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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Strengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21800.
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Appendix A

WORKSHOP AGENDA

STRENGTHENING THE SCIENTIFIC FOUNDATION
FOR POLICYMAKING TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF
AGING IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

National Academy of Medicine, Mexico
National Academy of Sciences, U.S.
National Institute on Aging, U.S.
Pan American Health Organization
National Institute of Geriatrics, Mexico
University of Michigan, U.S.
University of Texas Medical Branch, U.S.
Inter-American Development Bank

May 28–29, 2015

National Academy of Medicine, Mexico City

Day One–May 28

8:30–9:00 am

REGISTRATION

9:00–9:20 am

 

1. WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

Session chair: Rebeca Wong, University of Texas Medical Branch, Workshop Cochair

  • Enrique Graue Wiechers, President, National Academy of Medicine, Mexico
  • Georgeanne Patmios, National Institute on Aging, U.S.
  • Luis Miguel Gutiérrez, National Academy of Medicine/National Institute of Geriatrics, Mexico
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Strengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21800.
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  • Eduardo Sojo Garza-Aldape, President, National Institute of Statistics and Geography, Mexico

9:30–11:00 am

2. AGING IN LATIN AMERICA IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE

Session chair: David Weir, University of Michigan, Workshop Cochair

  • Pace of aging in Latin America and variation by socioeconomic status [15 min]–Jorge Bravo, United Nations Population Division1
  • Health and health care challenges with population aging [15 min]–Eileen Crimmins, University of Southern California
  • Data needs for aging in Latin America [15 min]–Victor Garcia Vilchis, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía, Mexico
  • The Health and Retirement Study (HRS) global network—Opportunities for Latin America and Caribbean [15 min]–James Smith, RAND, U.S.
  • Discussion (15 min)

11:00–11:15 am

BREAK

11:15 am–12:45 pm

3. HEALTH STATUS, DISABILITY, AND MORTALITY

Session chair: Eileen Crimmins, University of Southern California

  • Mortality trends and differentials [15 min]–Luis Rosero-Bixby, Universidad de Costa Rica and Costa Rica: Estudio de Longevidad y Envejecimiento Saludable (CRELES)
  • Trajectories of health from the Mexican Health and Aging Study (MHAS/ENASEM) [15 min]–Rebeca Wong, University of Texas Medical Branch
  • Health inequalities and the design of the ELSI-Brazil study [15 min]–Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and Estudo Longitudinal das Condições de Saúde e Bem-Estar da População Idosa (ELSI-Brazil)
  • Cognitive aging [15 min]–Carlos Cano, Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
  • Discussion (15 min)

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1Dr. Bravo was unable to attend the workshop.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Strengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21800.
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12:45–2:00 pm

LUNCH

2:00–3:30 pm

 

4. HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS, ACCESS AND QUALITY

Session chair: William Dow, University of California, Berkeley

  • Building the evidence base for health reform [15 min]–Rafael Lozano, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and National Academy of Medicine, Mexico
  • Depression and health care services [15 min]–Carmen Garcia-Peña, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social and National Academy of Medicine, Mexico
  • Oral health in the Health, Well-Being and Aging Study (SABE) in Colombia [15 min]–Maria Teresa Calzada, Universidad del Valle, Colombia
  • Adapting health care systems to serve the needs of the frail elderly [15 min]–Luis Miguel Gutiérrez, National Academy of Medicine/National Institute of Geriatrics, Mexico
  • Discussion (15 min)

3:30–3:45 pm

BREAK

3:45–5:15 pm

5. LABOR MARKET PARTICIPATION/RETIREMENT

Session chair: Olivia Mitchell, University of Pennsylvania

  • Retirement preparation in the Longitudinal Study of Social Protection [15 min]–David Bravo, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
  • Noncontributory pensions [15 min]–Emma Aguila, University of Southern California
  • Pension systems [15 min]–Roberto Ham Chande, Colegio de la Frontera Norte, Mexico
  • Pensions in the Peru Survey of Health and Wellbeing of the Elderly [15 min]–Norma Vidal Añaños, Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion, Peru2
  • Discussion (15 min)

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2Dr. Vidal Añaños was unable to attend the workshop.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Strengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21800.
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6:30 PM–DINNER (STEERING COMMITTEE AND INVITED SPEAKERS)

Day Two–MAY 29

8:30–9:00 am

REGISTRATION

9:00–10:30 am

6. FAMILY AND SOCIAL TRANSFERS

Session chair: Jere Behrman, University of Pennsylvania

  • Fertility decline and changing living arrangements [15 min]–Paulo Saad, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Social mobility across generations in Latin America [15 min]–Florencia Torche, New York University
  • Rapid social changes and implications for aging [15 min]–Cassio Turra, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
  • National Transfer Accounts [15 min]–Jim Miller, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Discussion (15 min)

10:30–10:45 am BREAK

10:45–11:45 am

7. RESILIENCE AND ASPECTS OF WELL-BEING IN OLDER AGE

Session chair: Cesar de Oliveira, University College London

  • Resilience and aging [15 min]–Rafael Samper-Ternent, Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
  • Nutrition and aging [15 min]–Cecilia Albala, Universidad de Chile
  • Biomarkers and undiagnosed disease [15 min]–Soham Al-Snih, University of Texas Medical Branch
  • Discussion (15 min)
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Strengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21800.
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11:45 am–1:15 pm

LUNCH

1:15–2:30 pm

8. ROUNDTABLE ON OPPORTUNITIES TO GENERATE EVIDENCE ON OLDER ADULTS

Session chair: Enrique Vega, Pan American Health Organization

  • MHAS/ENASEM (Mexico) [5 min]–Rebeca Wong
  • CRELES (Costa Rica) [5 min]–Will Dow
  • ELSI (Brazil) [5 min]–Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa and/or Cesar de Oliveira
  • The SAGE experience [5 min]–Somnath Chatterji, World Health Organization
  • Social Protection Studies [5 min]–David Bravo
  • SABE Colombia [5 min]–Maria Teresa Calzada
  • Discussion (30 min)

2:30–3:00 pm

9. MOVING THE RESEARCH AGENDA FORWARD

Session chairs: David Weir, Rebeca Wong, Luis Miguel Gutiérrez

  • Wrap-up and next steps

3:00 pm ADJOURN

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A WORKSHOP AGENDA." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. Strengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/21800.
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Recent demographic trends in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region will shape the growth and age composition of its populations for decades to come. The rapid mortality decline that began during the 1950s, and the more recent and even sharper reduction in fertility, will produce unusually high rates of growth of the older population, a large change in overall population age composition, and significant increases in the ratio of older to younger population. According to the 2013 United Nations projections, the number of people aged 60 and over in LAC is expected to increase from 59 million in 2010 to 196 million in 2050, and the number of people aged 80 and over will increase from 8.6 million to more than 44 million during the same period.

To explore the process of rapid aging in the LAC, a workshop took place at the National Academy of Medicine in May 2015. Participants of the workshop presented scientific research emphasizing what is unique about aging in LAC and what is similar to other processes around the world, highlighted the main areas where knowledge of the aging process in LAC is insufficient and new research is required, and proposed data collection that will produce information for policymaking while being responsive to the needs of the research community for harmonized, highly comparable information. The workshop afforded participants an opportunity to consider strategies for articulating data collection and research in the region so that country-based teams can reap the benefits from being part of a larger enterprise while simultaneously maintaining their own individuality and responding to the particular needs of each country. Strengthening the Scientific Foundation for Policymaking to Meet the Challenges of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean summarizes the presentations and discussions of the workshop.

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