Kick-off meeting
Theme: Living longer in good health
November 15, 2007

Location:
Erasmus University
Complex Woudestein, Athene Zaal (M-building), Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam


12.30 - 13.00 Welcome and informal lunch

13.00 - 13.10 Johan Mackenbach, Erasmus University and Netspar
Theme 1: Future Life Expectancy and Compression of Morbidity

13.10 - 13.40 James Fries, Stanford University School of Medicine, USA
Compression of morbidity: how can it be achieved?
  • Presentation
  • 13.40 - 14.10 Reflection by Frans Willekens and Bertrand Melenberg (Tilburg University and Netspar)

    14.10 - 14.40 Jean-Marie Robine, University of Montpelier, France
    Compression or morbidity: has it been achieved?
  • Presentation
  • 14.40 - 15.10 Reflection by Wilma Nusselder and Marc Koopmanschap

    15.10 - 15.40 Tea break

    Theme II: Population Ageing and the Costs of Health Care

    15.40 - 16.10 Stefan Felder, Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
    Population aging and the costs of health care
  • Presentation
  • 16.10 - 16.40 Reflection by Werner Brouwer and Johan Polder

    16.40 - 17.30 Presentation of our Netspar theme by our PhD students: Bart Klijs, Project 2, Istvan Majer, Claudine de Meijer, Ralph Stevens, David Rappange

    17.30 - Reception

    last update: December 13, 2007