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1 DEMENTIA: IMPLEMENTATION REPORT AND CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS EU HEALTH Brussels, 19 March 2015 Michael Hübel Programme Management and Diseases Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety European Commission
2 Dementia: a challenge for EU-Member States All Member States are concerned: 6.37 million people were living with dementia in the EU in 2011 Prevalence rate: 7.23% in 65 years or higher age population (JA ALCOVE-report, 2013) Economic cost of 105 billion in 2011 (J. Olesen et al., 2012) A diversity of situations of health and social welfare systems
3 Demographic change in Europe Population age structure (EU27) 65+: increase of 71.8 % 80+: increase of % Life expectancy at birth ,7 84,6 LE men at birth 82,5 89,1 LE women at birth Source: Demography report Source: Data based on Ageing Report 2012.
4 EU-level health policy actions on dementia Strategy "European Initiative on Alzheimer's Disease and other forms of Dementias (2009) Four priorities: Early (timely) diagnosis of dementia and promoting well-being with age; Better understanding dementia, epidemiological knowledge and coordination of research; Best practices in care for people with dementia; Respecting the rights of people with dementia.
5 Commission Implementation report published eases/docs/2014_implreport_alzheimer_deme ntias_en.pdf
6 Implementation of dementia strategy key activities 1. Joint Action ALzheimer COoperative Valuation in Europe (ALCOVE), , 19 Member States, lead: France 2. European Innovation Partnership Active and Healthy Ageing 3. Research investment (7 th Framework Programme Research ) and "Horizon Programme" ( ) 4. e-health projects
7 1. ALCOVE Toolkit Timely Diagnosis of Dementia
8 2. European Innovation Partnership Active and Healthy Ageing Seeking Triple Win Achieve +2 Healthy Life Years by 2020 by through innovating in 1 Prevention & Early Diagnosis 2 Care & Cure 3 Active and Independent Living
9 Activities: Action Groups > 500 commitments (measurable and concrete projects/initiatives) > 300 good practices Collaboratively-built benchmarks, frameworks and understanding around complex issues Stronger networks of research and practice, science and society
10 Collaborative research FP7: 555 Million Neurodegenerative diseases Pathophysiology Treatment Diagnostic Quality of Life H2020 Comparative effectiveness Therapies proof of concept IMI Speeding up drug development through open public-private collaboration 3. EU research in dementia JPND SRA (2011) 7 transnational calls ( ) 30 Million in 2015: o o o Longitudinal Cohort Experimental Models Risk and Protective Factors Human Brain Project Harness modern ICT to understand the brain 1 Billion
11 4. Completed ehealth projects (further ones ongoing) PredictAD Aimed to identity a biomarkger and develop a software allowing the GP to assess the risk of dementia SOCIABLE Personalized cognitive training interventions for senior citizens including cognitive intact elderly, older adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment, as well as patients suffering from mild Alzheimer s disease. VERVE Games modelling everyday scenarios and instances where anxieties might occur.
12 Second EU- Joint Action on dementia ( ) - Overall coordination by United Kingdom (Scotland); Work packages to focus on (under development!): Postdiagnostic support (lead: France), crisis and care co-ordination (Italy and Netherlands), quality of residential care (Norway), dementia-friendly communities (UK).
13 Major chronic diseases Health systems Environment Mental Diseases Cancer Musculo-skeletal Diseases Lack of physical activity Neurodegenerative Diseases Obesity Genetic Background Over nutrition Diabetes Communicable diseases Tobacco Alcohol Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Cardiovascular disease Social factors
14 Work on prevention and management of major chronic diseases
15 Global Action Against Dementia The G8 Dementia Summit (December 2013) Cure for dementia or a disease modifying therapy by 2025 Support UK in establishing Envoy & World Dementia Council stimulate innovation and attract finance Expand dementia research funding Improve information sharing and open access Review and improve incentives for research Support improvements in care and services Through civil society, reduce stigma, exclusion and fear Use legacy events to develop and embed partnership working Leading towards: WHO Ministerial Conference in March 2015
16 Legacy events UK Legacy event on Financial and Social Impact Investment (19 th June 2014) Japan Legacy event on "New Care and Prevention Models (5-7 Nov 2014) Canada/France Legacy event on "Harnessing the power of discoveries: Maximizing academia-industry synergies" (11-12 Sep 2014) USA Legacy event on dementia research opportunities (11 Feb 2015)
17 First WHO Ministerial Conference on Global Action Against Dementia (GAAD) Geneva, March 2015 Organised by the WHO in close collaboration with the UK, involving 80 countries Objective: raise awareness about the global burden and impact of dementia to encourage Governments worldwide to take action to prevent dementia and improve care services to identify cares or disease-modifying therapies for dementia The conference endorsed a Call for Action to invite a sustained global effort to promote GAAD, with the WHO in a leadership role. Discussions about the architecture of further continuity activities are ongoing.
18 Dementia will be a priority of the Luxembourg and Dutch EU-Presidencies Luxembourg will put the focus on prevention and care, and intends to raise dementia in the Informal Health Council under its Presidency. The Netherlands will organise a European conference on dementia on 8-9 May 2016
19 Conclusion Building on the activities and achievements since 2009, the Commission has launched action to: Maintain its coordinating role in the development of EU-policy on dementia and in supporting Member States Launch the second Joint Action; Provide further opportunities to support research under the "Horizon 2020"-EU Research Framework Programme; Stimulate the development and use of e-health solutions in the field of dementia; Continue playing a global role and collaborating with international stakeholders, in particularly in the context of the initiative "Global Action Against Dementia.
20 Thank you! 20
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