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SUMMARY:Enlightened Aging:  How the Baby Boom Generation can change  tomor
 row's Long Old Age - Prof. Eric B Larson MD\, MPH\, MACP Vice President fo
 r Research\, Group Health Executive Director and Senior Investigator Group
  Health Research Institute Professor of Medicine and Health Services Unive
 rsity of Washington Seattle
DTSTART:20141205T130000Z
DTEND:20141205T140000Z
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CONTACT:Lucy Lloyd
DESCRIPTION:Dr Larson has joined us at the Institute of Public Health for 
 a three month sabbatical from his home base in Seattle at the Group Health
  Research Institute\, which he directs. \n\nDr Larson will be introduced b
 y Dr Fiona Matthews\, principal statistician for the Medical Research Coun
 cil (MRC) Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (CFAS)and programme leader a
 t the Biostatistics Unit on statistical aspects of ageing epidemiology.\n\
 nThe 20th Century saw a dramatic increase in people living to advanced old
  age.  The 20th century also was dramatically changed by the demographic b
 ulge known as the Baby Boomers who are now just entering old age.  They ar
 e more aware of the consequences of living to old-old age than any other g
 eneration\, having experienced first hand large numbers of people aging to
  over 90 in their parents’ generation.  Previously outspokenly committed
  to staying young\, and “not trusting anyone over 30\,” the Boomers ha
 ve changed every epoch\, especially their 60s and 70s\, they have traverse
 d.  Given their intimate knowledge of the consequences of old-old age\, pl
 us the many advances in contemporary knowledge of aging\, they have the po
 tential to adopt an enlightened approach to aging and thereby dramatically
  change the way we approach aging.  This seminar will review insights from
  aging research (our own and others’) to show the potential ways Boomers
  can change aging.  \n\nLike the 1960s: “The times they are a changin’
 ” and “things aren’t like they used to be.”  The boom the Baby Boo
 mers leave as they become the Long Baby Boom could be the biggest boom of 
 all.\n
LOCATION:Large Seminar Room\, 1st Floor\, Institute of Public Health\, Uni
 versity Forvie Site\, Robinson Way\, Cambridge
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