Top 10 reasons why delegates should attend the 2011 Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI) Conference.
One-stop opportunity: If you attend only one Alzheimer conference this year, this is it. Up to 1,500 international delegates devoted to all matters Alzheimer's will convene in one convenient place. It's one of the largest and most important conferences in North America.
Sparking ideas and solutions: A packed agenda that covers all aspects of Alzheimer's disease and dementia allows for sharing experiences and gaining new knowledge with colleagues worldwide.
Groundbreaking content: Hear, learn and debate Alzheimer issues that matter today in a friendly setting of informative sessions, face-to-face meetings, dynamic presentations, special exhibits and more.
Unparalleled networking opportunities: Meet and connect with leading dementia experts in a variety of fields for fresh new insights in Alzheimer's and dementia research, care and policy. Hear firsthand the experiences of caregivers and people with the disease.
A truly global conference: Take part in a truly global experience and find out what other countries are doing to change the face of dementia. Last year's ADI Conference attracted delegates from over 40 countries.
Register Here: http://www.adi2011.org/default.aspx?PageID=Home
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Money Life Foundation presents Free counselling on Financial Issues in Mumbai
Moneylife Foundation & Disha Financial Counselling are here to guide you!
Disha's expert counsellors who have decades of experience will guide those who need help in understanding banking and financial products, credit issues and credit history and identifying suitable products and options. They will also advise you on debt management and dealing with defaults.
This is beneficial to Senior Citizens.
One-on-one counselling on financial issues,every Wednesday and Friday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Moneylife Foundation office.
Please call or email us to set up a prior appointment. Since these will be confidential, prior confirmation is a must.
To set up an appointment:
Call (022) 2444-1058-60 or email mail@mlfoundation.in
or visit www.moneylife.in
Venue: 305, 3rd floor, Hind Service Industries Premises,Off Veer Savarkar Marg, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai 400028.
Landmark: Chaithyabhoomi lane, behind Tamnak Thai restaurant.
Disha's expert counsellors who have decades of experience will guide those who need help in understanding banking and financial products, credit issues and credit history and identifying suitable products and options. They will also advise you on debt management and dealing with defaults.
This is beneficial to Senior Citizens.
One-on-one counselling on financial issues,every Wednesday and Friday from 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Moneylife Foundation office.
Please call or email us to set up a prior appointment. Since these will be confidential, prior confirmation is a must.
To set up an appointment:
Call (022) 2444-1058-60 or email mail@mlfoundation.in
or visit www.moneylife.in
Venue: 305, 3rd floor, Hind Service Industries Premises,Off Veer Savarkar Marg, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mumbai 400028.
Landmark: Chaithyabhoomi lane, behind Tamnak Thai restaurant.
Monday, January 10, 2011
Maharashtra’s first geriatric treatment centre will be set up at JJ Hospital
Maharashtra’s first geriatric treatment centre will be set up at JJ Hospital after the central health department decided to fund such departments in eight states.
Under the ‘National Health Care Programme for Elderly’ scheme, the Centre will give Rs2.13 crore to JJ Hospital in the first year. The hospital will create a special ward for patients over 60 years old with age-related diseases.
Geriatrics is a sub-specialty of internal medicine that focuses on healthcare for the elderly. It aims to treat any disease that a patient is suffering from and to decrease the effects of aging. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician or physician who specialises in the care of elderly people.
According to senior doctors from the hospital, there is a no dedicated research done in our country on this specialty. “Abroad, they do a lot of research on healthcare for the elderly. Any physician can treat such diseases, but patients can do better if they are treated by specialised doctors,” a doctor said.
Geriatrics is becoming a sought-after medical field, as life expectancies rise. The life span of an Indian is between 60 and 64 years. Better treatment of diseases related to old age can extend life expectancies to 70 years.
Dr TP Lahane, dean of the hospital, said, “We will create a state-of-the-art ward for geriatrics. With the setting up of such a centre, our resident doctors will also get a chance to learn geriatrics.”
He added, “We have planned a 20-bed ward for geriatrics. We have also decided to take some senior doctors on honourary basis. We will give special training to paramedical staff.” Around Rs1 crore from the grant will be spent on the new ward’s infrastructure. The remaining will be spent on buying medical equipment.
Dr WB Tayde, director at the Directorate of Medical Education and Research, said there is no super specialty degree in geriatrics. “But looking at the growing expectancy of human life, we need this degree. We will write a letter to the Medical Council of India to create this degree,” he said.
Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_maharashtra-s-first-geriatric-centre-to-come-up-at-jj-hospital_1492539
Under the ‘National Health Care Programme for Elderly’ scheme, the Centre will give Rs2.13 crore to JJ Hospital in the first year. The hospital will create a special ward for patients over 60 years old with age-related diseases.
Geriatrics is a sub-specialty of internal medicine that focuses on healthcare for the elderly. It aims to treat any disease that a patient is suffering from and to decrease the effects of aging. There is no set age at which patients may be under the care of a geriatrician or physician who specialises in the care of elderly people.
According to senior doctors from the hospital, there is a no dedicated research done in our country on this specialty. “Abroad, they do a lot of research on healthcare for the elderly. Any physician can treat such diseases, but patients can do better if they are treated by specialised doctors,” a doctor said.
Geriatrics is becoming a sought-after medical field, as life expectancies rise. The life span of an Indian is between 60 and 64 years. Better treatment of diseases related to old age can extend life expectancies to 70 years.
Dr TP Lahane, dean of the hospital, said, “We will create a state-of-the-art ward for geriatrics. With the setting up of such a centre, our resident doctors will also get a chance to learn geriatrics.”
He added, “We have planned a 20-bed ward for geriatrics. We have also decided to take some senior doctors on honourary basis. We will give special training to paramedical staff.” Around Rs1 crore from the grant will be spent on the new ward’s infrastructure. The remaining will be spent on buying medical equipment.
Dr WB Tayde, director at the Directorate of Medical Education and Research, said there is no super specialty degree in geriatrics. “But looking at the growing expectancy of human life, we need this degree. We will write a letter to the Medical Council of India to create this degree,” he said.
Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_maharashtra-s-first-geriatric-centre-to-come-up-at-jj-hospital_1492539
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Help Sailesh Mishra, Raise Fund for Silver Inning Foundation ,NGO dedicated for our Elderly
Iam raising Rs.5 lacs for Silver Innings Active Ageing Center,Mira Road.Center provides Elderly opportunities to interact with others in the community, and the mental, psychical and emotional stimulation through social activities.
Donate Online and support the cause of Elderly : United Way Mumbai -- Helping Build Sustainable Communities
Thks.
Sailesh Mishra
Founder President
Silver Inning Foundation
www.silverinnings.com
Donate Online and support the cause of Elderly : United Way Mumbai -- Helping Build Sustainable Communities
Thks.
Sailesh Mishra
Founder President
Silver Inning Foundation
www.silverinnings.com
MHealth: Mobile technology brings healthcare home
Nativo Mira Esplugues is an active 85-year-old from Delta del Ebro, near Barcelona in Spain. He is recovering after having had a total knee replacement.
This is serious surgery, with a long recovery time. Nevertheless the wound is healing nicely, and he was discharged from hospital after just a week.
Normally Mr Esplugues would attend daily physiotherapy sessions. Instead, he is being monitored remotely through an interactive terminal at home.
He accesses the service through a touch screen interface, which shows him what to do.
"The application is no problem, you have only to touch the screen and that's all. The machine says to you what you have to do," he says.
It is connected to the internet by 3G, meaning the unit is not only portable, but accessible to people without broadband - which accounts for 85% of over-75s in Spain.
He straps on sensors containing accelerometers - devices which help ensure he is exercising correctly. They send data on his progress through the telemonitoring unit to his health care professionals.
Mr Esplugues is pleased with the system.
"Somebody has to take me to the hospital and back to my home. Here at home I feel better because I can choose my time, I can make my exercises at seven o'clock or eight o'clock or nine o'clock."
Challenging times
The technology has been developed by telecoms giant Telefonica.
An ageing - and expanding - population is presenting health care providers and governments with a budgetary crisis. In Europe about 7% of GDP is spent on healthcare, and in the US that figure rises to 15%.
Telecoms companies are also facing challenging times, with traditional markets reaching saturation, forcing them to explore other revenue streams.
Vodafone, Orange, AT&T Wireless, Turkey's Avea, and Japan's NTT DoCoMo are all investing in mobile healthcare.
At the Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica (IMIM), attached to Barcelona's Hospital del Mar, cardiologist Dr Josep Comín is talking to one of his chronic heart patients at home, using video conferencing.
The patient is being followed through the remote monitoring terminal. The device tracks weight and heart rate, with scales and a blood pressure cuff using bluetooth technology. If a test is missed, a nurse contacts the patient to find out why.
Read More:
BBC News - MHealth: Mobile technology brings healthcare home
This is serious surgery, with a long recovery time. Nevertheless the wound is healing nicely, and he was discharged from hospital after just a week.
Normally Mr Esplugues would attend daily physiotherapy sessions. Instead, he is being monitored remotely through an interactive terminal at home.
He accesses the service through a touch screen interface, which shows him what to do.
"The application is no problem, you have only to touch the screen and that's all. The machine says to you what you have to do," he says.
It is connected to the internet by 3G, meaning the unit is not only portable, but accessible to people without broadband - which accounts for 85% of over-75s in Spain.
He straps on sensors containing accelerometers - devices which help ensure he is exercising correctly. They send data on his progress through the telemonitoring unit to his health care professionals.
Mr Esplugues is pleased with the system.
"Somebody has to take me to the hospital and back to my home. Here at home I feel better because I can choose my time, I can make my exercises at seven o'clock or eight o'clock or nine o'clock."
Challenging times
The technology has been developed by telecoms giant Telefonica.
An ageing - and expanding - population is presenting health care providers and governments with a budgetary crisis. In Europe about 7% of GDP is spent on healthcare, and in the US that figure rises to 15%.
Telecoms companies are also facing challenging times, with traditional markets reaching saturation, forcing them to explore other revenue streams.
Vodafone, Orange, AT&T Wireless, Turkey's Avea, and Japan's NTT DoCoMo are all investing in mobile healthcare.
At the Institut Municipal d'Investigació Mèdica (IMIM), attached to Barcelona's Hospital del Mar, cardiologist Dr Josep Comín is talking to one of his chronic heart patients at home, using video conferencing.
The patient is being followed through the remote monitoring terminal. The device tracks weight and heart rate, with scales and a blood pressure cuff using bluetooth technology. If a test is missed, a nurse contacts the patient to find out why.
Read More:
BBC News - MHealth: Mobile technology brings healthcare home
BBC News - Today - 'In my mind I'm still young'
Today's guest editor, Diana Athill, was surprised at how well her memoir on ageing was received internationally. Pakistan correspondent Aleem Maqbool speaks to his aunt and uncle in Lahore.
Excellent advice of staying young at old age.
Source:BBC News - Today - 'In my mind I'm still young'
Excellent advice of staying young at old age.
Source:BBC News - Today - 'In my mind I'm still young'
Monday, January 3, 2011
60-year-old woman raped, murdered in north Delhi - The Times of India
ONE MORE CASE OF ELDER ABUSE, SAD NOTE TO END 2010.
PLEASE STOP ELDER ABUSE IN INDIA. STOP HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATION OF SENIOR CITIZENS. STOP KILLING OUR ELDERS.
A drink with her husband's employer on the New Year eve proved costly for a 60-year-old woman in north Delhi when he allegedly murdered her after raping her, police said on Sunday.
The shocking incident took place in Majnu ka Tila, New Delhi on December 31 evening and Achey Lal (45), who was earlier acquitted in a rape case, was arrested for allegedly raping and murdering the woman, who worked as a maid.
She was found lying on the floor in her house and was rushed to Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital where doctors declared her brought dead, Rupinder Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (North), said.
"We solved the case within two hours of committing the incident," Kumar said.
Investigators zeroed in Lal after they got a tip off that he was the last person seen at the place of incident. His mobile phone was also found lying near the body.
Lal, who was trying to escape from the spot, was apprehended and during questioning, he "confessed" to the crime.
"Initially, he tried to mislead police by telling that she was a motherly figure. However he later broke down and confessed of having killed the lady after raping her," Kumar said.
According to Kumar, the accused told his interrogators that his wife had gone to her native place since a long time and his sexual desires were not being fulfilled.
"The victim was the wife of his labourer and he usually visited the house of the deceased. On December 31, he reached her house and sent her husband for work. He and deceased were alone at the house.
"They both consumed alcohol and after this, Lal allegedly attacked her. She resisted. When the victim tried to resist, he shut her mouth with a cloth which led to her death," he said.
Lal, who is presently residing in Gopalpur village in Timarpur, hails from Sultanpur district of UP and is working for last 15 years with various tent owners.
He has 7 children and is a habitual drunkard.
Read more: 60-year-old woman raped, murdered in north Delhi - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/60-year-old-woman-raped-murdered-in-north-Delhi/articleshow/7205559.cms#ixzz19xYCE3Cc
PLEASE STOP ELDER ABUSE IN INDIA. STOP HUMAN RIGHT VIOLATION OF SENIOR CITIZENS. STOP KILLING OUR ELDERS.
A drink with her husband's employer on the New Year eve proved costly for a 60-year-old woman in north Delhi when he allegedly murdered her after raping her, police said on Sunday.
The shocking incident took place in Majnu ka Tila, New Delhi on December 31 evening and Achey Lal (45), who was earlier acquitted in a rape case, was arrested for allegedly raping and murdering the woman, who worked as a maid.
She was found lying on the floor in her house and was rushed to Aruna Asaf Ali Hospital where doctors declared her brought dead, Rupinder Kumar, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (North), said.
"We solved the case within two hours of committing the incident," Kumar said.
Investigators zeroed in Lal after they got a tip off that he was the last person seen at the place of incident. His mobile phone was also found lying near the body.
Lal, who was trying to escape from the spot, was apprehended and during questioning, he "confessed" to the crime.
"Initially, he tried to mislead police by telling that she was a motherly figure. However he later broke down and confessed of having killed the lady after raping her," Kumar said.
According to Kumar, the accused told his interrogators that his wife had gone to her native place since a long time and his sexual desires were not being fulfilled.
"The victim was the wife of his labourer and he usually visited the house of the deceased. On December 31, he reached her house and sent her husband for work. He and deceased were alone at the house.
"They both consumed alcohol and after this, Lal allegedly attacked her. She resisted. When the victim tried to resist, he shut her mouth with a cloth which led to her death," he said.
Lal, who is presently residing in Gopalpur village in Timarpur, hails from Sultanpur district of UP and is working for last 15 years with various tent owners.
He has 7 children and is a habitual drunkard.
Read more: 60-year-old woman raped, murdered in north Delhi - The Times of India http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/60-year-old-woman-raped-murdered-in-north-Delhi/articleshow/7205559.cms#ixzz19xYCE3Cc
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