact with health and social care systems and requirements,
particularly in relation to the development of multiple conditions and
frailty in the older population, will be explored using international
examples from cohort/longitudinal studies.
The priorities of older people themselves are critical for innovation
in these areas and will be illustrated using examples from the work of
the James Lind Alliance priority setting partnerships on multiple
conditions and frailty. Examples of innovations in health and social
care settings across the spectrum of community, primary and secondary
care and some of the opportunities of innovation in this sector will
be explored.
EMERITUS PROFESSOR STUART PARKER trained in Geriatric Medicine in
Newcastle in the 1980s and has held a range of academic and clinical
leadership roles. From 2000 Stuart was Professor of Health Care for
Older People, Clinical Director for Older People’s Medicine and
Director of Research and Development. He led the Sheffield Institute
for Studies on Ageing and was Associate Director of the National
Institute for Health Research (NIHR). In 2013 Stuart returned to
Newcastle as the William Leach Professor of Geriatric Medicine. He was
the chief investigator for the Hospital Wide Comprehensive Geriatric
Assessment project, which aimed to inform NHS managers, clinicians,
patients and the public about how best to organise hospital services
for frail older people. Most recently he was the clinical lead on a
James Lind Alliance priority setting partnership on Multiple
Conditions in Later Life (“multimorbidity”). Stuart retired from
his University role in 2017 but maintained his clinical practice until
last year. He is a chief investigator on the ARC Linkage project to
develop a quality of life measure with older people lead by Professor
Julie Ratcliffe at the Caring Futures Institute.
Sponsors: Caring Futures Institute
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