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2011 Health Policy Conference
BOOMERANGST: Myths and Realities about health care for an aging population

February 22-23, 2011
Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver BC

Summary of the 2011 CHSPR Health Policy Conference

Day 1: February 22, 2011

8:30 am -- Welcome from the co-chairs

Patricia Baird, University of British Columbia

9:00 am -- Opening Plenary: Myths and Realities about demographics

	Jay Olshansky, University of Illinois	Audio	Slides
	Alan Cassels, University of Victoria	Audio	Slides

11:00 am -- Session I: Will aging bankrupt the health care system?

	Michael Wolfson, University of Ottawa	Audio	Slides
	Stephen Duckett, University of Alberta	Audio	Slides

12:00 pm -- Lunch Presentation

Audio

1:15 pm -- Session II: Is it possible (or sensible) to differentiate health and social care?

John Sloan, University of British Columbia	Audio	Slides
Jon Glasby, University of Birmingham	Audio	Slides
Vasanthi Srinivasan, Ontario Health Systems Strategy Division	Audio	Slides

2:45 pm -- Session III: Aging in (what) place?

Carole Estabrooks, Canada Research Chair in Knowledge Translation	Audio	Slides
Tine Rostgaard, Danish National Institute of Social Research	Audio	Slides
Neena Chappell, Department of Sociology at the University of Victoria	Audio	Slides

Day 2: February 23, 2011

8:30 am -- Session IV: Whose death is it anyway?

Hsien Seow, Cancer Care Ontario Research Chair	Audio	Slides
Dr. Michael Dolan, Internal Medicine Physician	Audio	Slides
Hon. Sharon Carstairs, P.C., Liberal Senate Forum	Audio

10:30 am -- Session V: Is aging a disease?

	Matthew Farrer, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics	Audio	Slides
	Ross Upshur, University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics	Audio	Slides

12:00 pm -- Closing Plenary Speaker

Steven Lewis, Health Care Consultant, Saskatoon