title: Preparing for an Aging World: Engaging Biogerontologists, Geriatricians, and the Society.
abstract: Although the demographic revolution has produced hundreds of millions people aged 65 and older, a substantial segment of that population is not enjoying the benefits of extended healthspan. Many live with multiple chronic conditions and disabilities that erode the quality of life. The consequences are also costly for society. In the United States, the most costly 5% of Medicare beneficiaries account for approximately 50% of Medicare's expenditures. This perspective summarizes a recent workshop on biomedical approaches to best extend healthspan as way to reduce age-related dysfunction and disability. We further specify the action items necessary to unite health professionals, scientists, and the society to partner around the exciting and palpable opportunities to extend healthspan.
authors.affiliation: Arizona Center on Aging, Department of Immunobiology, and Department of Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. School of Information, University of Arizona College of Science, Tucson.
authors.forename: Janko
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nikolich-Žugich
authors.affiliation: Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: Dana P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Goldman
authors.affiliation: School of Information, University of Arizona College of Science, Tucson.
authors.forename: Paul R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.affiliation: Foundation Professor and Director of the Healthcare Delivery and Policy Program, Arizona State University, Tempe.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cortese
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Brescia University, Brescia, Italy. CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Napoli, Italy.
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fontana
authors.affiliation: Buck Institute for Research on Aging, Novato, California.
authors.forename: Brian K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.affiliation: Arizona Center on Aging.
authors.forename: M Jane
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mohler
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago.
authors.forename: S Jay
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Olshansky
authors.affiliation: Section of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, Boston Medical Center and Boston School of Medicine, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Perls
authors.affiliation: Alliance for Aging Research, Washington, The District of Columbia.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.affiliation: Department of Geriatric Medicine, the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center.
authors.forename: Arlan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richardson
authors.affiliation: Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco and the Jewish Home of San Francisco Center for Research on Aging.
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ritchie
authors.affiliation: Arizona Center on Aging.
authors.forename: Anne M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wertheimer
authors.affiliation: School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Science, University of Brighton, East Sussex.
authors.forename: Richard G A
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Faragher
authors.affiliation: Arizona Center on Aging.
authors.forename: Mindy J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fain
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D005853:Geriatrics / Q000639:trends*; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008136:Longevity; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical
keywords: Healthspan; Longevity dividend; Models of care