This page provides the material available for the Advisory Council meetings held in 2015.
October 26, 2015 -- Advisory Council Meeting #18
This meeting was held on Monday, October 26, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The Advisory Council welcomed its new members and invited them to share their experiences and where they see the Advisory Council going over the length of their terms. The Advisory Council also spent some time discussing the process of developing recommendations and how those recommendations relate to the National Plan. The Advisory Council heard a presentation from a member of the HHS Strategic Planning Team about how the National Plan fits into the greater HHS Strategic Plan. Material available from this meeting is listed below:
General Material:
Presentation Slides:
- Bypass Budget Comments
- Clinical Services Federal Update
- First US Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease
- Long-Term Services and Supports Federal Update
- NAPA Research Progress Report
- National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease and Strategic Planning at HHS
- Overview of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
- Overview of the National Plan and the Process for Recommendations
Videos:
- Welcome and Overview
- National Plan and Overview of NAPA Legislation
- Overview of the National Plan
- Public Comments
- Federal Workgroup Updates
- NIH Budget Bypass and Adjourn
Examples of Federal Advisory Committee Recommendations and Strategic Plans:
- Advisory Group on Prevention, Health Promotion, and Integrative and Public Health
- Health IT Policy Committee
- National Vaccine Advisory Committee
July 27, 2015 -- Advisory Council Meeting #17
This meeting was held on Monday, July 27, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The Advisory Council heard from experts on related dementias, such as Frontotemporal dementia, Lewy Body dementia, and others. Following that session, the Advisory Council held a discussion of the expected bypass budget from NIA, required in the CRomnibus Bill. The Advisory Council also discussed updates to international events on dementia. Material available from this meeting is listed below:
General Material:
Presentation Material:
- Alzheimer's Disease Caregiver Support Initiative
- Lewy Body Dementias
- NIH Bypass Budget
- Overview of Frontotemporal Degeneration
- Vascular Contributions to Dementia: A Path to Prevention
Videos:
April 28, 2015 -- Advisory Council Meeting #16
This meeting was held on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The Advisory Council built on the goals of the White House Conference on Aging (WHCOA) through a half-day session with dementia-focused panels on each WHCOA topic area: healthy aging, long-term services and supports, retirement security, and elder justice. Following this session, the Advisory Council held a brief discussion on the 2015 Update to the National Plan, including subcommittee updates, and a discussion of international events on dementia. Material available from this meeting is listed below:
General Material:
Presentation Slides:
- Cognitive Aging: Progress in Understanding and Opportunities for Action
- DoJ Efforts to Combat Elder Abuse and Financial Exploitation and Some Additional Challenges Dementia Presents
- Food for a Healthy Mind
- Long-Term Services and Supports: An Overview
- National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease: 2015 Update
- Retirement Security and Dementia
Videos:
January 26, 2015 -- Advisory Council Meeting #15
This meeting was held on Monday, January 26, 2015, in Washington, D.C. The Advisory Council heard a presentation on IOM's final expert panel on Advanced Dementia, which will provide additional recommendations for the Council to consider. The Advisory Council spent the majority of the meeting reviewing the work accomplished thus far towards the 2025 goals, and heard presentations from the subcommittees (Research, Clinical Care, Long-Term Services and Supports, and Ethics) for updates to the 2015 National Plan. The Council also discussed the process for developing recommendations for the 2015 update for the National Plan. Material available from this meeting is listed below:
General Material:
Presentation Slides:
- Advanced Dementia Expert Panel Summary and Key Recommendations
- Clinical Services Update
- Clinical Subcommittee Recommendations
- LTSS Committee Recommendations
- LTSS Subcommittee Report Federal Government Activities
- NAPA Research Progress Report
- NAPA Review: Final Report
- Research Subcommittee Recommendations
Videos:
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