title: Preparing national health systems to cope with the impending tsunami of ageing and its associated complexities: Towards more sustainable health care.
abstract: Healthcare systems across the world are experiencing increased financial, organizational and social pressures attributable to a range of critical issues including the challenge of ageing populations. Health systems need to adapt, in order to sustainably provide quality care to the widest range of patients, particularly those with chronic and complex diseases, and especially those in vulnerable and low-income groups. We report on a workshop designed to tackle such issues under the auspices of ISQua, with representatives from Argentina, Australia, Canada, Columbia, Denmark, Emirates, France, Ireland, Jordan, Qatar, Malaysia, Norway, Oman, UK, South Africa and Switzerland. We discuss some of the challenges facing healthcare systems in countries ageing rapidly, to those less so, and touch on current and future reform options.
authors.affiliation: Haute Autorité de Santé, Paris, France.
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amalberti
authors.affiliation: International Society of Quality in Health Care, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: Wendy
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nicklin
authors.affiliation: Centre for Healthcare Resilience and Implementation Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Australian Institute of Health Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Braithwaite
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: ageing; chronic disease; health system reform; healthcare systems; patient journey; quality improvement