Upcoming Events
National Heart Valve Awareness Day
This month, the Alliance for Aging Research partnered with 29 other organizations to have National Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day listed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on its National Health Observances Calendar. This coincides with American Heart Month. While osteoarthritis and aortic value disease are not related pathogenically, lifestyle changes like physical activity and weight management can be great preventive and management strategies for both diseases!
2017 Roundtable Discussion
Both the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have undergone transformational policy shifts in the last year, intended to accelerate patient access to drugs and medical devices and to shift patient care under Medicare toward a more quality-driven payment system. The 2017 Roundtable Discussion on September 26th, 2017 will bring together experts from FDA and CMS to reflect on the effect of these policy changes on older adults and offer their insights on future policy changes that could improve healthcare innovation for an aging population. |