1. Meeting « Avoidable hospital conditions » -Partnership between ILC France/ New York University - Pr.Rodwin and M.Gusmano. February 7th 2008- Fondation of medical research –Paris- AH&F
Dinner discussion with leading figures from the world of health (see list below) on the results of the study “Avoidable Hospital conditions". Comparison between New York and Paris and policy recommendations for business expenditure on health care. A "policy brief" for AH&F in French and English has been made on this occasion.
Audience:
Michel Chassang (CSMF), Frederic Van Roekegen (CNAMTS), Laurent Degos (HAS)
Dominique Polton (CNAMTS), Claude Le Pen (Dauphine), Elizabeth Hubert - FNEHAD,
O. Duhamel, Larry Brown (Columbia University), Volker Amelung (U. Of Hanover; Berlin)
Thomas Heil (German Managed Care Association), Francoise Forette –ILC france, Marie-Anne Brieu - ILC france, Jean-Claude Salord - ILC France, Bernard Forette – ILC France, Victor Rodwin – ILC USA, Michael Gusmano- ILC USA, Dan Weisz - ILC-USA,
Pierre Joly – Fondation Pour la Recherche Médicale.
2. GIMAC, Occupational Health -2 June 2008 - Paris
Meeting organized by the GIMAC Health with personalities of occupational medicine and various health organizations in the health prevention business. Ian Hively, American specialist on the subject made a notable presentation on creativity for the prolonged activity of senior citizens. Intervention by Françoise Forette on EBS ‘Entreprise en bonne santé’ resarch program (Healthy Company. "
3. 15 th Parliamentary Meeting on Longevity - November 13th, 2008 – Paris
The topic of this annual parliamentary meeting was: « Longevity: Health, activity, equity? » and was under the auspices of MMs Ministers Bernard Accoyer, Xavier Bertrand and Valérie Létard.
The meetings are organized every year under the scientific Direction and Chair of the professor Forette and is co-chaired by Denis Jacquat –MP-. They gather a public of 200 policies, institutional representatives and geriatricians.
Proceedings of communications are available on demand.
4. Participation in the « Growing-aging » 14th Chronos Award-
ILC-France continues its support for the Chronos Award for literature. The programme is set up within the FNG's thematic on aging and it is still organized by Jacqueline Gaussens. More than 40000 young people participate for this 14th edition in all regions of France and in 12 foreign countries. It has become part of the National Programme « Aging Well » and is labelled “Grande Cause Nationale Fraternité”
It is also developing, in partnership with Youth and Sports, towards 7000 new readers during the holiday’s school sites. Chronos Award at Book Fair - 14 March 2008 - Paris
5. Website of ILC-France
The website has been designed and implemented in September 2004. It was greatly enriched in 2008, thanks to the new webmaster Isabelle Besson.
6. Parliamentary Study Group on Longevity.
MPs are the primary actors involved in the process of substantive reform. To deal with the lack of accurate information of MPs on the "longevity revolution" in our country ILC France proposed to Dr. Denis Jacquat MP of Moselle and vice president of the Commission of cultural, family and social Affairs of the National Assembly, to create the study group on longevity in 2006. The change of the legislature in June 2007 saw the re-establishment of the parliamentary study group on longevity with the co-presidency of Doctor Denis Jacquat and Mrs Danièle Hoffman-Rispal, MP of Paris. It is enriched by the notoriety and the network of ILC developed by the political activities of Françoise Forette. 2008 hearings are the followings :
April 8,2008: What could we expect from the "Rendez-vous sur les retraites” in 2008?
Speaker: Raphael Hadas-Lebel, Chairman of Division to the Council of State
Chairman of the Board of Pensions Orientation (COR)
April 29, 2008: 5th branch of the social security..... 5th risk?
Speaker: Denis PIVETEAU, Director of the Caisse Nationale de Solidarité pour l'Autonomie
June 3: "Purchasing power and pensions. "
Speaker: Daniele KARNIEWICZ, President of the Board of the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Vieillesse
July 1rst, 2008: "Retiring behaviours. "
Speaker: Claudine Attias-DONFUT, Research Director of the Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Vieillesse
October 7, 2008: " French European Presidency: What can we expect from Europe in favor of an active and happy longevity".
Speaker: Anne-Sophie PARENT Director of AGE - The European Platform of Seniors
November 4, 2008: "End of activity and working conditions"
Speaker: Serge VOLKOFF - Director of the Centre de Recherches et d'Etudes sur l'Age Population et travail - Center for Employment Studies (CREAPT-Cee)
December 2, 2008: "The latest technology information promoting longevity.
Speaker: Robert Picard - Ingénieur général, Conseil Général des Technologies de l'Information. Ministry of Industry.
7. Other conferences, policies influence and activities of Françoise Forette.
＊Radio, TV and press interviews: "La tête au Carré" France-Inter radio, Direct 8 TV A2, longeviTV, TV Vivolta, A2 morning TV, RAI, "C’est dans l’air” France 5, FR3, Quotidien du médecin, Panorama du médecin, Paris Match,
＊Academic conferences : Academy of Pharmacy, Women's Forum, Women's Day Inter Elles, Academy of Medicine, Pfizer, Institut des Sciences du Vivant, MEDEC, Hôpital Saint Anne, Aging in France, Fête de la Science Chamonix, center of Strategic Analysis, Sanofi: "Acting for Prevention", Club “Future of Health”, Sanofi Aventis : Dronedarone Symposium, Forum des Entrepreneurs Marseille, Congr Aging young UNESCO Trialists Cannes,
＊Meetings with enterprises and other personalities: Christian Lajous Sanofi Aventis CEO, Didier Tabuteau Pdt Fondation des Caisses d'Epargne, Catherine Marchal AGF, VEOLIA, Alain Castaigne ASTRA ZENECA, B Gallet BMS, David Causse Pro BTP, Mr Vounatsos MSD, Mr Wiedmer HSBC, d'Enfert ROCHE, SANOFI, Orange Health Care Thierry Zylbergbger, Linda Fried Dean Columbia University NY, P. Chanvert ARDEPA, Sylvia Goni LUNDBECK, Béatrice Dorigny NUTRITIA, P Normandy KORIAN, Old Up Association, Dean University Paris V, Minister of Labor and Solidarity, Ministry of elderly and disabled, M Jose Angel Cordava Health Minister of Mexico
＊Speaker in congresses: Chicago : ICADE, Berlin : ESH, Albuquerque : Nutrition and Aging, Paris : SFGG, JHTA-Hypertension octogenarians – Hyvet study/ SERVIER –
＊Member of Institutions: Presidency of “Collectif Alzheimer”, National College of Teachers of Geriatrics, CA Foundation Leroy-Merlin, CS Red Cross, CS Broca, Elysée’s Alzheimer Plan, Board IAGG 2009, Steering Committee FHF, SFGG,
Fondation de Coopération Scientifique Alzheimer, SMC board of Alzheimer vaccine-EU/USA/JPN-WYETH
＊Fundraising: LVMH, AREVA, PFIZER, MEDERIC, PREVOIR, PROTEINES Agency VEOLIA, , ONAC, Deputy Mayor of Paris, Prime minister, RSI
1. Study EBS (Entreprises en Bonne Santé) « Healthy Companies » Pilot Project.
This research program aims to assess the impact of a programme of prevention awareness among collaborators of 5 companies.
ILC partners are:
Dr. Goldstein, Mondial Assistance, Allianz Group,
Professor Le Pen, University of Paris Dauphine,
B. Cottet, Didacthem, continuing education company.
The prevention program promotes healthy behaviour (nutrition and physical activity) and the prevention of back pain.
A first contract was signed in October 2007 and the study has been set up for employees of Lilly France in 2007. The intervention program was completed in the 4th quarter 2008 and the final report has been delivered in june 2009. A second contract was signed in may 2009 for the employees of Prévoir
Other contacts are underway with the following companies: Leroy-Merlin, Médéric-Malakoff, HSBC,AXA, RSI, NUTRITIA…
2. Studies in project (needing fundraising)
＊Healthy Veterans
Following contacts with the Association of Veterans Affairs in 2007, ILC France has designed a research project whose goal is to identify the needs for health, care and services for veterans. Data will be collected through a survey conducted by phone or directly by investigators in the homes of veterans.
This study will be conducted under the responsibility of ILC-France, which sets the protocol, coordinate and supervise the various stakeholders and will issue a final report. Several meetings with the physicians responsible for the veterans at “Les Invalides” were held to discuss the protocol.
＊Aging in a Foreign Land (AFL)
The "Aging in a foreign land" project designed by the Academy of Medicine of New York "(Nyam) --Dr Alexandre Kalache - is an international effort to understand the relationship between aging and migration. Through an in-depth exploration of the everyday life of older migrants far from their home country, this project aims to inform national and international governments and the various structures involved, the policies and practices currently in courses and desirable.
The different objectives are:
- To describe the experience of immigrants and their families as they get older abroad
- To identify the best practices and policy measures that allow for active aging for older immigrants,
- To encourage the adoption of practical measures and policies that guarantee the rights of migrants as they get older.
Contacts were made with the City of Paris - Deputy Mayor of Paris, who is willing to finance part of the study. Other contacts are on going in 2009.
